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Right, My father owns a Yamazaki Dyna-Turn 2L and it will not budge from the X Home position but the DRO will move if you job or rapid...

I installed Path Pilot. Its started happening again?? .. I cant win. back to the drawing board

If I use my Tig welder while the mill and controller is on, it puts the spindle in reverse at its lowest speed. I'd be scared to think what it would do if it was running a program., the plug for the...

What is is the machine in the right of the picture no4? with the power feed in the next bay along

For a fast fix I would see if I can pull the pulley off the motor and place some sort of washer on the shaft to make the pulley a few mm lower down to line it up?

On the other hand I may have...

I didn't at first just to see what happens as it was not locked down in the first place, surely enought once i raped up and down 5 or 6 times the nut tighted up alot.
so one final adjustment and a...

Turns out it was the shaft/bearing retaining nut.. found it by pot luck. :D

https://youtu.be/rPBkLBd9Hto

the ways are still nice and damp. and the feeder tube atop of the machine still had pressure when i took it off. (oops) but i pooped it back on and refed the oil tubes

I have adjusted the gib...

we did some carbon fiber parts at work a few weeks ago, ended up using a rougher instead of a cutter, when we looked up on what cutters to use people seemed to be using diamond engraving bits. but we...

the ways are still ice anddamp. and the feeder tube atop of the machine still had pressure when i took it off. (oops) but i pooped it back on and refed the oil tubes

Still no word back from tormach yet. so i may look in to this. Cheers

Thank you all for replies!.

1. I Will look in to this.

2. It got shipped to the UK so transit might have been as issue but i would say they would get loose in transit not tighter?

3. The...

I finally set up my tormach last week. but it seems it cant rapid up on the Z axis.

Its brand new out of the box, it has the auto oiler set up, when I jog upwards the stepper motor stalls and...

I plugged a normal 240v line in to the "auxiliary Line IN".. Giving me 240 volts "Controller" "monitor" and later on "coolant" .

All running fine now! :D Hopefully making chips tomorrow once i...

I was under the assumtion that the power out under the cabinet was powered once the machine is turned on from the power given to the mill from the main power switch.. my bad

ah so the 4th plug that is a male. powers the 3 females? so if i route 240 in to the auxiliary port under the cabinet. that gives me 240 for the computer and coolant pump I've yet to buy :P

Hello all!. I got my Tormach last friday! Yay.

But here in the UK I'm running it on a 240v. I've looked in the manual and it says the output under the cabinet is rated at 115v,
So I plugged in...

Well I've just used the lifting bar and all the parts that go with it today. worked like a treat. and that was with an engine crane on the 250kg rate mark.. oops :P

oh god yeah. its getting way more bracing lol, this is just the basic so far ;)

Well here is what I have so far. Once all the sizes are proofed I will be getting welded up, up to now this has cost me 2 hours in time. that is all. :D

it will be getting bolted to the floor...

Needs must I'm afraid. no funds left to pay though the ass for the base, and get it shipped to the uk.

Brill! Thank you :)

Hello All,

I'm looking to build a stand for my tormach 1100 that is arriving next Friday, but i cant seen to find a drawing for the base! :o

I found a drawing for the 770, but is this the same...

Cheers! :)

I'm going to be making some tool holder blanks at work, problem is the machine and tools have not arrived yet..

from the tormach page I get that its going to be 3/4 shank and 1 1/2 body, but what...

I'm doing an enclosure kit and coolant system on the cheap once the machine gets here. no point paying that much for something I can fabricate up for £200

Hmm that might be abit far for me to...

I've got Fusion 360 to get me started, I cant really commit to paying out £1500+ on top of the machine ;)

Hi robin, I went for the basics, just the mill, Controller and metric tooling holder set, I've seen mixed reviews for the ATC so I put off buying it for now, as for the lathe I cant really see a need...

Hi all, This is my first major post so bare with me. :rolleyes:

A little bit about me : I started in machining when I left school at 17 at my dads company, served my time over 6 years on manuals...

Hello, I am James from the UK,

Currently in the midst of starting my own business. Happy Times