At least the gear teeth aren't chewed up.

01'-.015' pits where the ball bearings dug into it, and there was a puddle of rusty chunks in the bottom of the cavity. The linear bushing's shot, the sleeve that rides in it has about. Looks like coolant or something got into the cavity and sat for a long time. It took a couple of days to tear it down.

After looking at the arcane parts book schematics (they're just AWFUL), we decided it must be an oil seal on the front of the telescoping shaft on the tool changer. After we filled it up, we noticed oil dripping from the front of the turret. Looks like it hadn't been done for several years. A coworker and I went to PM it a couple weeks ago. Just when I was starting to like this machine. i'll probably put up a second round of numbers tomorrow. these are some of my most common things i do, please comment on how it stacks up against any similar operation that you do. 5 carbide drill, 2 flutes thru coolant, T-drilling a 4 inch deep hole C-SP 260, FR. so thats all i know about machining, is how to run conservatively. As was the previous operator (who i learned from).

Instead i was more interested in tool life and machine life. since all of the parts i make are consumed internally in the company, there has never been pressure to maximize output - as long as i was keeping up with internal demand, there was no reason to push for more. questions i am severely under qualified to answer, haha. so i am being asked some serious questions about whether or not we should buy a second machine. Our company is growing rapidly, and with 2 shifts on the current machine we are approaching full capacity. Turning and milling aluminum exclusively. First of all - 250-2 msy with mazatrol matrix nexus control

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