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What grease do yall use on your ballscrews?
What kind of grease gun did you use then? I havent ever seen a grease tube that looks like that before. thanks- rk9268vc
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What grease do yall use on your ballscrews?
I seen that, but I didnt understand what the deal was with that accordion shaped tube. Does it work in a normal grease gun?- rk9268vc
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What grease do yall use on your ballscrews?
What kind of grease do yall use on your ballscrews? Mine have zerk fittings on them, but I dont know what kind of grease to use, but I feel like I should be using something.- rk9268vc
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Advice needed on buying a new or used Tormach CNC Mill
What I did when I got started was to find a local tool rep that can get you tooling within a day or so. Then just buy the tools you need to do each job as they come. Just roll the cost into each job and it hurts less. You also then only have exactly what you need.- rk9268vc
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Advice needed on buying a new or used Tormach CNC Mill
I am an automation engineer as my day job. Mechanical engineering degree. I CNC converted a PM-30MV with Teknic servos, ballscrews, centroid acorn, a SMW fixture plate, etc. It cost me around $12K all in all. It has the same travels, speed, and power as the 1100MX. Actually uses bigger teknic...- rk9268vc
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Advice needed on buying a new or used Tormach CNC Mill
Have you seen a SMW shop tour? Saunders makes a lot of money making his fixture plates, mod vises, etc. Not a single tormach is used by even him in production. His Tormachs are all exclusively for his classes. Abom79 just did a shop tour of SMW / NYC CNC, go watch it- rk9268vc
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A dodgy slitting job.
I dont have much experience with slitters, but i have much better luck with shallower step-overs and more passes. like a 20 thou step-over (0.5mm) Also I usually run them conventional instead of climb milling. Think more like a table saw or chop saw. Could be totally wrong here, but it works...- rk9268vc
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How bad is it to use TiALN coating on aluminum parts?
Update: I let'er buck because i had to get the parts done. After ~10 hr of running the flutes just developed an aluminum looking coating. Cant tell if just stuck on or what, didn't try very hard at all to get it off. Didn't seem to affect dimensions on the parts. I was just using WD-40 mist and...- rk9268vc
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Current AL 6061 price
low. $5/lb for that bar here in MN from CoreMark for smaller pieces which include a cut charge i pay $6-7/lb recently- rk9268vc
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How bad is it to use TiALN coating on aluminum parts?
Ive got some TiALN coated carbide ball endmills I would like to use for some 6061 parts for a rush job. Rush as in they want them tomorrow so it will run all night. I understand TiALN created an aluminum oxide coating when used, and is not recommended for machining aluminum. How bad is it for...- rk9268vc
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I have a question about facemills
if you go with a 4 blade, and your machine cant handle 4, then you can take two inserts out. Then you can run it like a 2 blade cutter and still be balanced. 4 blade lets you go 33% faster than 3 blade with the same feed per tooth. But it needs 33% more power. I would go with 4 blade- rk9268vc
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Haas Auger causes surface finish issues, anyone else?
ya should have contacted Haas on day one then. Still not too late I would also check the stability of your pad and if your machine is level- rk9268vc
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On the hunt - world's best aluminum finishing endmill
would you be willing to share feeds n speeds for your finish? I can get a mirror finish with a polished SEHT facemill on faces, but i struggle on walls. I am using the same alupower endmill. thanks! for faces i run a 5inch facemill, polished SEHT inserts, 3000 rpm 5in/min 10thou deep cut- rk9268vc
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On the hunt - world's best aluminum finishing endmill
idk about that one, but the mentioned YG alupower endmills are awesome in plastic my mill paid for itself making UHMW parts. YG alupower endmills for features, and a nice polished SEHT insert facemill for faces in black delrin my parts look almost glass like, and your mill is probably more rigid...- rk9268vc
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how to fix chatter in aluminum with extra deep cut HSS - [solved - lower rpm]
cycle is kinda funny too, i rough with a 3/4" shear hog at 5in^3/min MRR and then come in with this guy and go turtle mode. parts are beautiful though, and right in spec going so slow also forgot to mention, i tried going conventional instead of climb milling, but at the 5in/min it didnt make...- rk9268vc
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how to fix chatter in aluminum with extra deep cut HSS - [solved - lower rpm]
man i love this forum, i learn so much stuff 1600 rpm was still screamy for me winning feeds n speeds 300 rpm (three hundred) and 5 in/min it is whisper quiet and the finish is awesome. basically runs like a bridgeport in low gear, and takes a million years, but it is hugely better than what...- rk9268vc
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how to fix chatter in aluminum with extra deep cut HSS - [solved - lower rpm]
wow really only 1600 rpm? i have never tried that slow, i was under the impression i wanted to use all the rpm ive got in aluminum This mill only does 4300 rpm i will have to give it a try and update, thanks- rk9268vc
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how to fix chatter in aluminum with extra deep cut HSS - [solved - lower rpm]
Ive got a 2in deep pocket that im trying to finish and it just screams im clearly doing something wrong and want to know what yall would do differently? I rough it in multiple steps, but i would like to finish it at full depth my feeds n speeds 1/2" 4 flute 2" flute length HSS - pocket is 2in...- rk9268vc
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5in facemill leaving ugly patches
i dont think the part is moving, and have had it happen on multiple different parts, but i guess i cant guarantee it I would think tram, but what i dont understand is why it wouldnt be the full length of the part and not just a patch? I would think since the head isnt moving that the angle...- rk9268vc
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