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cnctoolcat replied to the thread CNCToolCat's Cat-House.Been busy at the Cathouse, thus no posts as of late. (I still read PM about every day though!) So, I picked up this 2012 Toyota Tundra... -
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cnctoolcat replied to the thread New Shop Concrete Thickness.Be cautious with concrete contractors, as they are generally not use to prepping and pouring super-strong slabs! Inevitably they will...
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cnctoolcat replied to the thread How will China's new airliner fair?.A couple of major differences in culture though. The Japanese are a more honorable people, take immense self-and-team pride in their...
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cnctoolcat replied to the thread FRL Units - Good/Better/Best ???.SMC is a Japanese brand of FRL's, good stuff!
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cnctoolcat reacted to noname777's post in the thread Mazak Integrex 200SY mk 1 (Fusion 640MT) Cycle start without Y at home with
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I can bet all my pocket money for this week that there is a parameter inside PLC to disable CYCLE START when Y axis isnt at home... -
cnctoolcat replied to the thread FRL Units - Good/Better/Best ???.We've had good luck with the SMC brand here at the Cathouse. I don't think any brand is capable of "set it and forget it" for multiple...
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I don't think I have room to store a spare! These things are huge! They came Fedex freight and I thought I got everything on one huge...
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When I factored cost, availability and warranty I ended up at the Midea units sold as Pioneer or Senville brands. I could not find a...
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cnctoolcat reacted to sasky115's post in the thread SQT 250 MS overload on startup (intermittent) with Like.
Aaaaaand...it's indeed the encoder. Swapped X and Z and it was clear right away. 1600 € for a new one...
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cnctoolcat replied to the thread Small shop startup. / FIRST TIME POSTING :).Sounds like you have a solid background to be able to own and run a shop. Being in machine tool sales, you should already know who is...
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cnctoolcat replied to the thread Why should I get a Fanuc control instead of a Mitsubishi?.Fanuc was in the right place at the right time in the critical 1980's decade for CNC machinery. They happened to be the control of...
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cnctoolcat reacted to SeymourDumore's post in the thread Why don't you use conversational programming? with Like.
Challenge Accepted: That's a.. hmm.. 10" chuck with slightly extended pie jaws BTW... ;)
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cnctoolcat reacted to BOB-OO's post in the thread Why don't you use conversational programming? with Like.
The mythical AI is here, I would highly recommend everyone take a look at Mazak Smooth AI. 1. load parasolid part 2. describe...
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I picked up a 25hp rotary phase converter this morning. I've been cleaning up and organizing the shop this week. I'm planning on...
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Not much new with the shop. I finally "finished the house" and we moved in just before thanksgiving. It's signed off on as far as the...
