CNCzone.com-The Ultimate Machinist Community http://www.cnczone.com/forums en Wed, 09 Jul 2008 09:01:37 GMT vBulletin 60 http://www.cnczone.com/forums/images/misc/rss.jpg CNCzone.com-The Ultimate Machinist Community http://www.cnczone.com/forums Need Help! Linux driver for GCC laser http://www.cnczone.com/forums/showthread.php?t=60909&goto=newpost Wed, 09 Jul 2008 08:16:33 GMT Need Linux driver for GCC Spirit GE laser. May be... Need Linux driver for GCC Spirit GE laser. May be somebody have? ]]> Litografa http://www.cnczone.com/forums/showthread.php?t=60909 100% flat table for flat bed lamination http://www.cnczone.com/forums/showthread.php?t=60908&goto=newpost Wed, 09 Jul 2008 08:10:14 GMT Hi We have been trying to make our own flat... Hi

We have been trying to make our own flat bed laminator. The laminator (is suppose to) work like this:
- The table is 6 meters long and 1.5 meters wide.
- There is a gantry with a 1.5 meter roll that will press the laminate down on the media.
- The roll is suspended by two airpumps that lifts it, or gives it up to 6 bar pressure down on the table.

You can see a simallar maching at this URL: http://www.rollsroller.se/

The table should be as flat as posible, but needs to be 100% flat along the roller, or there will be bubbles and/or wrinkles in the lamination. This is what we are having trouble with.

So far we have tried getting it built with aluminum extrusions, but that was way to soft (you could visibly bend the table with one finger).

Then we built a table using high duty steel shelfs, with a MDF top. We had support every 30 centimeters. The base of the table is only 110 cm wide, so we added mounted wooden blocks that stand out from the table to support the edges of the top, but this was not straight enough eiter.

We are now going to try to lay down square tube steel all the way down the table. We are going to use 60 pieces wich will leave about 5 cm space between them. We have both an acrylic top and a MDF top that we are going to try with.

Do anyone have any good suggestions how to make this as flat as posible. We have been working on this table so long, trying to tweek it to be flat, so its getting kind of frustrating. A glas top would obviously be an easy way out, but it would need to be pretty thick (at least 10 mm i think), so it will be pretty costly.

Suggestions are apprechiated. ]]> Printing, Scanners, Vinyl cutting and Plotters Bernhardsen http://www.cnczone.com/forums/showthread.php?t=60908 <![CDATA[OK, I've got my vacuum pump. Now what do I do with it?]]> http://www.cnczone.com/forums/showthread.php?t=60907&goto=newpost Wed, 09 Jul 2008 07:35:53 GMT I finally found a vacuum pump at a yard sale and... I finally found a vacuum pump at a yard sale and don't know what to do next. Right now it has like a 1" reinforced hose connected to it. Could I step the 1" hose down to maybe a 1/4 or 3/8 clear plastic hose? I am just wanting to hold down parts for using a hand router and maybe to hold down small parts on the cnc. Would hate to have to have this 1" hose hooked up to one of the little vacuum pucks.

By the way, does anybody know what this thing was used for. Why such a large (and reinforced) hose? The people I bought it from did not know.

Any suggestions would be appreciated.

thanks,
Doug









]]> Work Fixtures and Hold-Down Solutions DougO http://www.cnczone.com/forums/showthread.php?t=60907 processor error interact mk2 http://www.cnczone.com/forums/showthread.php?t=60906&goto=newpost Wed, 09 Jul 2008 06:58:15 GMT I have a bridgeport interact1 mk2 every time i... I have a bridgeport interact1 mk2
every time i switch on the power it comes up with
"processor check error b" any clues anybody ]]> Bridgeport and Hardinge Mills mickk http://www.cnczone.com/forums/showthread.php?t=60906 Need Help! faunuc_OM http://www.cnczone.com/forums/showthread.php?t=60905&goto=newpost Wed, 09 Jul 2008 05:59:06 GMT Hello.
I'm have a John Ford cnc mill. it's got fanuc_OM controller, it is a good machine, But it kan only have 40KB of memory, that will get me up to abaout 2000Lines of code,I would like to do some surface machinig, how can i solve this problem, who can i contact.
Is there any option to plug a computer on the controller via usb or anything? ]]> General Metal Working Machines ziga http://www.cnczone.com/forums/showthread.php?t=60905 <![CDATA[What is this called a "internal side crank engine" ?]]> http://www.cnczone.com/forums/showthread.php?t=60904&goto=newpost Wed, 09 Jul 2008 05:18:04 GMT I was trying to come up with an idea how to... I was trying to come up with an idea how to improve bearings in fractional HP low RPM engine by using ball bearings what do you think ? I think the side crank design is the only possibile way to easily replace it's bearing when the bearing is a ball bearing. The two arrows indicate where the two halves of the case bolt together.
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]]> I.C. Engines Andy-7300 http://www.cnczone.com/forums/showthread.php?t=60904 Tornado 200 lathe http://www.cnczone.com/forums/showthread.php?t=60903&goto=newpost Wed, 09 Jul 2008 04:56:53 GMT My first post ever. Can anyone help with a... My first post ever. Can anyone help with a spindle bearing replacement procedure for a Tornado 200 lathe.
First lathe spindle rebuild and I am concerned about preload etc... ]]> Colchester Tornado lathes Noddy71 http://www.cnczone.com/forums/showthread.php?t=60903 Need Help! Sourcing for CNC Lathe http://www.cnczone.com/forums/showthread.php?t=60902&goto=newpost Wed, 09 Jul 2008 03:48:44 GMT I am looking for a CNC Lathe , the specification... I am looking for a CNC Lathe , the specification is equivalent to Mori Seiki SL7, required a 24" chuck at least. Can someone recomemend me? ]]> Vertical Mill, Lathe Project Log CrystalJade http://www.cnczone.com/forums/showthread.php?t=60902 Who sells the long linear rails http://www.cnczone.com/forums/showthread.php?t=60901&goto=newpost Wed, 09 Jul 2008 03:39:54 GMT Wasnt their a company offering the big linear... Wasnt their a company offering the big linear rails that were 13 feet long? We are gathering supplies for a large plasma/router machine and are looking for the long axis rails. ]]> CNC Plasma and Waterjet Machines carbidecraters http://www.cnczone.com/forums/showthread.php?t=60901 z motor issue, board? http://www.cnczone.com/forums/showthread.php?t=60900&goto=newpost Wed, 09 Jul 2008 03:36:27 GMT I have a xylotex 4 axis kit on my cnc, which I... I have a xylotex 4 axis kit on my cnc, which I recently converted to leadscrews from R&P. I had some makeshift couplers on each axis and cut several pieces in this condition. I then replaced them with lovejoys and updated the bearings on the screws. The motors, driver board, and wiring were untouched during this lovejoy transition except for putting on and taking off the couplers. The screws now rotate much more smoothly but today I went to cut something and the machine locked up, it just stopped moving after about 8 inches of cutting. When I went to stop it on Mach3, the computer froze. After trying to cut this thing again, and the same thing happening, I tried a third time and everything was working except the z axis. Trying to manually jog it, it wouldn't move at all, or would vibrate a little. Taking the z axis apart revealed very poor movement from the motor. Any finger pressure at all on the nut would stall the motor, and it vibrated and made a weird noise when it would move when getting up to speed. I then attached the z axis motor to the x axis driver on the board, and it seemed to work fine when I jogged the motor up and down. The motor had much more torque, and I put some pressure on the nut and it still worked fine.



This leads me to believe something happened to my board. When I originally set it up, the Vref's were all identical, and I have not changed them, although my digital multimeter is unavailable at the moment, so I can't test them. I tested the vref settings on all axes with the analog multimeter I have and they all had very similar readings, but I'm not exactly sure what they were.

Is this a board issue I'm having? Could the board issue (if that's what it is) have disrupted mach3 in any way to freeze my computer?

I already emailed xylotex just now about the board issue, but is that it, or could I be having an issue with mach3 too?

Any info is appreciated! ]]> Xylotex cxixer http://www.cnczone.com/forums/showthread.php?t=60900 Granite Surface Plate - Enco - Cracked? http://www.cnczone.com/forums/showthread.php?t=60899&goto=newpost Wed, 09 Jul 2008 03:26:06 GMT I just received the Granite Surface Plate seen in... I just received the Granite Surface Plate seen in the pictures below from Enco (url: http://tinyurl.com/5b8d2r). It appears to have a crack along the left hand side of it; the line appears through all four sides of the plate. However, there is absolutely no "feel" to this crack; it is only aesthetic AFAIK. The plate only cost ~$15, so I recognize that this is not top-dollar stuff - but is this normal? Should I request a return? (FYI: this is my first granite plate ever owned...)

Thanks.
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]]> tikka308 http://www.cnczone.com/forums/showthread.php?t=60899 Testing and saying Hi http://www.cnczone.com/forums/showthread.php?t=60898&goto=newpost Wed, 09 Jul 2008 01:33:54 GMT :rainfro: (nuts) thanks :rainfro:
(nuts)

thanks ]]> Test Forum YSP http://www.cnczone.com/forums/showthread.php?t=60898 Newbie Procast Casting simulation http://www.cnczone.com/forums/showthread.php?t=60897&goto=newpost Wed, 09 Jul 2008 01:11:55 GMT Does anyone have information about Procast... Does anyone have information about Procast casting simulation software. Basics, Introduction, simple examples etc... ]]> Casting Metals navnav2006 http://www.cnczone.com/forums/showthread.php?t=60897 Need Help! integrating fanuc ac drive w/mach 3 http://www.cnczone.com/forums/showthread.php?t=60896&goto=newpost Wed, 09 Jul 2008 01:04:49 GMT I have a fanuc A16B-1100-0330 3axis ac drive... I have a fanuc A16B-1100-0330 3axis ac drive which accepts a standard pwm as a command. has anybody adapted Mach3 to an existing fanuc drive system? My Machines are a 610 and 760 3axis Leadwell mills. ]]> Mach Mill texasfiddler http://www.cnczone.com/forums/showthread.php?t=60896 Need Help! Getting machine shop started http://www.cnczone.com/forums/showthread.php?t=60895&goto=newpost Wed, 09 Jul 2008 00:27:04 GMT Hi Just recently moved to Vancouver, Ive got a... Hi
Just recently moved to Vancouver, Ive got a VF2 in my workshop with virtually every option available and want to start a machine shop.
My question is whats the best way to go about finding work? Whats the best way to get your name out there?

Ive been in the cnc game for 14yrs now. Experienced in cutting exotic materials, 3,4,5 milling, multi axis turning centres, mold die and general machining. Without blowing my own trumpet technically I have no problems.

My short fall's are this is my first business and I have few contacts in this area of the world to get some work for my new machine. ]]> Haas Mills pants http://www.cnczone.com/forums/showthread.php?t=60895