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The HAAS TM1 (Mine is 2005, but most years will be similar) has a 15A 220V outlet for the coolant pump. FogBuster and SST LUBE CUBE don't come with a solenoid to control them on and off from the CNC machine. Ideally we can use the coolant pump output. The easiest way to connect it is to buy a 220V (240V) solenoid air valve. Any other voltage will require an adapter to transform the 220V to the voltage of the solenoid air valve (which could be 12, 24, 48, 110-120, or 220-240 V

I've been eyeing the Fogbuster system for years for times/equipment where I can't use flood coolant, but I just can't swallow paying several hundred dollars for a water filter housing, some tubing, and a small block of metal. Along comes SST, and finally makes a similar fogless flood coolant system, the SST Lube Cube, that may even have some improvements. ▼ WHERE TO BUY ▶ SST LUBE-Cube Fogless Coolant Sprayer System IS LUBECUBE A COPY OF FOGBUSTER? Yes, but the original Fogbu

I've been working on a vise jaw design that can hold a workpiece of any shape. The jaws are designed to fit ontop of a KURT clone vise....

The HAAS TM1 is commonly sold without way covers. The Y-axis linear rails are exposed, and the Y-axis ball screw has a spring cover that can still allow chips and coolant through. The exposed linear rails can get damaged, and they collect a lot of debris, which can get through the ball-bearing block wipers and contaminate the ball bearings. HAAS does sell metal front and rear covers for the linear rails, but they are expensive and still don't cover the ballscrew. TM-1 Y-axis

DISCLAIMER The following info are changes that were made to our equipment and for our reference only. Do not attempt to make any changes to your equipment. Only certified technicians with the proper skills are permitted to make changes to equipment. The HAAS TM1 (or HAAS TM-1P) came with large aluminum handles attached to the X and Y ballscrews, intended to be used by hand. I thought these would be useful, but in reality they are not. The position is awkward, which makes us

The Tormach PCNC 1100 (and 770) use a standard diameter spindle OD that is the same diameter as the Bridgeport milling machine quill diameter. So most accessories that fit on the Bridgeport spindle quill will fit on the Tormach. There are 90 degree heads that were and are still made for Bridgeport mills. They clamp onto the quill. The problem is that the available height of the clamping surface on the Tormach is smaller than a Bridgeport, because there's no quill to extend. S

Research paper on the efficiency of rotational cone disc cyclones for removing mist from airstream. Oil-Removal Performance of Rotating-Disk-Type Oil Separator I'm planning to test some dust cyclones to see how well they remove water and oil mist from an airstream. I use a Gore-Tex HEPA air filter in the shop vacs post cyclone. Will these filters effectively remove any remaining water/oil from the air after it has passed through the cyclone? It would also be interesting to se

Coolant used in metal cutting and CNC machining applications turns into an inevitable primordial soup if the machines are not run continuously. I've tried bubbler ozonator, but the problem is that the tanks are shallow and there's not enough time for good mixing into the coolant, so a lot of ozone escapes. It works, but it's not efficient. Also the stones get clogged over time. Venturi and Static Mixer The coolant lines on the Tormach and Haas TM-1 Mill and GT-10 lathes are b

I take apart a jammed keyless chuck to fix it and find out what's inside. The brand is AccuPro, but the chuck is is a generic keyless chuck design, the same model/design is sold by many brands, most of which are made in China or Taiwan. The chuck was totally jammed and the body would not rotate to tighten or loosen. Watch how I fixed it: I thought it was stuck due to corrosion, but when I was finally able to remove the CAT 40 taper tool holder shank, the chuck body freed up a

How I Use The Pierson Workholding Manual Pallet Changer For CNC Machining on Tormach PCNC 1100 Machining and setup of the pallets was done by Helton da Silva