I have a used Torus Pro for sale. It needs the y ball screw bearing replaced that I have. Could definitely use a tune up. Comes complete with 20 or so toolholders, a bunch of endmills and a Haimer...
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I have a used Torus Pro for sale. It needs the y ball screw bearing replaced that I have. Could definitely use a tune up. Comes complete with 20 or so toolholders, a bunch of endmills and a Haimer...
When I was looking at getting my DT-1 there wasn't a ton of information I could find. So I wanted to do this thread to explain my purchase, thoughts, etc. I found a machine at my local HFO that fit...
I talked to John very recently and he is going through some personal stuff. He said he was closing the shop for a couple of weeks to deal with it. I can not tell you if or when he will reopen. He...
I have a new DT-1 coming in and trying to get my tooling choices, coolant, vise, etc worked out. I cut 100% aluminum as of right now but things could change to maybe 5% steel. I will have a 12k...
One of the things that has made me successful is flexibility. I have 8 different designs on foot controls and offer custom sizing/offsets. So I am very lean in terms of how much I cut at a time. ...
Well I just signed on a dt-1. Haas practically paid me to take it. 12k spindle, TSC, chip auger, pcool, HSM, WIPS for under $50k with delivery and setup. So psyched!
-Keith
I started a motorcycle parts business 8 years ago. Got a small Novakon mill that I used for 3 years. So painfully slow. Upgraded to the big novakon and my business took off. Have been doing...
OK so I talked to John and he gave me some stuff to test. As soon as I moved one of the wires out of the PS everything came back on. Wiggled it and things went haywire a bit. New power supply and...
OK so an update. Mill is dead in the water. Will start up but PDB is dark, can't communicate with the ESS. I have so much work to do and my mill won't stop breaking. Does the ESS and bob work off...
Thanks man. I will check it out but it worked fine for 5 years (well 2 with the smoothstepper). I did swap out my y axis motor with a new one. maybe I will switch back.
I have a fresh new hell. My mill is starting to not go where it is supposed to. This has happened numerous times now. Some of the symptoms I am having is that the PDB display sometimes gets dim. ...
Has anybody been able to get in touch with John? The number I have goes to a voicemail with no name (listed on the site) and emails are not getting returned. He sent me a wrong part and I am...
Looks like an nm-135 to me. Pic is a little small but I would say that is what it is. There are 2 versions of the 135. One with a 4500rpm spindle and one with a 6000rpm spindle..
I have a major issue with rust on my machine. I had to move it to my new house and the machine got really cold then warm again and then cold so it had some rust. I cleaned it off the best I could. ...
There are ways around both issues but it does suck.
Ray something that mach is driving me nuts with is their Run From Here never seems to work right. I had a problem this weekend where I paused the cut and it cut a straight line though my part when I...
Well I got a new computer and went to work on it before installing it and it wouldn't start up. The switch is bad... Tried to boot up the old computer and it wouldn't so something bad happened to it...
Yeah the voltages are the same. Yeah I am kinda at a loss. I might have to take it more apart and look to make sure there isn't rust on the gears and causing resistance or something. It is WAY...
So I moved my shop last weekend in -5 degree weather. Old shop was warm. Moved it to new shop and just dropped everything. New shop was cold. Went in and got the mill all together on Wed and...
I replaced my y ballscrew and it honestly was much easier than I thought. I didn't use any special tools for the locknut. I just loosened all the allen lock screws and used pliers (I know it was a...
My eyes are going...
This seems crazy to me . 1"doc, .59"woc at 50ipm? I can bog my spindle at .5"doc, .1"woc at 40ipm with a 2 flute 3/8" HSS. I am assuming .059 woc and still seems like a lot!
-Keith
I have an issue with my y axis that I am waiting on parts for that is causing excessive backlash. I have a huge order that I have to get some parts cut for that are not tight tollerances. Can I...
One thing you can check that no one has mentioned yet is to check your tram. My tram was off just a bit and the chatter was awful. it is much worse once the tool gets long.
I would use a stub...
You are right! Price went from almost $20 to $10.47. That seems a little screwed up...
Just was checking MSC (that bought ENCO) and the price of the endmills I buy just about doubled! Really??? $20 for a 3/8" HSS endmill!
Looks like I am looking for another supplier...
-Keith
Is that painted or powder coated aluminum? Have you tried just polished aluminum?
One question: What is your tool stickout? That can really make a huge difference. I don't have great luck with carbide cutters on my machiine. Squeals really bad. It has got better since I...
I did not. My tram was pretty off though.
One thing that helped me with some chattering issues was to retram the mill. Helped a ton..