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I just tried to fire up my Prolight 2000 for the first time in a couple of years and get the error message "Error Initializing Control! Make sure power is on and machine is connected before you...

I emailed Khai that very question as the entrance to my basement is only 39" high (it's an old house). Anyway, apparently the stand and machine are welded together so they can't be dissassembled.
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So I'm thinking about purchasing a CNC lathe. Have any of you used the NL-150 yet? There doesn't seem to be a lot of discussion of it on the forum.

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About a year ago I sent the worn leadscrews on my Prolight 2000 out to be rebuilt as they had considerable backlash. This cured the backlash, but the x-screw is worn unevenly so...

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I'm trying to remove the spindle of my Prolight 2000 (the taper is scored and worn and I want to clean it up). I've removed the shaft collar and the pulley and tried to gently press the...

My Prolight 2000 is seriously out of tram. It looks like with angle about the x-axis is controlled with shims. It's not obvious how I adjust the angle about the y-axis. Does anyone have the...

Mach3 is a possibiity, but I'd like to try to get up and running with what I've got before I make any more "upgrades".

Does anyone know if the original PLM2000 software contains a file to correct...

So I've measured the table travel of the Prolight 2000 in the x direction (because it's easier to set up), moving the table six inches to the left and back in one inch increments. The results are:...

Good question. The column itself seems to be a piece of granite and it's pretty rigid. However, the milling head rides up and down on a pair of guide rods and they could be worn. If I pull on the...

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I have a Prolight 2000 benchmill with newly reground ball screws. In cutting a test piece I've noticed that the x-axis seems dead-on but the y-axis seems to be cutting about .003...

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My Prolight has about .001 backlash and it looks like I need to replace the ball screws. Does anyone know which screws the Prolight uses? Also, does anyone know the dissassembly...

Currently my proLIGHT 2000 can't seem to find its automatic tool changer. There is an ATC option under the "Setup" pulldown menu in PLM (the control software), but when I click on it, the computer...

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I have a newer model proLIGHT 2000 (on/off switches on the front) with an automatic tool changer. I'm getting an error message when I try to change tools: "Tool in position sensor...