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Machining Aluminum 4" Block on Machine Shop Days (RBIndexer Unit). Mounted on HAAS Rotary Table HRT-210 and VMC http://www.machineshopdays.com/

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[EarlRausch]

Thank you for a great video. I have two questions.

After you have programed the machine, Do you use any type of foam to try the new program on ? ( To save broken tools etc.)

And I see two jets with lube/cooling liquid is the jet on the right primarily for chip removal ?

One more ? What is the life span for the cooling/lube liquid ?

Thanks again !

[MachineShopDays]

@EarlRausch

We do not use foam, we take steps to reduce tools from breaking, we use a computer program on the PC to see the part cut virtualy.

The Primary purpose of the coolant is keeping the tools cool, second would be for chip removal. When one nozzle is blocked from the part itself the second nozzle still hits the cutter with coolant.

The coolant lasts mostly until it evaperates, being that its mostly water.

[JTMarlin8]

This is better than vises on a trunnion... how?

[MachineShopDays]

@JTMarlin8 Who said its "better then vises on a trunnion..."? vices are good on trunnions, if you have one. Here in the video is a fixture that expands the capability of a Rotary Table. Its a Universal fixture and holds many different parts. This fixture does not take up the hole table, now I can finish the part on the table vice making the whole part in one machine. Affordable, Universal, Accurate.

[togaida]

If I have to [pre] machine a workpiece on a VMC just so it could be clamped into this system, why even take it off the VMC? That took 46 sec. just to setup onto this system, that isn't even counting the editing done to the video, looks as if I don't need to replace my trunion table, which has a CNC rotarty table where I don't have to stop the machine to turn the piece, nice piece, but not cost effective.

[MachineShopDays]

1.25" and bigger requires pre machining. Pre machining allows 1 vice fits all parts. Larger parts hang over the vice, allowing all the tools to reach the part (try that with a standard vice). 4th axis with a pallet changer is cost effective, especially one that indexes the 5th axis. Additionaly I realy like how its compact enough to fit a standard 6" vice on the table for second operations, even on a 30" travel VMC

[Alpaca50]

@EarlRausch

He's cutting aluminum, the chip's would melt before turning blue.

[EarlRausch]

@MachineShopDays

Ok I see. Running the program on the PC would be the key to finding any interference issues, And the cooling is clear to me now, No Blue chips !

Thank you for your time in making your reply,

I have been going back and forth between a CNC Mill and a manual mill, I am thinking the only negative aspect of the CNC Mill would be the programing part,

I did do some programing on an Apple 2 :)

Thanks again.