Also is any software available to create G code from CAD DXF files for the fanuc OT control system to upload into this Machine. P.S. If you get stuck with generating your G code I would be happy to take a look at your DXF file and if you have a list of the G codes assigned to your machine I could m...

I need to find a new pair of seals for the chuck on my lathe. It is an air operated collet chuck which takes M673 collets. The only identification on it is SZSP42 -032-. I need a pair of seals that go between the stationary ring where the air goes in and the rotating chuck itself. I've tried Crawfo...

I require a set of tools for a denford cyclone I have bought, or if I can buy suitable tools individually from for example J&L tools, and can anyone specify the range and type I would require if I were to purchase them individually. I am told the basic set from Denford is £960 +vat this would inclu...

Hi Bob I take the Cyclone is now behaving itself and performing as it should?? They are a great machine, like anything Fanuc controlled when right they are great when not right can be a nightmare!! Reckon yours will pay for itself in no time now!! Welcome to the "grey hair" club!! Regards Rob :mrgre...

Hi Bob Hopefully that will be the end of your problems, along with everyone else I`ll be keeping everything "crossed" for you!! Hope you get many very productive hours from your machine, when working right they are a great little machine!! Enjoy and good luck!! Regards rob :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgre...

. To quote the imortal words "You can`t be serious"????????? Fair chance of destroying your machine, it`s like cutting a reasonably hard steel and needs very sharp ( 20 grain Solid Carbide ) tooling and LOTS of coolant! As previously mentioned cutting force needs to be high and may well be beyond th...

Forgot to mention, all concerned at the college tell me the ladder and drawings were with the machine, but would have been "skipped" by now Bob I don` think there is actually anything wrong with your machine other than possible bad connections somewhere which can be the absolute worst thing in the ...

Emimec wrote: just before the turret retracts and before the the turret rotates.
Bob

Hi Bob

Are you saying that it is going to "alarm" state before the turret moves away from the workpiece??

Rob

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I spoke to Gizmo ( my "Man" ! ) about this, he said he is not putting this code in, but queried why the machine worked ok all friday night? REgards Bob Bob Exactly what toolchanges did the machine run on the Friday night when it was OK?? It may be specific turret positions or sequences/combinations...

Hi Can anybody help me out I’ve been given an orca cnc lathe (unfinished retrofit) It’s running with Mach 3 turn I’ve got it calibrated to do 1 step to 1mm I zero the DRO and jog one step in step mode the DRO reads 2.0000 in diameter and radius modes I’ve gone through the entire screens I don’t kno...

Hi Rob It just seems so strange that it was running almost perfectly the night before? How is the rotary switch accessed? I get the impression, from watching the black thing in the back of the cabinet, that may well be a contactor marked ALRM, that it knows something is wrong before it happens, as ...

Hi Bob I doubt the issue is with the 24V PSU, you would be back on the old alarms. It is more likely to be the rotary switch inside the turret that isn`t being connected properly, could just be the turret is still a bit stiff from long standing and has some "gunge" in it`s mechanism that isn`t allow...

Hi Tony

You have PM

Regards
Rob

Many thanks I will have a look for this card and check it out. I will ask Badders if it is possible to find the electrical drawings and schematic for my machine, and carry electrical checks along the line. Bob If your layout is the same as mine then the turret control card is located on the door at...

I keep getting alarm 1007 turret overheat alarm. Any ideas how to cure this please, the turret doesnt even feel warm !!! Bob Bob Doesn`t have to mean the actual turret itself has an "overheat" problem, could easlily be on the control card or even the transformer! Or it could even be similar to the ...

Denford Admin wrote:I'm sure there's a moral to this story somewhere...

Yep, there is!

"If we all work together we can fix anything, anywhere, anytime, eventually!!!"

Regards
Rob

Hi Bob I don`t have anything more than Martin I`m afraid, I agree that it is most likely to be the Phases need swapping. As Martin says the easiest way is to check the rotation of the Coolant Pump, if that is correct then we know the Phases are correct and the Turret fault is something else. It may ...

Yee Haaa !!! I removed the pcb from its mountings on the 24v transformer, the top left one in the box. Rechecked for power on the blue 61 and 68 wires, and bingo, got it. Switched machine on, and hey presto it works now. There must be a dodgy connection to the board or on the board. Left hanging, a...

Update: Power in on 24 and 25 to the small 24v transformer. 110v ac No power on 61 or 68 coming out of the pcb on the 24v board beside the small transformer I think I was using DC on the meter for the original checks oops ! Bob Bob You have 110V on the Black wires 24 and 25 actually at the 24V PSU?...

I can`t remember any red LED on the 24 volt power supply or a reset button on a Fanuc drive. There may be a curcuit breaker on the drive unit (photo IMG_2839 (WinCE).JPG ) If there is a breaker it will be under the large plug on the bottom left. I still think that it sounds more like the 24volts/E-...