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    Restore this Pallas Mill or repurpose?

    I have picked up a Pallas C horizontal mill. I didn’t need it but was too much fun to leave behind. I am planning on scraping it all back in so running true and a pretty restoration job. I’m wondering if there is any desire for these machines as in collectible or that effort is wasted. (Not the...
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    Metal Scraping Tuition UK

    Evening All, I have finally been drawn back into machinery rebuilds for my hobby and would like to spend some time with an experienced pair of hands to guide me. I have basic knowledge and have scraped in a few little parts of my own but would like to learn correct technique, mapping and...
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    NEW HAAS ST10 Tolerances and Tool Offsets Drifting

    Hello All, I have a new ST10 installed and only done around 20 hours in it. I have service coming in multiple times to look at issues but wondered if anyone had experienced the same thing. Cut a few jobs in beginning and was 0.1 to 0.2mm over size and sometimes under size. Thought it was me...
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    Heidenhain TNC151 Tool Length Workaround Help

    Hello All, I run an interact series 1 CNC mill with Heidenhain TNC151 control and wondered if anyone has come up with a workaround on setting tool offsets every single time. I thought of using tool library but wondered if you still have to enter offsets in relation to longest tool for that...
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    Help Identifying Indexing Axis

    I have been given a 4th axis indexer that was used in an interact series 1 far as I know. I am trying to identify to find manual etc. It has 2 pneumatic lines and a switch which feeds back to Heidenhain to inform once indexed I’m assuming. There is no pneumatic valve but wonder if this was...
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    Help Identifying P eu

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    TNC151 Dripfeed tool definition problems

    Hello All, I know this control is old but hoping somebody can help please. I have finally got my bridgeport interact 1 connected to PC and using Fusion 360 fro CAD/CAM and using their TNC155 post processor. I have had some programmes running drip feed but tried to run one today and it keeps...
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    TNC 151 Whole program doesn't download from TNC Server

    Hello All, I am using fusion 360 and trying to load a program from a laptop via serial cable. It loads the first 3 lines then says stopped on TNC Server status a 2 bytes have been transmitted. It then just sits there. I am using a fusion 360 TNC155 Post and wonder if that is the issue? Here...
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    Heidenhain TNC151 Vision 360 Post Please?

    Hello All, I wondered if anybody had a fusion 360 post for heidehain TNC 151 please? I have used generic post in fusion and it doesn't go past first line when calling from TNC Server. I have spent ages getting comms to talk but unsure if it's the post processor or my comms still with stop bits...
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    Plastic Straight Edges Possible?

    Afternoon All, Knowing how dimensionally stable and rigid some modern plastic blends are I wondered if they could be of use as a scraping master in the future? I am looking at making a straight edge and the crazy idea of plastic popped into my head and wondered if anyone had experimented or...
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    New Gib Strip clashes with way wiper

    Hello All, I bit the bullet and bought a new gib strip for my Y axis as it was very worn. The strip is not now protruding out front of way due to being larger and as such the waywiper Aluminium housing won't sit over it. This is original way wiper with DRO encoder mount so need to reuse. Do...
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    New possible way material UK source

    Hello All, I am trialling a product from RS Components made by Igus part no A160-T-005-0120 It's designed for machine ways and I have used the self adhesive version which grabs like hell and doesn't seem to move. I need to scrape the Gib as it's rocking on the surface plate so I may trial...
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    Finding Cast Iron Straight Edge in UK?

    Do any of the UK members here have an idea where to source a cast iron straight edge as a scraping master or what these are called over here please? I have ploughed through google but either get a straight edge no use for scraping (very thing, bevel edge unit) or links to USA sites. 1m long...
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    Supplier of Turcite B in UK Found

    Hello All, Following help from Richard King on another thread I was searching for Turcite B in the UK and have found a supplier so thought I should share to help others. Birmingham Machine Tool Services | BMTS are the sole supplier in UK and sell it on it's own as well as grind and apply the...
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    Gib Strip Shims With Only .004" Wear?

    Hello All, Well I have cleaned up and debunked my Bridgeport BRJ 1979 and started checking fits. The gib strip is at full adjustment even though wear on knee Y axis ways only shows just under .004" wear (0.1mm) is this normal or does the dovetail face wear different to the bed? My assumption...
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    Bridgeport Table Screw Bearing Alternative

    Hello All, I have a bearing supplier who is very good hunting down alternatives for me but wondered if anyone else knows of any? This is for the left hand side of table screw bearings. All my research still shows the bearings as either a deep groove ball bearing or an angular contact bearing...
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    Is this wear?

    Hello All, "Extra picture added of somebody else's mill to make clear" My first post here but got drawn over by Keith Rucker's YouTube channel and the scraping / Machinerebuilding class video. I have just picked up a Bridgeport to replace an import machine and give me further capacity. I have...

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