New Haas VMC's more rigid than older ones?
I was wondering if anyone has run older (6-10 years old) Haas VMC's and newer ones (1-2 years old) and if they have made any improvements in rigidity. Maybe bigger rails, bigger trucks, more trucks,...
View ArticleParameter help turning on Haas barfeeder
I moved my 2002 SL-20 several months ago and did not re-connect the Haas barfeed. I'm working on Saturday and have the barfeed in place, hooked up but Im getting alarm#357..AUX AXIS DISABLED. When I...
View ArticleHaas hl-1
I have a chance to pickup a Hl-1 1994 or 95 vintage for 8k$ never ran a Haas lathe, Have not herd to many good things about them particulary the older ones. I have a BP romi cnc flatbed now and would...
View ArticleThread Milling Help Needed
Hello, Trying to mill an internal M16-1.0 left hand thread. The hole is blind and is .236" deep. Need to thread as close to the shoulder as possible. I have never thread milled before and the manual is...
View ArticleVF-2 Borken Tool Changer
I searched and found one post from Russ on this subject, but my problem is a little different. I mainly run a '09 VF-2 with umbrella tool changer at work. We have 2 of these machines and it seems...
View ArticleHass ST-20 tool offset not reflected in position?
We just got our brand new Hass ST-20 in, nothing special just a plain ole 2-axis lathe. On all our other lathes (fanuc controls) when in MDI and you call a tool (t0101 for example) it will show the x-z...
View ArticleNew Haas DT-1 - Is anchoring needed?
We are getting a new Haas DT-1 drill tap machine. The Haas pre-installation guide says a 6" concrete floor is adequate for most machines though their anchor kit is recommended. The anchor kit calls for...
View ArticleHaas control problem
I have a Harding VMC1000 with Semiens control; Iam trying too inter face a Haas 5 controler to it. I used one a the spare relays put when I put in the M-code in to the crt the relay led light does not...
View ArticleAny 6061 finishing pics we could see ?
We're looking at a VF2 and had a few questions Haas head quarters couldn't answer. Our current machine isn't producing the finish we're after and think it boils down to a number of things. So we're...
View ArticleSuper Mini Mill Drive belt
The spindle drive belt on our Super Mill Mill bit the dust. I plan on replacing it myself, and was wondering if there is anything special to watch out for. It looks pretty straight forward, but, if...
View Articlehow to delete all programs
i have a gr-510 with an alarm 251 and it wants me to delete the corrupt program. so i select the program and when it says delete i hit yes and it gives those alarms. is there a way around this or there...
View ArticleEc300
Anyone here have any experience on an EC300? Looking for a horizontal. No real production type work, all 1-5pc orders mainly aluminum and 1018 steel. Looking to keep a few different setups on some...
View ArticleHow to realighn 2012 Haas ST-30 turret?
I stuffed a boring bar into a large diameter part today and ripped the part right out of chuck and destroyed the boring bar :bawling: In the process I tweeked the turret out of alighnment. With an...
View ArticleNew Haas VF-2SSYT w/side mount tool changer has lost a tool, no service until...
We were running a program for the third time, with no changes of any kind when a tool change came up with no tool. The tool that had been successfully pulled the first two runs was still sitting in the...
View ArticleHow to manually insert tool during program
Run on 2010 VF3 I have a large custom tool in one of my programs. Here is how I currently do this M00 switch to MDI Load tool into spindle when I go to MDI then back to MEM to run the program the...
View ArticleThreading issues with TL2
I just tried to cut metric threads with my TL2 and got less than poor results. The threading cycle started out ok, but after 3 passes the machine drove the tool into the cut to deep and CRUNCH went the...
View ArticleWant small Haas VMC
I am considering purchasing a new Haas VM1-P machining center. I would probably rather have a MiniMill, but the VM1-P looks to be the better buy. It comes with a 6000 rpm spindle and a 10 tool changer,...
View ArticleBad idea to start with
Is there a way to use constant "milling" cutter comp? We need to do a bunch of hand work on some highly cosmetic parts and have a TRM available, so we want to polish these parts with a sewn polishing...
View ArticleUnderstanding haas amp rating
I am trying to understand the amp rating of haas machines. It says on the back of the panel under 240 volts single phase is 40 amps. Then under that it says largest load is 15amps. Which one do I read?...
View ArticleVF1 Problem Error 170
We are getting error 170 phase lost L1-L2. Incoming power is ok, all phases working. No help from Haas service, suspect board problem, anyone have similar problem? Bob
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