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WThe encoder rebuilder that I have recently used likes to put bearings in about any used encoder - near as I can tell. They say that it...
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Wwmpy replied to the thread SMW Bar feeder troubleshooting.How does it measure the bar length before putting it in the machine? It sounds like it could be alarming out because it didn't measure...
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Wwmpy reacted to aj's post in the thread Has anyone here had time on a twin turret, twin spindle lathe? with
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Both of our 150s have a round-ish parts catcher with a spring loaded door mounted to the turret. It moves to the B spindle, catches the... -
Wwmpy replied to the thread Has anyone here had time on a twin turret, twin spindle lathe?.Hey aj. I've got that same machine with a parts catcher mounted on the headwall that dumps into the door. How does your parts catcher work?
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Wwmpy replied to the thread Has anyone here had time on a twin turret, twin spindle lathe?.Doosan (now DN) is South Korean. They mostly use Fanuc controls. When you get to this complexity of machine, it's going to take a lot...
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Wwmpy replied to the thread Feed hold lit up in auto operation.This is a long shot, but by chance has anyone replaced the tiny bulb in the push button indicator light with a LED bulb? I have an old...
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Wwmpy replied to the thread Feed hold lit up in auto operation.What does the feed hold light do when you press the feed hold? Does it stay on, or does it go off? I agree that it's kind of weird.
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Wwmpy replied to the thread Has anyone here had time on a twin turret, twin spindle lathe?.I like how you're supporting that part with the sub.
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Wwmpy reacted to pcasanova's post in the thread Has anyone here had time on a twin turret, twin spindle lathe? with Like.
have 2 of them in that config. with the right part (balanced time on each side) like having 2 machines in one, every cycle a part kicks...
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Wwmpy replied to the thread Turret problem.The nut you refer to is in the center of the turret? So, I'm assuming this draws the turret into the curvic coupling? It is probably...
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Wwmpy replied to the thread SMW Bar feeder troubleshooting.I'm not familiar with that bar feeder, but is it possible that the feeder is no longer in alignment with the lathe spindle, and the bar...
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WI don't, and haven't been able to find one online/ebay/etc.. I don't know, the compressor seems to have been sold a while ago. Was just...
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Wwmpy replied to the thread ATC over travel error on Fanuc 21M.Do you have a parts book for this machine? If you can look at a breakdown of the tool changer, it might give you an idea of where...
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Wwmpy replied to the thread Which way to grow? welding, EDM or 3D metal printing.For us, we have never added services unless our customers needed them. In the past, we had farmed out surface grinding, centerless...
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Wwmpy replied to the thread Okuma Howa ACT-35 EX208 TURRET CONDITION.Those alarms indicate that the machine lost its home positions. That's usually due to a low battery. I don't see how that could have...