Hello,

We machine plastic and I am looking for a low pressure vise for our HAAS MIll.

We have a few jobs that I am using a torque wrench set very low (5 lbs) to clamp very small plastic parts in a KURT vise.  Works fine for me but some of the operators are having a difficult time feeling the CLICK and over clamping the part.

Was just seeing if anyone else out there has any experience or could recommend a pneumatic or hydraulic vise that would work at very low pressure.  

Thanks

Thanks MKD!

Sounds like those will work very well.

55-57

Hello,  we have some tooling that needs .250 dia pockets in hardened D2 for a spanner wrench.

I would like to use a .250 carbide ball end mill and peck it to about .250 deep.

Any recommendations on feeds and speeds, peck amount would be very helpful.  

Thank you!

Hello,  we have a job coming up that is ptfe plastic with 6 8-32 tapped holes .5 thru.

Anyone use these in a cnc mill?

Thanks

THANKS VERY MUCH!

Worked great

Thank you...

I miss mastercam very much..

Is that with no tool comp?

Just noticed the GO..

Tool Im using is a  1/2" 12-32 TPI

Its a 4 flute single tip thread mill (.372 cutting dia)

This program looks like it for a full form thread mill..

Someone help with a program for a single tip?

One time project and this place doesn't have mastercam.

They have solid work/solid cam  which im still learning

Hello again..   Finally got back to this threadmill project and having some trouble.

Below is the code I am using and it doesn't like the "D1"

I am not using any tool comp.

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Thanks Brian..

Thats what I needed.

I do know mastercam but this company has solid cam

Im in the process of learning it now.

Im jst looking for some simple code to get the rotary to go to a certain deg and will just write the rest by hand.

Thanks 

we cut some samples and decided not to take this job.

thanks for everyone's help.

Glad I asked..

thanks again

.186 FOR TOOL COMP?

.65 is fine..

thank you

.5 deep..  oops

We have a HASS mini mill that Ive jst been doing some simple programming.  Im use to Mastercam and this company has Solid Works and Solid Cam that Im still getting use to.

Was hoping someone here could help out with a program?

Thread milling 1.047-24 ID threads on the HASS.

Using a 1/2 12-32 carbide thread mill (.372 cutting diameter)

Matl we are threading is actually a 2" 5c collet.  pretty soft steel.

Thanks everyone! 

I do know it is processed in Germany and sintered underground.

Turning it from a sleeve..

Material type is carbon graphite resin impregnated.  It is compression molded and sintered for 3 months at 1200 deg.

That is all know about it.  Received some samples on this stuff, one pc is about 1" OD and the other is 5/8 OD.

It was recommended to use diamond tooling to turn it.    Order quantity is 60K for two different parts.

Any experience with this material would be greatly helpful.  I will post for info once I receive it.

Thanks 

for the lathe work turn off the coolant and try a shop-vac if you dont have any air hooked up... works well

ok.. Just tried contour tool path and everything is fine now.. Thanks a bunch! Would still like to know why the engraving didnt work...

Just rechained just the "F" and when i regen i get "open chains are ignored" and "not valid chains found. please select closed chains for contour"

Yeah i used letter... and i did chain window them. they are all hi-lighted with the correct arrow direction and i believe the parameters are set correctly also.. When i go to toggle or backplot that toolpath it is only doing the "O" I am using engraving toolpath and not contour..