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Turning large rubber rollers?
I have customer with a process that wears away some larger rubber rollers. The rollers are about a foot diameter, 7 foot long and about 60 durometer. They get worn in the center and need resurfaced to maintain a consistent thickness across them. How and what is the best way to turn rubber...- ferrretcatcher
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- Forum: General
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Off road forklift tires? 15x19.5 highway tires.
I have a Clark IT60N off road on road forklift that i have been looking for tires for about 5 years off and on again. One has a slow leak thats manageable but the tread is getting worn down so new tires are needed in the next few years if i can find them. On there now is a Firestone Duplex 14...- ferrretcatcher
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- Forum: Material Handling and Rigging
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Reverse vise for VMC? Do you people use them?
I'm working on some small projects on my new to me Mori MV55 and I am working with offsets like normal. I have more than a few setups and will have to change my coordinates for varying stock sizes. I could use the far fixed jaw on my normal vise but I have to work in the -y coordinate then...- ferrretcatcher
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- Forum: General
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Metacut utilities or something similar?
Hello all, I used to use a program called Metacut or Metacut utilities by Northwood designs. Haven't used the program for about 6 months but its darn handy for doing one offs and g code editing. It lets me visualize the cuts while it has a g code editor open. Mine has stopped working due to...- ferrretcatcher
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- Forum: CAD / CAM
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Mori Seiki MV55 gearbox blowing oil mist?
I just bought a 1986 Mori Seiki MV55 VMC. It runs great but there is a oil mist almost like smoke coming out from under the tool changer cylinder. It is also coming out from under the front cover where a brass elbow vent is located too. Wondering if anybody has seen this happen before? And...- ferrretcatcher
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- Forum: DMG MORI, Gildemeister, Maho CNC
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Need help with Tsugami CNC lathe programming orgin
Hello, I have a Tsugami CNC lathe that I recently purchased and need some programming help. It has Mitsubishi Meldas L0 controls on it. Almost the same as my mill with M0 controls. I'm stumped on programming from the orgin of the machine. I home the machine and it goes to the home limits...- ferrretcatcher
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- Forum: CNC Machining
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Advice needed to make large square thread nuts, 3-9/16 x 2.66
Hello all, I need some advice on making some large square thread nuts for my press brake. I bought a scrapped Pearson 175 ton by 12' press brake and its missing a few parts. The stop nuts on the top for the depth stop are gone. The pitch diameter is 3-9/16 and 2.66 tpi and they have to be...- ferrretcatcher
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- Forum: General
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Need ideas on how to make large square thread?
Hello all, I need some ideas on how to make some large square odd threads. My press brake is supposed to have large stop nuts on the threaded portion but they weren't there when I purchased it and I'm trying to bring it back to life. The threaded portion of the cylinders that stick out are...- ferrretcatcher
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- Forum: General