Can Barrow some of your tools?

Belville washer stack are pairs, cup face to face, stacked three pair top and bottom. Think strong springs allowing the plate to self compensate better. Nut should be tight, it is not an adjustment.sorry it’s 3 yrs. late.

Why 9999 O-9999 wipes the memory on a fanuc system. I'd rather avoid any calls to 9999. I know you do not need to use 9999. It's just alarm bells going off.

your eye ball guessatimate plates wasn't .05. .1 is a safe bet on your machine. But I am watching because it has been 24 years since I have ran a fadal and the shop I am at has one. Completely have forgotten how to start one up. I do remember CS and that is about it. Thank you for the vid.

Thank you for the video! I want to know if it’s possible to wire an external sensor to detect the presence of something ?

Can we add an external sensor to detect the presence of a block ?? Thank you

Thank you for the demonstration, this robot is so good. It motivates to have one like this on the desktop.

How is everything? Hope all is well with you and yours. Looking foward to seeing your Fadal up and making chips.

hola donde puedo conseguir el manual que estas usando si lo puedes compartir estaría muy agradecido Gracias

My Fadals have a cabinet that houses a spindle chiller with its pump and reservoir for the Dow Frost where you mounted that skimmer. They are all 10,000 RPM spindles and maybe that is the difference. It just looked strange to me not to see one there.

Your a badass buddy, thank u sooooo much for your fadal videos. I really love my machine but its tired and needs work. I cant afford a new machine but thanks to you're videos i dont think i have to

This was awesome. Man I really want an old Fadal! Work has an old vmc20 and it's just so damn reliable!

question:: does the encoder need to be clocked?? i just purchased a new encoder this morning and should get it by the end of the week. thanks

5:59 - Where does the oil come from? When using flood coolant is oil used too when milling? Thanks.

Hi! Just subscribed! Thanks for the video. I’m liking to have a machine at home that needs a RPC. How many amps do you have going to the house/garage? Did you have to increase it?

Thanks for your hard work with the video...not sure if you're still doing your offsets this way as its a old video but there is a way less complicated way of doing it. Use the haimer to set your offsets directly and use a cheap 2" dial tool setter off the vice or table. Use your Haimer first to get your height with the 2" block off your vice and table and record those numbers...mine off the vice is -7.996" or something. Then when tool setting and it asks guage block just enter that -7.996". Fixture offset will be direct reading from your Haimer no need to mess around with Macros. I also never move the axis control knobs or step knobs...I always leave the rotary in Z and the steps at max. that way you have a bit of a safety buffer when you enter jog mode and have forgotten to move it back to Z...Just use x, y, z on your keyboard for axis control and H,M,L for step size...

Good move!!! This is a real serius machine with way more capacity. Your production rate will be double if you machine steel. The biggest drawback is the spindle rpms not so high and the outdated electronics and control. But you will be able to make some improvements as you progress.

I still don’t know how to add usb drive program into the panel

requerimos el manual de una cnc, veo que tienes el original, a nosotros nos dieron unas mugrosas copias con imagenes ilegibles y una pesima traduccion al español, te pido por favor me digas cuanto cuesta un manual, la empresa de fadal en mexico ya no existe y no tenemos soporte tecnico

When checking backlash you need to be checking along the travel of that axis to see the wear at different points along that ball screw. The way you appear to be checking Y is by moving X which is only going to show you the backlash at one point in the ball screw

Thanks much for the great series of videos . . . it's been very helpful in setting up our 'new' VMC15. Any idea where we can get a pivoting table like the one you installed on the bottom of the control box in this video? I"ve been Googling around and don't even know what to call it.

My X axis is vibrating badly like it cannot resolve where it is. The resolver has the correct 1.7vac at the bullet terminal, and is silky smooth bearings. I took the resolver apart and the insides look factory fresh. I'm stumped, guess Ill replace it.... but wondering what the next part I'll be throwing at it, as I dont think this one is malfunctioning.

I cannot express how thankful I am for these videos. These prehistoric Dino machines. Have drove me crazy at work

Why do you think you need that expensive whizz bang contraption to do your work? Machinists have been doing ultra accurate and production work for 200 years without that thing.

Every Fadal Ive used has "Go to last home position? Y/N" and I have always hit N, because it goes somewhere random and sets that as the nrw machine zero. I figured out how to stop this. Go to the actual home position, hit N for this prompt, then type into the command line "SetCS" for setting the cold start. None of my machines prompt me for another home position when I start them now. Helps save some time.

Great video! But just for future reference, the springs you referred to as bevel springs, are actually called Belville Washers, and how they are stacked can vary from application to application.

I'd be interested in a kit. Don't have a kill to help with parts so a fully off the shelf solution is definitely interesting!

If you bought your level from MSC, you're not a cheapskate!

Buen día buenos vídeos una pregunta tengo una Fadal 2216 1997. Al apretar el botón verde no se oye el chasquido al principio si se oía A veces si y a veces no podrías orientarme que puede ser ? Gracias

Buen día buenos tus vídeos una pregunta tengo una Fadal 2216 año 1997 En el eje Z. Cómo que no responde muy bien el husillo cómo que no gira bien Me podrías orientar algo porfavor gracias

Ive been looking at one localy how do you load a program? I currently use fusion 360 on a brand new machine at work but im wanting to get a fadal for home use

Hi, would a 5HP rotery Three Phase Converter be big enough for a 4.4 KVA EDM machine ? Thank you for any help.!!

what "clear" coolant are you running is it Blaser Synergy 735? Ive been running it in my Tormach and for the 1st year it was fine, now all the paint is pealing but I cant say I did not know the issues others have had with the 735 so I guess I'm now paying the price. I hate oil based coolants is yours non oil?

Very helpful videos, thank you. I just got 3 vmc15/xts. Same here, used to Haas, mori, even had a tormach. Fadals are just a little weird/older/different. Fyi fadal newbs..g54 is 'e1' . I was sooo confused when my g54 didn't show after post processing😊

Hello Mr thank you for this video. But i have problem. I push manual Then spacebar Then custom macro but i have diference manu only some opitions with programm (change program itc) and why? Sorry for my poor English i'm fadal from Poland;)

I've really appreciated your Fadal videos as I was getting my 15XT set up. I fired it up successfully for the first time a week or so ago and am getting close to making chips! I just wanted to say that your attitude in this video is really inspiring. It seems like you've had a lot of change in your life recently, some of it seems quite challenging, and you seem so upbeat and positive in the way you're approaching it all. I was very happy to see in the comments that you've still got the Fadal tucked away for when you've got the space again. Congrats on the new job!

Thank you, I am very happy with your videos. i just bought a fadal vmc15 so you help me thank you very much 💪👍

Thanks for the video, well done, this will help me a lot. I’m just getting started on a Fadal.

Good stuff, Bro. At first, I thought this was like the Smithsonian Channel when I saw that mill. Just busting your chops. I subscribed so let's get it on with that Fadal. Thanks for making a video of getting that rotary converter going.

I was actually pretty disappointed with my purchase from Elephant Robotics. I purchased the MechArm 270 M5. They didn't have as many resources to get things working.

I think the answer would be to use a dedicated 3/4" end mill holder and calibrate the Haimer in that holder. Then never remove it from that holder. ER collets are good, but not perfect.

Fadal would not ever be a candidate for me after 34 years in the business and running nearly ALL brands over the years. The worst boat anchor I've ever seen. First one I ever ran was complete pile and company called Fadal to come get their crap out of our building ASAP but there was no longer a company left to return it to. Kept it without making further payments for 5 years then scrapped it.

I just prefer to set toolheights off top of vise jaw. Then measure from top of part to top of vise jaw and boom, that’s your z offset. No need for anything fancy…

You spend 20 minutes talking about your tools and then you speed up the important part? This guy is an idiot..

Thank you so much

Nice nice job

Thank you, that was very helpful.

the robot arm hello world program 🤣

thanks I am working with this for my final year project and this was really useful to get a basic understanding of how to use it!

Hermano muchas gracias por la información saludos desde México