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2018年6月26日 · The 440 is a neat little machine. Normally I think it is too close to the 770 in price, but with the sale they have going right now, it is tempting to grab one myself. With that said, I think I'll hold out as I am about 75% of the way to a nicely spec'd 770M.
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2016年3月3日 · Tormach used to have a white paper that described moving the 770 mill through tight spaces, including doorways. Again, as I recall, the process involved positioning the table in one position and getting the machine partway through, then moving the table to permit getting the rest of the machine through.
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2013年10月7日 · The 440 has a brushless DC motor; nothing bad has come out about that yet, but previous manufacturers of hobby grade equipment who went with BLDC motors have ran into problems. 3. The 440 uses lower spec'd ballscrews than the 770 and 1100 (p4 rolled instead of …
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2020年6月4日 · According to Tormach, you should be between .001 and .0015" backlash or lost motion. You can check the spindle in a similar manner. Other things to check would be table flatness and tram. Not being familiar with the 440, I can't give you specific advice and a full check can get really involved.
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2016年3月3日 · Tormach PathPilot refers to conversational operation as running various canned programs. In Mach 3, these canned programs were referred to as wizards. At the current time, PathPilot offers six machining routines; facing, profiling, pocketing, drilling, threadmilling, and …
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2014年11月23日 · The simplest way to engrave lines with the Tormach is to use the jog/shuttle. (assuming your lines are parallel to an axis) Truth ne known, mpost of the the work I do in my Tormach is with the jog shuttle. I do this because for simple cuts it is far easier than creating a model, importing into CAM and creating a g-code program.
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2021年10月15日 · I spent more than I should have on my initial 440 CNC package a few months ago, and I'm very glad I bought it rather than a manual mill, but I need to get it paid off before I can justify spending more money on more accessories, but seeing Tormach release the power drawbar for the 440 made me want it even more. $700 for the factory kit isn't ...
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2020年7月15日 · Path Pilot isn't CAM. It has a bunch of conversational routines that can be strung together to make a fairly complex routine but a CAM program can input a 3D model and with manipulation from you and generate usable G code for your Tormach to run. PathPilot will convert the G code into instructions that the 440 can run.
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2018年6月26日 · I have to go to the setting tab to change between the two before probing or using the ETS. Frankly, for a onesie tool measurement, I've found it quicker to manually measure the tool length on the Tormach surface plate and height gauge. " Thanks again for the 411 on IronHorse, I think this will be a big help getting parts set up accurately.
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2015年2月1日 · Had the Tormach model and Even the Tormach passive probe can be pretty accurate Less than .001 when adjusted correctly. There are a few other options that work with PP, Drewtronics has a less expensive option that may not be as accurate but works for many And a gentleman in the U.K. has developed a accessory to go wireless if that’s your ...