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Grease gun for 1kg grease containers?
Hi Guys, I have a German origin Weeke / Homag Optimat BHC350 CNC router. It has an air driver automatic lube unit for the x-axis rack and pinon. It calls for their proprietary grease to be pumped into the reservoir on the auto luber using a grease gun into the nipple on the bottom of the luber... -
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208V WYE to 480 volt for dust collector
Hi Guys, We are installing a used Mazak 3kW fiber laser. It came from a 480V location. My plant is 208V WYE. The laser itself has an internal multi-tap transformer and it is just a mater of re-linking the transformers for 208V input. The dust collector is 480V fixed voltage. It has a motor...- kb0thn
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- Forum: Transformers, Phase Converters and VFD
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Can a carbide boring bar be broken and appear to look okay?
Hi Guys, I run an Ultradex 3/8" E06M SCLPR2 carbide boring bar in a Mazak CNC lathe boring some small features in 304 SS. https://www.archcuttingtools.com/product/e06m-sclpr2/ Very nice stable tools and I've been running them for years with perfect results. In the middle of a production run I... -
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How to clock "G" (BSPP) threads?
I am doing pneumatic maintenance and repair on a 2000 vintage German made CNC router. Pneumatic fittings are all BSPP which I understand to be a straight thread that requires an o-ring on the face to seal. I guess these are now called "G" thread, which Parker says stands for "global". Fittings... -
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Stainless supplier recommendation?
I have a fairly significant (for me) stainless steel order I need to place. Tubing, sheet, and round bar. Probably around 40k pounds of stainless material. Plus a few more tons of aluminum, brass, and copper. 15k lbs going to Nevada and remainder to my shop in Minnesota. In a normal year I am...- kb0thn
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- Forum: Shop Management and Owner Issues
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1.3" hole at 45 degrees through 1/4" stainless sheet
Hi Guys, I have a part that will be going into a product we make. Basically it's a 1.34" diameter hole at a 45 degree angle through 1/4" stainless. I seldom do angled entry holes and I am looking for suggestions on a machining strategy for the angled hole. I can easily have the profile and... -
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Glycol type for spindle chiller?
Hi Guys, I have a 8HP liquid cooled spindle in a early 2000's vintage German CNC router. I bought the machine inoperative and I am getting it back online after a 8 year nap. The manuals say to use 20% glycol. But despite mentioning 20% glycol multiple times, it never says ethylene or propylene... -
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Dust collector for CNC router
Hi Guys, I have a ~5' x 10' Weeke Optimat CNC router that I am re-controlling and bringing online. It appears to be a fairly serious machine with an 8 HP water cooled router spindle, 11 other spindles, grooving saw, etc. The dust collector shroud terminates to an 8" diameter round hose port...- kb0thn
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- Forum: Woodworking and Woodworking Machinery
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Rockwell 18" planer feed roller de-rusting
Hi Guys, backstory: I'm barely a wood worker. But wife and I are building a house ourselves and it is about time for me to make a bunch of flooring and cabinets and trim. We purchased solid maple flooring from three YMCA racquetball courts that I need to plane down to remove the finish. My...- kb0thn
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- Forum: Woodworking and Woodworking Machinery
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Aloris Knurling, Turning & Facing Holder CA-10, no knurl wheels, $30
I have what appears to be a very lightly used Aloris brand. It doesn't have the knurl wheels, but it does have the shafts it goes on. Does have the threaded height adjustment stud, but doesn't have the wheel, and nut. $30 shipped anywhere in the USA. E-mail jj AT aprsworld DOT com Knurling...- kb0thn
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- Forum: Tooling, Parts and Accessories For Sale or Wanted
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Run die grinder on coolant
Hi Guys, We thread some stainless pipe in our Mazak QT15 CNC lathe. 1/2" and 3/4" NPT threads in stainless 304 pipe. Cut with laydown inserts. I have found that running a wire wheel over the threads takes care of any micro burrs, makes the parts safer to handle, and the thread gauge to thread... -
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Telehandler fork shaft / bar / pin material?
Hi Guys, I have a telehandler that has a bent fork shaft. The big 'ol pin the forks slide side to side on. It's 2-1/4" diameter by 76" long. Part is available from the OEM at a high price. Like multiple times the cost of a stressproof bar. And from 3rd party places (Arrow) for also expensive...- kb0thn
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- Forum: Material Handling and Rigging
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Strategy for cleaning drilling / slotting copper bus bar
Hi Guys, We make various little bus bars that go in our products. 10's per year of about 10 different part numbers. Normally something like 1/4" thick 110 copper and we need quarter inch clearance holes (0.257" diameter) or slightly slotted holes (0.257 hole elongated 0.125"). Occasionally we...- kb0thn
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- Forum: CNC Machining
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GT-20 Hydraulic troubleshooting
Hi Guys, I had a 2005 or 2006 vintage Haas GT-20 lathe land in my lap. One of my vendors wanted it off their floor and I got it for a song. This is the first Haas I have ever touched. I have Mazaks and have had various Fanuc type machines from various builders. So I am familiar with CNCs, just... -
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OT: Grease pump
Hi Guys, I am looking for a grease setup that uses a 35 lb pail of grease instead of the 14 oz tubes. I have a Milwaukee cordless grease gun and it works okay. But I can easily go through a couple of tubes of grease in short order and it takes longer to change the tubes than the rest of the... -
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14"x40" gear head lathe lifting bar size
Hi Guys, Picked up a 14" x 40" big bore gear head lathe at auction. Jet 1440-3PGH. It is Jet. But it is also 3"+ bore and pretty much approaching a real machine. And I have seen discussion of this lathe on this site before, so hopefully not infringing on the rules. The manual calls for the... -
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OT: Mechanics Pit Ventilation
Hi Guys, I am putting a 14ft long, 3.5ft wide, 6ft deep concrete mechanics pit into my home shop. I have some heavy equipment and a lift for 40k+ lb machines isn't going to happen. And the pit is already in the process of being built, so merits of pits versus lifts aren't helpful at this point... -
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DPRNT on Mazatrol T-2
I have a QT-15 lathe with Mazatrol T-2 control. And the EIA option. I would like to be able to send messages out the RS-232 port so I can remotely monitor the machine. But it doesn't appear that there is DPRNT functionality. Whenever I put a "POPEN" or "PCLOS" or "DPRNT" I get a 602 alarm... -
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QT-15 / Mazatrol T-2 "spare" M codes
Hi Guys, I have a QT-15 with Mazatrol T-2. I'd like an output that I can turn on and off with an M code. I'd like to add an air blast nozzle to blow off parts at the end of the program. We gauge threads before removing the parts from the lathe, so if we need to change a threading insert we can... -
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VC-500C chip pan orientation
Hi Guys, I have a brand new VC-500C showing up on Friday. I've been asking Mazak for over a month now how the chip tray slides out. I didn't order the chip conveyor, so being able to fully pull out the pan is a requirement for me. The sales person indicated that the pan pulls out the front...