nicholisc
Plastic
- Joined
- Dec 21, 2006
- Location
- las vegas,nv
Hi all!
We just purchased a Haas VF3 vintage 1995. It has extended Z and appears to be well optioned. The machine I previously worked with was an old Milltronics CNC kneemill. No tool changer, this Haas is all new to me.
We are having a few problems that I am hoping someone can assist with.
The machine was checked out by the Haas service center before being loaded and shipped. The machine checked out well with no problems. The machine only has 40,000 tool changes which we were told by Haas is not very many. The Haas rep also stated that this machine was almost like new. This purchase was from a private party.
1. Does anybody know what manuals this machine originally came with? I ask because the only manual we received was a 3 ring binder about 2.5" thick. Were there any other operators manuals that would have originally come with the machine?
2. I cannot get the machine to do a tool change. When I tell the machine to go to tool 6 it stays stationary at pocket one. I think the machine is trying to remove a tool from the spindle that does not exist (there is no tool in the spindle).
Does anyone know how to tell the machine that the spindle and the carousel are empty?
How do you install tools in the spindle?
I recognize that these are basic questions but I cannot find any information in the manual to cover these basic operations. Can any body help?
We just purchased a Haas VF3 vintage 1995. It has extended Z and appears to be well optioned. The machine I previously worked with was an old Milltronics CNC kneemill. No tool changer, this Haas is all new to me.
We are having a few problems that I am hoping someone can assist with.
The machine was checked out by the Haas service center before being loaded and shipped. The machine checked out well with no problems. The machine only has 40,000 tool changes which we were told by Haas is not very many. The Haas rep also stated that this machine was almost like new. This purchase was from a private party.
1. Does anybody know what manuals this machine originally came with? I ask because the only manual we received was a 3 ring binder about 2.5" thick. Were there any other operators manuals that would have originally come with the machine?
2. I cannot get the machine to do a tool change. When I tell the machine to go to tool 6 it stays stationary at pocket one. I think the machine is trying to remove a tool from the spindle that does not exist (there is no tool in the spindle).
Does anyone know how to tell the machine that the spindle and the carousel are empty?
How do you install tools in the spindle?
I recognize that these are basic questions but I cannot find any information in the manual to cover these basic operations. Can any body help?