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    Fanuc 16B electrical diagrams

    I have a question about Fanuc controls. is there anywhere available to buy a wiring schematic for a particular control module? or its is always been a big guessing game when you get inside. Having a bit of a problem with a spindle amp and cant manage to trace it down to what is shorted out...
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    Replacement for contactor starter

    I have my manual mill that blew the magnetic coil/overload on the motor starter contactor, only problem being is that its 600V and the coil was also 600V in an enclosure to hit start every time I needed to use it. Yesterday it blew up and am having a hard time finding a replacement that will...
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    Customers

    So here is a question/scenario, you have a customer, he starts you on a project, you design it, send it to them, weeks go by and they finally get back to you and ok the design. Then ask for a $100K quote for a job. Comes back and orders a couple pieces, less then 0.5% of the job to buy and send...
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    First milling machine, I guess it needs some maintenance

    Well doing an inspection on my machine, it looks to have lost some material somewhere. About 5 thou and 8 thou on the Z axis gibs on the left and right near the top on the back. Guess i need to get into the tercite B game and pull these and fix the droop it is causing in the head. It started to...
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    aluminum end mill, wet or dry? what coating? what supplier?

    So been having an issue ramping down cut into aluminum, and in the corners it occasionally chips a tooth at the end of a 1/2" wide slot. running it dry and just air blast. What does everyone else use for coatings, coolant or no coolant, specific brands of end mills that have worked well.? the...
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    rush job

    At what point is a job for you guys considered a rush job? Same day expectations? 24hrs? or only when it puts you out of a normal schedule of work? ie working late till midnight, etc
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    well new machine died Fanuc 18M Controller, not sure what happened.

    So went to fire up the machine yesterday and got hit with a ton of errors Alarm 750 SPINDLE SERIAL LINK START FAULT Alarm 414 on each axis X Y Z axis detect error Alarm 351 on all xy and z axis seperate alarms for each AXIS COMMUNICATION error. Alarm 1070 is my chiller which doesn't fire as no...
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    Chip covers and way wipers

    Being new to the CNC world, having a first MCV-800 vertical milling machine, they dont produce the wipers for the ways anymore, and the chip covers have the wipers all torn up. So my question being is, is the chip cover wipers a universal wiper most of the time? or specific to each? and who is...
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    Fanuc 18-M memory

    So i have a new to me cnc mill Fanuc 18M powered control, as for memory sizes, what am I limited to for options on memory size, currently I believe I have only 64KB and what is the better way to not have to drip feed the controller through the rs232 port. Is a data server an option? or just a...
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    How to find the soft spots in a gravel driveway, best way to fix?

    so, bringing in a new to me machining center that was 9500# on a 18,000# forklift, well right at the edge of the shop door it sank to the frame. the gravel is a mix of crushed asphalt and sand from further up the drive way and washing in from the road on a heavy rain. short of paving it, what is...
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    WTB - Kennametal Square Inserts 1504 size.

    Does anyone have any kennametal inserts of this size? apparently they have been discontinued. SAP Material Number 1181455 ISO Catalog Number SEHT1504AFN Grade KC725M [D] Insert IC Size 15.8750 [S] Insert Thickness 4.7630 [L10] Insert Cutting Edge Length 15.8750 [BS] Corner Facet Length 2.7000...
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    Parker Airtek TX-20 Heatless Air Dryer tower

    I am pretty sure this is a piece of equipment, but have a pretty much new, never installed air dryer. 100CFM at @ 500PSI max. It’s a parker Airtek TX series, TX20-5A1EB Looking to sell for $3000 here in Ontario Canada, near Toronto. Had an application for it but going a different direction. Can...
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    Standard Modern Tailstock 13x40"

    WTB Standard Modern Tailstock 13x40" I have a buddy in his shop looking for a tail stock for a standard modern 13x40 lathe, anyone have any leads on a source in north America?
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    Slowly Fixing old war wea lathe, worn cross slide screw.

    Slowly Fixing old war era lathe, worn cross slide screw. well, spent the weekend tearing apart my carrage and cross slide feed to find the nut on the shaft a little weird. someone was in here before and made it oversized 5/8"-8 acme thread. UGH, 0.675" od and 0.125" tooth spacing which had a...
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    Vtc20b

    So looking at a Mazak VTC20B, anyone have experience with this machine and the traveling column setup? Seems to be not a ton of information on it. Looking at purchasing a used one
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    Lathe Clutch springs, need recommendations

    I have an older lathe from the 1940’s a MacDougall 16x60 “war finish” made near me in Cambridge Ontario I have been having clutch release issue, and think I have found the problem, the release springs are too short. They measure free length of 1.018”-1.035” Clutch pack they are between is about...
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    Vice Jaw width dimensions

    Well not sure if this is a dumb question, I have always wondered why the odd size widths and dimensions on standard 6” vice jaws? 5.969”, is it just my picky part of why isn’t it just an even 6”? I could guess they are trying to save $ by using standard size stock and machining them down to size
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