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    Using USFCR for government work as a small shop?

    Hi, If this is against the rules or has already been talked about, please forgive me. I am looking to continue growing as a company, and My main source of work is somewhat unreliable in the last few months. One minute we are slammed busy with no end in sight, the next minute we are twiddling...
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    2020 Doosan DNM 4500 alarm 2252 and 2253

    I have a new doosan DNM 4500 from July 2020. About 2 weeks after I got it, it would occasionally call up a tool on the side of the ATC and for whetever reason, it would get stuck and not complete the change or pick up the tool from the pot at all. Usually, I reset the alarm, and call up the M6...
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    Face Milling Kovar

    I am going to give my first attempt at cutting kovar a go. I believe I have my feeds and speeds dialed in for using an end mill so I am going try that first. As for face milling, my question is, what are some good recommendations for SFM and chip load? Milling Insert SEHW1204AFTN ACK300...
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    Telescopic way cover rubber material replacement

    WIPER, XY-AXIS TELESCOPIC WAYCOVER 0.200 THICK 24 FT | Wipers | Y-Axis | Axis Motion | Find Replacement Parts | Haas Parts | Genuine OEM Haas Automation(R) Parts Factory-Direct Does anyone know of an aftermarket replacement for this? There has got to be a company that sells rubber gaskets that...
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    Haas lowercase gggggggg

    Hi everyone, Having the classic gggggg go across the screen. 1999 vf0e. Haas tells me on the phone its definitely the processor, not the keypad. The guy I talked to on the phone is knowledgeable, but he also has mis diagnosed my problems before for another machine. Anyway, it comes and goes...
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    buying a new vf2ss?

    Hi all. Lately I have really been contemplating selling my 94 VF0 because it has recently been causing me some small problems here and there. Seems to be one thing and something else to follow. Great machine for what I paid for it and it got my business off of the ground. Recently, I have...
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    1994 Vf0 spindle orientation problem

    Hi again. I have done an extreme bit of research before posting this and I am aware there are some other threads on this topic. My 94 vf0 has the shot pin and ring style orientation. No encoder. Now when the spindle tries to orient I hear "click" "click" "click" "click" "click" "click" "click"...
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    Need help Alarm 123 1999 VF0E

    Hi. I purchased a 1999 VF0e back in March. Overall it has been pretty good to me. However, Pretty much since I got it, I have been getting alarm 123 spindle drive fault. (of course, not when I looked at it before purchasing) I have done some research, and it seems like some other people have...
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    I need a miracle (1994 Haas VF0)

    Hi everyone! I'm still relatively new to this fourm and not incredibly active yet (been busy making parts). Anyway, I recently got a 124 low battery alarm. After talking to a friend of a friend who is a Haas tech (Let's call him Bob), he said I needed a battery kit. After talking with haas on...
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    1994 Haas no rigid tapping/ other issue

    Hi everyone! I took my cover off of my head on my 1994 VF0 only to find it does not have a spindle encoder. I'm guessing the spindle orientation is done with the pin system that locks it to do a tool change. Anyway, I looked at some older threads I found on here (on google) and figured where I...
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    1994 Haas no rigid tapping

    Hi Everyone! I am new here. I bought my first haas (1994 VF0) about 5 months ago. The owner I bought it from had said he didn't think it had rigid tapping and that he used floating tap holders instead. I have been running a few jobs on it and have discovered that (at least in my opinion)...
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