Peter, I work at a small shop in Lower DE and a couple of us here watch all your videos and if anything makes us want to come to work and do a better job then we already do it is you and we don’t know what we would do if you stop posting these videos so please keep them coming and Thank You!!!
Being used to conventional manual movements on lathes and milling machines, I find this somewhat, like miracles in the making. I am used with working the old type of machine where I always am in contact, but this machine "has a vast memory of its own and does not need the operator most of the time, but just obeys his orders. Such accuracy and what I admire most is the calmness of the gentleman commenting and programming and completely trusting his machine, he is so sure of the allegiance of the machine to his orders. That machine is a faithful slave or better still a good friend............ but to be honest, I would be scared to see all that powerful synchronized motions and rotations, all the time hoping that it will obey all the operator demands. Congratulations on your work, so beautiful and so elegant, with mind, body, and machine working together in a harmonious manner which I shall never experience.
thanks again i watch most machining videos but you and rob are my favorite. there are so many good ones but you take the cake and eat it too! love it so much and always look forward to seeing more.
Came here after an AvE video called you out as a master craftsman. I don't know my ass from my elbow when it comes to tooling but it sure is fun to watch someone doing this work while describing what they're doing. Thanks for sharing :D
I like your videos. You do a great job explaining all the details. Please know that sharing your knowledge is greatly appreciated. I just found your channel and I can't get enough of it. Keep up the good work.
Sorry that I have said in the first vedio that is lot of waste material I didn't realize that u have made the second video. So just I wanna say it's wonderful work
Bougrine Hatem it’s OK. The way jobs I run are usually done to a customers plan for material and it’s size. If the customer wants to start with a certain size stock and machine it all away. Than that’s what I do. If they are willing to pay for it. It’s their product.
I did a job a little was back and thay bought me one of those pencil grinders for deburing some inside grooves and i got to keep it when the job was done i have bin useing it ever since on everything i definitely recommend buying one for anyone doing this type of work
I never us the Mazatrol control for anything more than boring chuck jaws. Everything I do is programmed in Cam of of solid models. And most of the time I even bore chuck jaws with the Cam software as well. It's not that I dont like Mazatrol. It is very good for straight lathe work. For milling I'm not so impressed. There are guys here at Centerline that do very impressive milling tasks with it but I prefer using Cam generated programs. The job depicted in this video would have been easy to do straight on the Mazatrol.
Thanks. Roughly how many hours programming go into an hours machining? I am just playing with a little MAHO 400E in my basement, and the programming part takes me ages.
Edge Precision Peter you should try to do a demo with someone from Mazak on the new smoothg controller. We just purchased a new qt200-msy and I find the Mazatrol programming to be very powerful. Very easy to do pretty complex milling and turning.
It is very nice to watch the Professional at work :) Q: What is the best strategy (left side , right , both sides) to cut STUB ACME and ACME Threads and High Pitch Threads. Also did you use Mazatrol to program this specific thread or SpaceCIaim?
The cutting strategy I use for all but the courses threads is to feed straight in. With a constant area cut depth. On this large of a machine that works fine for everything from say four pitch and finer. For a courser pitch I might use a zigzag type of pattern of in feed. The cam software I use is Esprit. I program all threads with that software. I almost never use the Mazatrol. Maybe for boring soft jaws, most of the time not even for that.
Your powerful and carbide tip hand grinder will easily damage your nicely finished part if it is carelessly operated。Finishing them on machine is better, although it needs 5 axis programming。 Anyway it is a very nice video!
Depending on how convoluted the chamfer methods are in the software, sometimes you can't just select a basic edge and expect the tool to follow it at certain diameter and be done. :( And since these particular edges meet at a few pinch points that can cause easy gouges, it makes it next to impossible without a bunch of workarounds.
I think it’s a Noga arm. If you are talking about the one I use in the spindle. It’s a older on with a smaller knob. The new ones have this bigger plastic knob I don’t care for. All the mag bases I use are also Noga brand.
Thomas D Harrell I’ll fight you for it lol. Bet that sucker is heavy! Went in one of the bigger shops around town the other day and saw a few new Mazak lathes. I was like what that one cost, $350K? He was like nah, $800K. I was like 😱
Doug Ankrum On CNC lathe in the G96 mode (constant surface finish) the machine will increase speed as the diameter decreases. So on a facing cut the speed will increase until you reach the maximum rpm of the machine or the max speed you specify in your G50 command. For speed limitation.
I have never heard of offsetting the C-axis. Can't you just orientate the model differently in your CAM software and post different C values for jaw clearance? I guess it is one in the same? Great work, thanks for sharing.
The C axis has a fixture offset just like any other axis. It isn't necessary to reprocess code just change the angle or zero point of your offset. Its totally necessary to be able to set a zero point for the C axis otherwise how would you align to the part in the rotational direction.
The machine is just a robot. It has servo motors that rotate ball screws that have encoders that feed back position to the controller. Although it can position quite accurately none of this guarantees the parts accuracy. The man running the robot/ machine determines that. The machine just follows the path programmed. It knows nothing more than that. It knows no part dimensions or anything about the part.
Search NSK Espert 500. You will see. They are expensive. But I have had this one for maybe 12 years and it still works good. I just recently bought another motor and spindle for 1/4” shank tools as well.
I’m not sure what your asking. Are you saying you want to deburr the entry of the hole. Also what kind of cooper is it and how good of a deburr job is required. Do they specify a radius finish exc.?
Let me ask you a question can you make an engine block on that machine? if you can which machine do you have for me to look for! I want to do or try to do some upgrades on a 427, sometimes called the L-88,
It could be possible but I don’t think it would be the most ideal. Something like a 5axis horizontal mill might be better. Or it could be done on just a 4axis horizontal mill as well. Just more operations.
@@EdgePrecision Which machine would you recommend to buy for this kind of work, we are a small group of mechanics 3 to be exact, not part changers, we do some designing ourselves on our lathe's and we want to grow up so to speak, we deal in heavy equipment and High performance racing equipment and engines like the 427 L-88 to be particular, and we want to try to redesign that particular engine, I know it sounds like a joke, Hehehehe Except that is what we are about! so maybe you can steer me in the direction I need to be in, I know we really need a 5 axis machine, except most do not have the room to fit any engine block in them, just from looking at them, which is why I asked you that question I see your machine has room to spare, Any recommendations would be greatly appreciated. God Bless and Thank You for your Help, PS Please do not stop educating all of us as your work in education is worth ever moment in teaching everyone of us as not many people care to do that unless they are very well paid, again thank You for all your Videos, and please take as long as you need in explaining because that is the real making of a professor which you have shown yourself to be! Thank You AGain
You are asking for advise on this but I don't know if I can help. I don't anymore keep up with the latest machines. so i'm not sure what to tell you. I would like to help you but I have to admit I don't think I can. There are to many variables the size of the part the amount of money you can afford to spent exct. To me but see I don't know your situation this is a awful lot of money to spend just to modify a engine block. As I say I Don't know your situation.
Да машина может. Но иногда для нескольких деталей проще просто сделать это вручную. Вместо того, чтобы создавать программу, устанавливающую инструмент и проверять эту программу, рискуя ошибиться. Для многих частей это может стоить того.
The reason I use a 4-Jaw chuck is it fits the type of work I do better. Also I get the full spindle bore size. This was also important to me. Although it isn't efficient for this kind of job. This isn't the kind of job I usually do. Most jobs I do get chucked and stay there for a whole day or two. So being able to dial in the runout perfectly is more important than time. Another thing a manual 4-jaw isn't as susceptible to spindle speed and chucking strength (Chuck opening due to spindle speed) as a hydraulic chuck.
Edge Precision have you ever had to use the ATC recovery mode/step function on your intergrex? a mazak vtc800 mill at work had a power failure during a toolchange and nobody can remember the sequence to get the toolchange carrier/arm to reset itself, luckilythe mill does not get ysed much, only for bigger jobs
When I bought my machine it came to me in pieces and I assembled it and installed it. it has a Mazatrol 640M Pro control(yours may be different). On this control there is no ATC recovery mode that I am aware of (If there is I have never used it). I have had many tool changer issues mostly my own fault) . What I do is go into the Machine Mode (The key with the little wrench on it) Than to ATC than enable interlock cancel. At this point you need to be very carful there is no safety interlocks. Than you can cycle the tool changer to remove any problem you might have and even jog the machine (very carefully!!!). Than you must put the tool changer back into its normal position for a tool change than disable interlock cancel. I have had in some cases, had to push and release emergency stop a number of times to unjam things. The tool changer on my machine will not function if it is not in the right position initially. The magazine, the shifter, the carrier, and the arm all have to be in the proper position or you will get a alarm. Hope this helps but I think your tool changer is different than mine.
Edge Precision yes its differant, on the vtc 800 a carrier runs backwards and forward on a rail system underneath the spindle, right now the carrier is engaged with the tool carasel at the back, it need to release whatever tool it has and then go back to its park position but nobody can figure out how, mazak service techs job i guess, the little maintenance memu (spanner mode) has keys like ATC recovery mode and such but no buttons work
I'm not a machinist, toolmaker, or CNBC tech....it just seems like a lot of machining to then go ahead and just remove 50 % of the work that was just machined..... Not questioning, just trying to understand and learn. Thank you.
