Re: my tools
 

WOW!!!! puts my workshop to shame.

Re: my tools " mazak "
 

well , I went lathe shopping couple weeks ago :rolleyes: now can't wait to get in the shop :eek::eek::eek:of course my lovely wife is so nice to feed my addiction :eek::eek::D:D:bounce::bounce::bounce:


http://i830.photobucket.com/albums/z...ps496df85b.jpg

Re: my tools "98" Mazak
 

Nice ...Is it home now steve..Be cool to see some videos of this machine in action ..guess the shop is almost complete now huh?

Re: my tools "98" Mazak
 

Not yet Lou :( the waiting is killing me . Another week yet then have to get it hooked up . Not complete yet :rolleyes: need about 5 more machines :eek: but I'll need a bigger shop :eek: I'll try to get a vid of it werkin

Re: my tools "98" Mazak
 

did you buty that big machine was it expensive

Re: my tools "98" Mazak
 

Yep lets put it this way , I could buy a rock crusher from Premacon + a scale art RTR 963 for what I'm paying for it ;) and that is a used machine . A new 1 would be more then my mortgage .

Re: my tools "98" Mazak
 

wow do you still work at your age

Re: my tools "98" Mazak
 

My work is my play :D when I was a 13 YO yongone, my toys where real construction equipment . still have a few of them yet :)

Re: my tools "98" Mazak
 

Cool man we need to get together one of these days.

Re: my tools "98" Mazak
 

when ever you want , just let me know.:) I have a few deliveries and pick ups in the next couple weeks otherwise I'm here till Indy

Re: my tools "98" Mazak
 

Steve, have you got that Mazak going yet?

I program and run a Mazak Quick Turn 250 MSY. 2 spindles, 12 tools, live tooling, Y-axis too. Mine is a little newer, from early 00's. Has the Nexus controller.

Also run a 700D II 50 taper mill. Big sumbich. Thats an '06 machine with the Matrix controller.

Do you plan on using any CAM programs or are you going to program at the controller? I was floored by how easy the programming was. I had never ran a Mazak a day in my life and was able to figure it out with little training.

Good luck!

Re: my tools "98" Mazak
 

I program at the control . Maztrol is so darn easy it threw me off at 1st cam for a 2 axis lathe just seemed like a waste . I may be looking into a vtc 16 in the near future

Re: my tools "98" Mazak
 

legal

Re: my tools "98" Mazak
 

http://youtu.be/x-ludt08OJA

lil vid :) makin top hats
I need to get more juice in the shop to handle the accel and decel of the spindle (flickering lights )

Re: my tools "98" Mazak
 

Can you add capacitors on your powerline, to help counter the flickering?
Cheer's, Neil.

Re: my tools "98" Mazak
 

Neil I only have a 100A sub panel in the shop I should have at least 200A . with both machines running with the spindle accel/decel time set higher (i could go more ) and the Air compressor kicking on , I'm taxing that 100A hard . I'm debating a new 400A sev. to the barn/shop or just putting another 200A panel in the basement shop for now . Either way $$ :(

Re: my tools "98" Mazak
 

So I see you have a Miller welder, is it both mig & tig? What's the model #?