Shop made CNC lathe bar feeder/puller
An attachment like this is sure to save you some time and money running your lathe unattended
And here is a sketch that i used to make it
An attachment like this is sure to save you some time and money running your lathe unattended
And here is a sketch that i used to make it
Some time ago an unknown colleague had borrowed an end mill from me.
Have i had been there i would have stressed that it was aluminum specific cutter and that it should not be used on steel.
Unfortunately i was not and it did not occur to him to ask somebody who would have known better.
Next time i look into my drawer i see this.(first picture)
Now we have a tool and cutter grinder to sharpen the OD of an end mill, but chips were so big, i would have to grind off maybe 20 thou of the diameter on order to get rid of them.
Our TC grinder does not allow to re-flute end mills, so i had to do it holding end mill in my hands.
First i picked up correct angle, and then i slide end mill upwards, turning it at the same rate as to follow flutes.
It came out better than i thought.
I was not planing to use it for finishing anyway.
And it lost only 5 thou in diameter after this hack-regrinding.
Over the weekend a new feature was added to support forums!
Now registered users can upload multiple (SMALL!!) files.
Please use with caution and dont abuse this feature.
It was done in order to allow people upload their screenshots,pictures and library files.
Make sure you resize and compress large files before posting.
Here is how it looks:
First of all we have a new feature.
It is Machine Profiles now users can maintain their own machine types.
Inside machine profiles users can specify machine power curve that allows to warn user if power required to make the cut is outside machine power curve.
Also several bugs have been fixed:
Sometimes people ask me: "I tried your calculator, and i liked it, but it seems to me a little too aggressive...do you actually do any testing?"
Well, to those I say that not only i do testing, but i run production jobs 100% calculated with my own HSMAdvisor.
Many machinists say that nothing beats an experienced operator holding his hand on feed hold button and playing with speed and feed override trying to find the "sweet spot" where cutting speed and feed rate are maximized and chatter is eliminated or reduced.
And it is correct, but not any machinist is experienced or actually knows what he is doing.
Many machinists also finish their apprenticeship program and never learn a single thing about new tooling types and materials since. They bag years of experience, but their knowledge is stuck on a level it was when they first got their license.
Also not a single person can possibly know cutting conditions for hundreds of materials and remember all of the jobs he had ever ran.
This is where tool database comes in.
Not only can you save tools to cut down and in many cases eliminate entering parameters for every calculation.
But you can (and should) save cutting data for each particular case.
A single tool entry can contain an unlimited number of cuts attached to it, so machinist never has to remember everything.
Here is a i made video of slotting D2 with variable helix hi-performace endmill.
Material: D-2 Tool Steel 200-250 HB
Tool: 0.500in 4FL Carbide TiAlN coated Solid HP End Mill
Speed: 360.0 SFM/ 2751.6 RPM
Feed: 0.0023 ipt/ 0.0094 ipr/ 25.76 ipm
Engagement: DOC=0.330 in WOC=0.500 in
Quite often in order to start cutting in x-y direction you need to first plunge into the material.
Here is a compliled list of recommendations for different kinds of plunging that works in most if not all cases.
Ramp Angle: Indexed/non center cutting endmills: 1-2.5 degree; Center cutting endmills- Up to 45 deg
Dont forget to reduce cutting speed for ramping above 5deg by half!
I have just released HSMAdvisor build 0.017!
First you should uninstall the previous version.
As some of the data files are not compatible with the version 0.017
After downloading and installing it you will receive another 30 days to play with my software.
New things:
Get it HERE ->http://hsmadvisor.com/
Enjoy and don't forget to leave your feedback.
You can do so support forums.
Unfortunately because of high number of spam messages You will have to register first (unless you already did)
Forums are located at http://zero-divide.net/index.php?page=forums&shell_id=170&category_id=1123, a simple registration on my web site (zero-divide.net, register) allows you to post your questions/feature requests/suggestions.
Need i remind you that registered users who actively participate get full version for FREE?
Well, subject says it all.
It seems like the server performance is back to to its original level of medium crappiness.
In the mean time i was able to improve performance a little bit while investigating the reasons for the slowdown.
Which is in a way a good thing.
Now this proprietary site loads faster than joomla!
Sigh only if i could afford better hosting.
Lately there has been a considerable lag in server performance.
Apparently the company that hosts this web site is transferring its data-server to another facility.
They promise faster and better experience than ever before.
Please hang tight and wait a for couple of days.
They promise things will get better soon.
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