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Turret Alignment Procedure - Mazak Quick Turn 350
I just watched it, thanks for the link. I miss Wes around here. I loved his content with machining and working on old farm equipment and rusty trucks just doesn't have the same allure as machining... -
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Best Pallet Puller?
Hey guys, Despite our telling vendors we don’t have a dock we seem to somewhat regularly get LTL freight, materials or other palletized items shipped via semi or box truck to our shop and they’re usually all the way to the front of the box. What’s your favorite pallet puller? Any to avoid... -
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Turret Alignment Procedure - Mazak Quick Turn 350
I do have the parts manual and it does show taper pins in the turret diagram. Are they required to be there? I’ve heard of guys leaving them out once they’ve been damaged. -
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Turret Alignment Procedure - Mazak Quick Turn 350
I have a 2002 Mazak Quick Turn 350, and ever since I got the machine used, the turret has been high, maybe .02". Most of my parts are plastic and I have been able to get a way with just adjusting offsets and the inserted drills don't complain if they're a fuzz off in delrin or nylon. I've been... -
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Math in Manufacturing
As far as making a signature with cursive, most signatures I've seen are just scribbles that may or may not resemble letters. My mother is the only person I know with a picture perfect cursive signature, and that's because she taught 5th graders cursive for 30 years. I've "signed" some pretty... -
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Math in Manufacturing
The echo chamber of education can be very frustrating to navigate at times. People who have only worked in education have very little experience in the fields they are preparing kids to navigate, and it compounds over time unfortunately. My wife is a teacher, my mom was a teacher, my aunt was... -
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IMTS '22
I'm planning to go and while I would prefer to not pay at all, its the reality of the beast. The cost of putting on shows like this is in the millions and they want to get the most return on their money. I can't think of many conventions, trade shows or other large events with exhibitors that...- Arc-On
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- Forum: Shop Management and Owner Issues
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Looking into a Mazak QT15n
I don't know the true amperage needs of a small quick turn, but I would think you could run one on a 60 amp breaker. You would obviously need a phase converter, and you'd need to size your wiring appropriately. Not sure what the efficiency loss is on a phase converter, but there is some. You... -
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Looking into a Mazak QT15n
A plain Quick Turn is a simple two axis lathe, but they’re really nice machines. Older Mazak machines don’t accept programs from CAM without an additional option on the control called EIA. That said, Mazatrol is a very user friendly well thought out control. It really shines for one offs and... -
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Instagram
Must have been a pretty shit engineer if that’s all it took to fire him. If he was unable or unwilling to work with management on something as simple as earbuds then he probably had a half dozen more serious flaws that were the actual reason for being let go. Repeated insubordination over... -
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Has anybody got the book "Machine Shop Trade Secrets"?
I liked it. You won’t use everything in it, but it’s got enough useful tips to make it worth the price. It’s presented in a way that makes it easy to pick up and read a few mins then go do something else which makes it nice for casual reading. It is targeted toward newer tradesmen who don’t...- Arc-On
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- Forum: CNC Machining
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Instagram
I pretty much always have my phone on my person. Its pretty typical these days. I wouldn’t expect my employees to not follow my example. I use my phone in the shop. Sometimes for fun even. But time and place are appropriate. And yeah, theory is different than practice for sure. I try to... -
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Instagram
I think this is very much a management/employee relationship thing. I absolutely trust the guys who work for me to use their phones appropriately and at the correct time. I have not ever had to admonish or correct anyone when it's appropriate to use a phone. If they can't handle being an... -
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Instagram
All instagram is for those who are unwilling to do a google search is an image and video sharing platform. You follow accounts that post content you like, and you can see a more or less curated feed of images and videos you find interesting and engaging. I know I have found numerous cool ideas... -
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Instagram
This is getting the response I had figured it would on this site haha. There is a very active Instagram machinist community, they just tend to not post here for one reason or another. I know there are a few members here who are VERY active on instagram. Social media can either be a tool or a... -
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OT- kinda- Cast Iron Cookware, What Kind of Iron?
If I wanted to pour some skillets for example, what kind of iron would I want to ask for at the foundry? Just plain grey iron? Ductile? I don’t know much about cast iron in general, but I know enough to know there are many varieties. Is there such a thing as “food grade” iron? I’ve used cast... -
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Adding 110vac outlet to a cnc?
That makes good sense to me, I just was pointing out that you don’t need to pull your power from the machine to simply have a receptacle near it. Personally I think it’s a dumb idea to mount something like this directly to the machine, but if someone was hell bent on doing it I would want to...- Arc-On
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- Forum: CNC Machining
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Adding 110vac outlet to a cnc?
IIRC some Mazak CNC machine tools from the 80's had a 120v receptacle on the machine to run a lamp or maybe a laptop. Low amperage, like maybe 5-10 amps. A friend of mine had one such machine, and had an employee attempt to run an angle grinder off it. I seem to recall it doing some amount of...- Arc-On
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- Forum: CNC Machining
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Quick test to determine 6061 or 7075
Not scientific at all but if you poke each one with a automatic center punch the 6061 will have a bigger punch mark because it is slightly softer.- Arc-On
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- Forum: Antique Machinery and History
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Mobil Vactra #2 Shortage??
Local petroleum sales company stocks Shell lubricants, so I just buy Shell Tonna S2 MX 68, which is their equivalent of Vactra No. 2. I want to say the 5 gallon pail was about $180 or so. Might have been a bit less, I only buy a pail every six to eight months if that. Maybe once a year. I...