Afternoon all, but mainly FAO Denford technical help I have a Mirac PC lathe, which i have had converted to Mach3. Recently the tool changer hasn't been locking back correctly. the ATC unlocks, indexes to the correct tool, but then when the ATC draws back in i have to rest a finger on the rotating b...

ok cool, at least you’ve found the fault, and letting me know how to work around it. bit of an update.. I’ve made a 13,8mm dia male thread on LCD, and broke it down using limited knowledge/Wikipedia please help me out with any ???’s, as it looks like I'm going to need a crash course on how to define...

Thanks for the reply guys. I forgot to mention im running a Mirac-PC - on WinXP is this an 'older' machine as described above ?? Before i bought QT2D (two week or so ago), i used "Lathecam designer" to produce a part with a thread https://dl.dropbox.com/u/77961576/denford/DSCF6068%20-%20Copy.JPG Ive...

Hi all. I’m pretty new to CNC turning and the Denford software. I’ve pretty much got to grips with setting up material offset, and using a RHK to turn basic items. I’m now looking at threading but i seem to be having a major problem. I don’t know whether it is something I’m doing wrong so ill run th...

Hello all. I have several queries, but ill keep them seperate to avoid confusion and enabling searching to be easier. this query relates to internal drilling without the use of a boring bar. i wishing to make a thread adaptor - 24mmOD to 14mmOD. it has an internal bore of 10.2mm like: https://dl.dro...

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hi guys/gals. i recently got my hands on an old Mirac PC lathe with an ATC. i wish to create a part that is 200mm long. however the max distance the z axis will travel is -135mm from the standard home position, which did come to about 1" right of the chuck jaws i understand that this is probably bec...