Great job on the video Jason. I’ve been trying too absorb as much info on Tormach as possible over the last year in preparation for purchasing my first machine. Still not dead set on them, your videos are great and give a lot of insight for those of us trying too decide which direction too go. Please keep them coming.
I'm happy to help. I did the same thing, and went back and forth between the new Tormach and a used Haas mini mill. for me the deciding factor was the machine size and cost even though the Haas machines are better overall and more powerful. The Haas machines were too tall for my garage without cutting holes in the roof and would have cost about 10k-15k more for one with similar specs. We'll see how I feel about it all as time goes on, it's definitely not all sunshine and rainbows.
Thank you for this! No instructions came with the 4th axis kit (driver only) for M/MX. Guess I better check with Tormach for the dip switches (I have an 8" rotary)
Great video Jason, i recently bought a 1100mx and looking to setup a small product shop. i would like to chat with you as i am trying figure out things as i go. if you are willing to chat please let me know… but your content helps a lot…
You might want to move the rotary to the right side, if you need to run longer tools. I can see the tool changer being a problem with interference with longer tools. Some loc line will overcome the coolant issues.
Just got around to making T-nuts for my MicroArc. I’m having issues rigid tapping. Drill hole is .257 and I’m using a 5/16-18 tap. In fusion I used the drill option then tapping. What were your feeds and speeds? TIA!
@@daoneblackasian9886 What kind of issues are you having? There might be more to it than just the feed rate. I'll admit I have had trouble figuring out how to run taps, I always go too fast. In this video the tap being held in a drill chuck wasn't a great thing either, it slipped later on after posting this. I have a proper tap holder now. What kind of tap are you using? for this Spiral Flute HSS tap I was running at 800rpm in 6061 aluminum. Not sure if that's optimal but that's I got by that way.
I’m using a HSS spiral flute bottoming with a through hole. I going about 750 rpm and the tap/mill just stop at about .125 into the hole. I feel like the feed rate is high but I don’t see how to adjust in in the Drill/tapping option in fusion. Also 6061 Al stock.
Feed rate is based on the RPM for tapping, nothing else you can change there. Seems odd that it would stall out on something small like that. If you can post a video of the problem it will be easier to tell what's going on and someone out there might have had a similar experience.
Can you not put one of the T nuts on the other side of the unit? Seems odd to put all your holding power on one side rather than across from each other. Do they not line up with the table slots? Even better use all 4 slots?
Maybe I didn't show that part very clearly but there are 4 T-nuts and bolts holding the 4th axis to the table. It would be odd to have them on only one side. There is another location for longer bolts but I believe that is for a different machine since they don't line up with my slots.
@@vcedge9466 that makes total sense. I guess I missed it in the video. On the bench you talked through 1 side and I saw the machining of 2 T nuts. Thanks for clarifying. Great video.
It's the standard flood coolant system Tormach offers, although I have slightly modified the manifold. I'm continuing to make other modifications, but in stock form it's not bad.
Does it bug you to spend over $30K, $2.3K on the microarc itself and they can't execute on the T nuts? It's not a huge deal to make some t nuts but you need to hold them accountable. I thought they'd be better than that.
I'm slightly annoyed but not that surprised. I haven't been able to find t-nuts like that for sale anywhere yet. The cost of the machine and 4th axis is still very budget oriented when it comes to new CNC equipment so I kind of expected some minor issues like this. I bet you can find users of all kinds of high end machines that are bothered by certain aspects of them given their cost. In fact, I know some guys that are running multi million dollar machines with spindles that go down often and when they do it costs a ton to fix. They are more than slightly annoyed.
It think it looked closer than it was at that angle. I can assure you my fingers were completely out of the path of the blade, but I could have used a push stick to be sure. Thanks for the reminder.
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Helped me again when I went to setup my 4th axis. Appreciate the work you put into these videos.
Nice video, plenty of details.That mill rocks.
Great job on the video Jason. I’ve been trying too absorb as much info on Tormach as possible over the last year in preparation for purchasing my first machine. Still not dead set on them, your videos are great and give a lot of insight for those of us trying too decide which direction too go. Please keep them coming.
I'm happy to help. I did the same thing, and went back and forth between the new Tormach and a used Haas mini mill. for me the deciding factor was the machine size and cost even though the Haas machines are better overall and more powerful. The Haas machines were too tall for my garage without cutting holes in the roof and would have cost about 10k-15k more for one with similar specs. We'll see how I feel about it all as time goes on, it's definitely not all sunshine and rainbows.
Thank you for this! No instructions came with the 4th axis kit (driver only) for M/MX. Guess I better check with Tormach for the dip switches (I have an 8" rotary)
You're welcome. I'm sure the switches are slightly different for that one. Enjoy your new tools!
Great video Jason, i recently bought a 1100mx and looking to setup a small product shop. i would like to chat with you as i am trying figure out things as i go. if you are willing to chat please let me know… but your content helps a lot…
You might want to move the rotary to the right side, if you need to run longer tools. I can see the tool changer being a problem with interference with longer tools. Some loc line will overcome the coolant issues.
Just a suggestion good project would be make a larger table for the saw to adapt to existing mount. What you have is to close for the fingers.
Great video! I got my MicroArc about 2 weeks ago for my 1100MX. Didn’t realize the T nuts were the wrong size!
Glad I could help and thanks for watching! It was fun to make the those parts. Look out for more build videos coming up involving the 4th axis.
Just got around to making T-nuts for my MicroArc. I’m having issues rigid tapping. Drill hole is .257 and I’m using a 5/16-18 tap. In fusion I used the drill option then tapping. What were your feeds and speeds? TIA!
@@daoneblackasian9886 What kind of issues are you having? There might be more to it than just the feed rate. I'll admit I have had trouble figuring out how to run taps, I always go too fast. In this video the tap being held in a drill chuck wasn't a great thing either, it slipped later on after posting this. I have a proper tap holder now. What kind of tap are you using? for this Spiral Flute HSS tap I was running at 800rpm in 6061 aluminum. Not sure if that's optimal but that's I got by that way.
I’m using a HSS spiral flute bottoming with a through hole. I going about 750 rpm and the tap/mill just stop at about .125 into the hole. I feel like the feed rate is high but I don’t see how to adjust in in the Drill/tapping option in fusion. Also 6061 Al stock.
Feed rate is based on the RPM for tapping, nothing else you can change there. Seems odd that it would stall out on something small like that. If you can post a video of the problem it will be easier to tell what's going on and someone out there might have had a similar experience.
Can you not put one of the T nuts on the other side of the unit? Seems odd to put all your holding power on one side rather than across from each other. Do they not line up with the table slots? Even better use all 4 slots?
Maybe I didn't show that part very clearly but there are 4 T-nuts and bolts holding the 4th axis to the table. It would be odd to have them on only one side. There is another location for longer bolts but I believe that is for a different machine since they don't line up with my slots.
@@vcedge9466 that makes total sense. I guess I missed it in the video. On the bench you talked through 1 side and I saw the machining of 2 T nuts. Thanks for clarifying. Great video.
is that the coolant system from tormach or is it custom made?
It's the standard flood coolant system Tormach offers, although I have slightly modified the manifold. I'm continuing to make other modifications, but in stock form it's not bad.
Cool video but the pathing lol
Does it bug you to spend over $30K, $2.3K on the microarc itself and they can't execute on the T nuts? It's not a huge deal to make some t nuts but you need to hold them accountable. I thought they'd be better than that.
I'm slightly annoyed but not that surprised. I haven't been able to find t-nuts like that for sale anywhere yet. The cost of the machine and 4th axis is still very budget oriented when it comes to new CNC equipment so I kind of expected some minor issues like this. I bet you can find users of all kinds of high end machines that are bothered by certain aspects of them given their cost. In fact, I know some guys that are running multi million dollar machines with spindles that go down often and when they do it costs a ton to fix. They are more than slightly annoyed.
Tormach website actually states that the microarc was designed for the 440 and you would need an adapter plate to mount on the 770 or 1100.
You're gonna lose a finger on that bandsaw if you continue with that technique.
It think it looked closer than it was at that angle. I can assure you my fingers were completely out of the path of the blade, but I could have used a push stick to be sure. Thanks for the reminder.