Skyfire CNC owners?

[j3dprints]

Now trying to buy a SkyFire VMC-2 with ATC.

Wrote a letter 3 days ago but there is no response yet.

Interesting in tapping a lot of M2.5 in 2024 alloy details - is it possible with they standart BT30 spindle? Anybody knows?

Thanks. Val.

I wrote about 5 months ago. I also checked the website a few times. Company seems dying/dead.

[rx8pilot]

Communication is not the strongest quality of the company.

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[handlewanker]

Now what have I been saying all this time........if you ain't in the queue you won't stand a chance when you want to participate......the queue is probably a mile long so don't hold your breath.
Ian.

[rappyrippe]

Anybody who has questions about the Skyfire CNC machines, feel free to contact me at sales@skyfirecnc-usa.com or sales@tripletreecnc.com. We are the importer and distributor for the USA and other countries without official dealers.
Skyfire CNC in China is the factory and they are quite busy and do not respond to emails very well, let me know if you have any questions or need information about pricing and I will get you going.

Jan Bos
Triple Tree LLC
Decatur, Al
USA

[Roadstercycle]

Awesome Jan glad you'll be helping the guys out.

Jack

[wfr8577]

Anybody who has questions about the Skyfire CNC machines, feel free to contact me at sales@skyfirecnc-usa.com or sales@tripletreecnc.com. We are the importer and distributor for the USA and other countries without official dealers.
Skyfire CNC in China is the factory and they are quite busy and do not respond to emails very well, let me know if you have any questions or need information about pricing and I will get you going.

Jan Bos
Triple Tree LLC
Decatur, Al
USA

Jan, I will email you shortly. I am interested in an SVM-2VMC Mini Industrial w/ 4th axis and tool changer. I assume that comes with the industrial controller or is that an option?

Buck

[Roadstercycle]

Hi guys I have some good news for you. The G95 code does work in the Skyfire VMC2 with the EC200 VFD controller. I've tried it at 200, 300, and 400 RPMs while tapping a 1/4"-20 thread and using a Feed rate of .050" F.050 It cut perfectly at all RPMs without changing the Feedrate. Just make sure if you use the G95 before the M29 line of code that you do a G94 after the G80 so it goes back to ipm (inches per minute) mode. G95 is inches per rev (ipr). It will ruin your day if you don't cancel it after tapping. Here's a sample.

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O1040 (TAP TEST 2-25-18)
(T2 D=0.204 CR=0. TAPER=118DEG - ZMIN=-0.5113 - DRILL)
(T5 D=0.25 CR=0. - ZMIN=-0.6 - RIGHT HAND TAP)
N10 G90 G94 G17 G49 G40 G80
N15 G20
N20 G28 G91 Z0.
N25 G90

(DRILL1)
N30 T2 M06
N40 S5620 M03
N45 G54
N50 M08
N60 G00 X0.4033 Y-0.4848
N65 G43 Z0.4 H02
N75 G98 G81 X0.4033 Y-0.4848 Z-0.5113 R0.2 F20.
N80 G80
N85 G00 Z0.2
N95 M05
N100 G28 G91 Z0.
N105 G90
N110 G49

(DRILL2)
N115 M09
N120 M01
N125 T5 M06
N140 G54
N145 M08
N155 G00 X0.4033 Y-0.4848
N160 G43 Z0.2 H05
N165 G95
N170 M29 S300 M03
N175 G84 X0.4033 Y-0.4848 Z-0.6 R0.2 P0 F.050
N180 G80
N182 G94
N185 G00 Z0.4
N195 M09
N200 G28 G91 Z0.
N205 G49
N215 M30
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[Mmpie]

Hi guys I have some good news for you. The G95 code does work in the Skyfire VMC2 with the EC200 VFD controller. I've tried it at 200, 300, and 400 RPMs while tapping a 1/4"-20 thread and using a Feed rate of .050" F.050 It cut perfectly at all RPMs without changing the Feedrate. Just make sure if you use the G95 before the M29 line of code that you do a G94 after the G80 so it goes back to ipm (inches per minute) mode. G95 is inches per rev (ipr). It will ruin your day if you don't cancel it after tapping. Here's a sample.

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O1040 (TAP TEST 2-25-18)
(T2 D=0.204 CR=0. TAPER=118DEG - ZMIN=-0.5113 - DRILL)
(T5 D=0.25 CR=0. - ZMIN=-0.6 - RIGHT HAND TAP)
N10 G90 G94 G17 G49 G40 G80
N15 G20
N20 G28 G91 Z0.
N25 G90

(DRILL1)
N30 T2 M06
N40 S5620 M03
N45 G54
N50 M08
N60 G00 X0.4033 Y-0.4848
N65 G43 Z0.4 H02
N75 G98 G81 X0.4033 Y-0.4848 Z-0.5113 R0.2 F20.
N80 G80
N85 G00 Z0.2
N95 M05
N100 G28 G91 Z0.
N105 G90
N110 G49

(DRILL2)
N115 M09
N120 M01
N125 T5 M06
N140 G54
N145 M08
N155 G00 X0.4033 Y-0.4848
N160 G43 Z0.2 H05
N165 G95
N170 M29 S300 M03
N175 G84 X0.4033 Y-0.4848 Z-0.6 R0.2 P0 F.050
N180 G80
N182 G94
N185 G00 Z0.4
N195 M09
N200 G28 G91 Z0.
N205 G49
N215 M30
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Nice, thanks for the heads up. I hope I won't be waiting too much longer for mine.

How fast does it stop and reverse? Is there much overshoot or all nice and tight?


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[Roadstercycle]

It seems nice and tight but I do not have anything to compare it to. I'm happy.

[TiFab]

Seems like most of the machines hitting the US aren't working properly. At this point I wouldn't want my cash floating around China for a year to get something that doesn't work new from the factory

[handlewanker]

Seems like most of the machines hitting the US aren't working properly. At this point I wouldn't want my cash floating around China for a year to get something that doesn't work new from the factory

Best put your cash in a tin box under the bed and hope the next POTUS doesn't foul up the economy and put a machine from a foreign builder out of your reach.

[wfr8577]

Best put your cash in a tin box under the bed and hope the next POTUS doesn't foul up the economy and put a machine from a foreign builder out of your reach.

Best keep to topics you know something about.

[Mmpie]

Seems like most of the machines hitting the US aren't working properly. At this point I wouldn't want my cash floating around China for a year to get something that doesn't work new from the factory

Where's your sources for that?

Every owner I've seen seems to be perfectly happy with their machine?

And the lead time is less than half of that. Closer to a quarter, sometimes quicker depending on spec.


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[handlewanker]

Best keep to topics you know something about.

I have to agree with you old sport.....seeing as I'm the owner of amongst the first SKYFIRE machines to be sent, I can truthfully state...........Ya gotta be in it to win it.......if you want to get a machine I advise you to join the queue now....you won't get one any other way.
Ian.

[Mmpie]

I have to agree with you old sport.....seeing as I'm the owner of amongst the first SKYFIRE machines to be sent, I can truthfully state...........Ya gotta be in it to win it.......if you want to get a machine I advise you to join the queue now....you won't get one any other way.
Ian.

And it's still probably the newest skyfire machine that exists


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[handlewanker]

And it's still probably the newest skyfire machine that exists


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Pristine.........I get my kicks from watching the program make the wheels go round as I want it.........but I'm getting some ideas that might generate a rush of blood to cerebellum and make me commit it to a cutting exercise.
Ian.

[Chilli]

Hi SVM2L owners,

Can you recommend how much room to leave behind and to the right of the machine for maintenance? I need to figure out how the SVM2L will fit in the shop and space it tight. I probably won't need to use the door on the right of the machine.

Thanks, Nick

[Roadstercycle]

Hi SVM2L owners,

Can you recommend how much room to leave behind and to the right of the machine for maintenance? I need to figure out how the SVM2L will fit in the shop and space it tight. I probably won't need to use the door on the right of the machine.

Thanks, Nick

OK the side doors when swung open are 20 inches out from the side of the machine. The back of the machine is up to you wether you have room to pull it forward to take the back cover off to replace the pump if you would ever need to. If your going to bolt it down then you'll need at least 18 inches I think to work back there. Or you could crawl in from the front door after you remove the chip tray.

As a side note Jason did get the rigid tapping fixed on our machines with the VFD settings. A couple settings where wrong and he is going to post on the Skyfire group Facebook page. I'll probably post them here too.

[Chilli]

Thanks for the info, I will give it 18" clearance behind the machine. From what I have seen, I will probably replace the pump on day 1 with a higher flow model. Right before using up a tube or 2 of silicone

[Uguessedit]

Here's some video of the unboxing and getting it off the pallet. Do not use a ramp, this is much safer. Just jack it up, slide the pallet out, install the wheels and incrementally lower it. I used 6x4 blocks and 1/2 pcs of plywood to do it and a floor jack.



Jack

Looks great,

I was told Jan Bos is the USA distributor but it sounds more like importer than distributor.. I had found Skyfire on Alibaba and once inquired of course the price had tripled. I’m surprised the machine is only 1400-1500lbs my bench mill is just under 1300lbs without the CNC conversion, upgraded motors, etc... I’d like to find someone near a Denver with one of these I can see function to see if it’s something I’d interest in. I really like the automatecnc vmc which is $26,000 and 1000ipm with a nice amount of table travel, hiwin ways etc.., have you had an opportunity to really work this yet?