"Shops have plenty of reasons to automate their CNC lathes. Throughput becomes more predictable. Labor costs go down with unattended machining. There’s a subsequent increase of available working hours. And don’t forget the primary motivation behind any foray into automation: It’s tough to find people with the required skills.Adding a robot can make...

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2021-09-16

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"Hey there,I've been running and upgrading my little desktop router for the past few years, but I would still consider myself a newbie at motion control. I recently upgraded my setup from Mach3+LPT PCI card to using the KFLOP with the intention of running them in Closed Loop Mode. I never even got that far. I've read all the documentation and seen ...

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2021-09-28

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"I am pretty new to machining and have been tasked with using this machine for creating one-offs and prototypes:https://www.ebay.com/itm/20280771500....c100010.m2109The problem I am having is that every time I try to use a keyseat cutter to do an undercut or cut a simple O-ring groove, the stepper motors start to skip steps or something and then th...

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2021-09-29

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