Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Re: Taig CNC mill

I appreciate your comments re materials for turning. The problem is that
the saddle can tilt towards the operator, lifting the rear sliding surface
if the material is "difficult" - you need to set up the saddle retaining
keeper under the bed VERY close to prevent this - do it and it is a
different machine!

I was programming one of these (EMCO CNC5 lathe) to turn Tungsten - and it
worked. NB What I mean is that the work piece was Tungsten metal not
Tungsten carbide- The Tungsten metal turns like a rather obnoxious mild
steel, tears easily, and will destroy carbide tools if you allow it to rub
instead of cut for even a second or two.

What we were making was competition Darts, - as in throw at a dart board.
serious darts sell at about $100 -200 per set of 3, and are often made of
Tungsten because it is about 2.5 times the weight of a similar sized piece
of lead.

Jim Gregg
At 06:53 PM 2/17/01 -0800, you wrote:

>It might be that I am mixed up. Emco is an Austrian machine factory and
>Enco is a US tool supplier. Am I right?

+++++++++++++++++++++++++++<< CUT >>++++++++++++++++++++++++

To that time I only knew how to turn manually.

>After 2 free afternoons the thing worked like a clock. Except: the chuck

wouldn't close centrical.

>There was no hope to turn both ends of a piece. And no steel and even in

Plastic or aluminium

>you couldn't make any heavy cut. The control panel and software to that

time was top.

>But what helps a nice control on a bubble gum lathe?
>Sven Peter