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14102
... Speak to Kurt Daley at Taig - he will be able to help you diagnose. ... The motors *do* draw current all the time the controller is powered on, so expect...
Tony Jeffree
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Oct 1, 2004
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14103
... <snip> Okay, I think I might understand a little better now. Does the "ram" travel back and forth along the axis of the machine? If so, does the cutting...
Lynn Livingston
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Oct 1, 2004
12:15 pm
14104
Yes, the ram travels back and forth with the stroke being adjusted by the operator for the job by moving the "scotch yoke" pivot point. The position of the ram...
ammcoman2
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Oct 1, 2004
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14105
Thanks Peter, I sent you an email before I wrote this. I will look at this some more when I get time. I like the idea of your turbo Taig Board. The prob...
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Oct 1, 2004
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14106
Hi, I use a laptop, but would like to use my old Winnt desktop, seems turbo Taig is the way to go... practically unanimous :] "zud" ??? Not familiar with that...
the_goose_is_out
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14107
... I think you got the right interpretation. Tom...
benedict@...
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Oct 1, 2004
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14108
... Not if we could talk Taig into making one. {:>) Don...
Don Rogers
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Oct 1, 2004
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14109
Bill, I would definitely recommend Peter's board. I bought one of the very first ones and it's still going strong. It was not difficult to install although it...
Ken Jenkins
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Oct 1, 2004
7:23 pm
14110
I'm new to this forum, and so I have a cuple of questions: -Will there ever be a CNC lathe from Taig? -Have any of you used the Linux software EMC? Regards, ...
baldusi
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Oct 1, 2004
8:16 pm
14111
Taig will not probably have a CNC lathe anytime in the next couple of years, if ever. felice@... is Felice Luftschein and Nicholas Carter. Check out our ...
Felice Luftschein and...
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Oct 1, 2004
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14112
Don't know if you guys have already noticed or not, me having been looking elsewhere most of the summer, but the Lindsey Books catalog says that Dave Gingery,...
Larry Richter
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Oct 1, 2004
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14113
... I didn't know. Thanks for sending this. I can't say I bought his books in their first printing, but I've got all of Dave's and most of Vince's books. I...
benedict@...
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Oct 1, 2004
10:35 pm
14114
... <snip> ... Yeah Geoff, that helps alot. I think I've got a good idea now of how it works in general. Like I said, it sounds like a really neat machine. Not...
Lynn Livingston
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Oct 1, 2004
11:03 pm
14115
... They've largely been replaced by the milling machine, which is why they don't much show up any more. Still, there are some operations you can do on a...
benedict@...
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Oct 2, 2004
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14116
... I ... ViewItem&category=58254&item=3842605402&rd=1 ... is a ... If you can get this at a good price it will be a great deal. I am currently running my...
timgoldstein
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Oct 2, 2004
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14117
I wonder if anyone has the exact dimension from the bead to the center of the head stock on the taig lathe. I could get it with a height gauge but just thought...
Steve J Whisken
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Oct 2, 2004
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14118
... Nominally 2.25" according to the Taig specification. Regards, Tony...
Tony Jeffree
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Oct 2, 2004
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14119
Hi Group. I'm trying to make a few adapters for my wood lathe that require an MT2 taper. I made the first one by measuring the major OD and the minor OD of an...
Lynn Livingston
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Oct 2, 2004
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14120
Hi Lynn, Don't feel badly. Cutting precise tapers isn't one of those things you can do by swinging the compound around to some visual setting. Here are a...
Stan Stocker
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Oct 2, 2004
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14121
Taig sells a "riser block" which raises the chuck height 1". This also comes with a corresponding block for the lathe crossfeed. This riser block also works...
dhkoizumi
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Oct 2, 2004
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14122
As a newbie to machining, I want to ask a dumb question( forgive me). I understand the utility of a DRO but I plan on purchasing a TAIG CNC Mill soon and want...
skerbitz
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Oct 2, 2004
10:16 pm
14123
... Ah shucks, I was afraid you was going to say that! This is going to get technical, isn't it? :-) ... This is basically how I did the one MT2 taper slug,...
Lynn Livingston
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Oct 2, 2004
10:46 pm
14124
... me). ... CNC ... with a ... Matt, I'm a newbie as well, but let me discuss and show what little I know. :-) Assuming (I know, I know) your mill will be an...
Lynn Livingston
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14125
... use ... Methods ... I actually don't find this method tough (perhaps your method is slightly different). I setup two plunge indicators. One that measures...
Robin S.
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Oct 3, 2004
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14126
... Hi Robin. This sounds like something i could do, if I could just understand the setup better. When you say that one indicator should measure the z axis...
Lynn Livingston
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Oct 3, 2004
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14127
... Basically, the hypotenuse of the triangle is the side of the compound rest. The Z axis indicator measures the movement of the carrage along the lathe bed...
Robin S.
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Oct 3, 2004
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14128
I'm testing my new CNC Taig Mill and it sometimes "skids" when set on fast. Any idea what could be happening?...
baldusi
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Oct 4, 2004
10:27 pm
14129
I just ordered my taig cnc today. I'm going through enco "grocery" shopping, picking up some new tooling. I came upon a question. From the looks of the...
smocksam
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Oct 5, 2004
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14130
How important is a coolant system on a taig cnc? Should I throw one on my enco order? Or can I survive without one?...
smocksam
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Oct 5, 2004
2:45 am
14131
... I assume by "coolant" you mean using cutting fluids? If that's not the case, please ignore the rest of my e-mail. But if that's the case .... Cutting...
Kory Hamzeh
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