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Forum: Metal forming & tools 02-20-2011, 07:56 PM
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Posted By pugs
Re: cnc ?

Steve, won't be long you'll be doing parametric programming with subprograms and variables and custom macros ;)

Good luck
Forum: Metal forming & tools 02-20-2011, 11:43 AM
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Posted By pugs
Re: cnc ?

Double is the recommended for CNC stuff, also make sure the legs are balanced under load
Forum: Metal forming & tools 02-17-2011, 05:27 PM
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Posted By pugs
Re: cnc ?

Steve, if you can find it, may be difficult. Try and find a manual mill that uses the same toolholders as your CNC, saves a TON on tooling costs.

And most toolholders (Cat40 anyway) come balanced...
Forum: Metal forming & tools 02-17-2011, 12:40 PM
Replies: 32
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Posted By pugs
Re: cnc ?

It should be the same taper, and if you can lengthen the drawbar it should be good, although I seem to remember someplace had a "pullstud" with female threads in it that fit in the NMTB spindles, put...
Forum: Metal forming & tools 02-17-2011, 12:25 PM
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Posted By pugs
Re: cnc ?

Not postive on the Cat 40 in a NMTB 40 spindle, might work, if the drive keys are same etc. I'll check the handbook and double check they are the same tapers etc.

As for holding smaller tools,...
Forum: Metal forming & tools 12-24-2010, 02:35 PM
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Posted By pugs
Re: cnc ?

Not sure you can add live tooling to a Romi lathe, but have seen Darex auto indexing turrets on them. For starters though a good Aloris QC toolpost is about all you need, and a paint pen to number...
Forum: Metal forming & tools 12-24-2010, 11:03 AM
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Views: 9,842
Posted By pugs
Re: cnc ?

The lathe should only really need 2d contours. I ran one of those back in tech school, can't remember much about it other than it was fairly simple. Alot of the radiuses and angles and that can be...
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