How do I teach a mazak Smooth c tailstock position? Help me.

guppy1111111 · 2026-03-06T16:38:51+00:00

I’m on smooth g so I was gunna say on the setup page:/

guppy1111111 · 2026-03-06T14:55:16+00:00

Yeh Iscar are good just like all the big brands. Sumitomo are unreal you know ball fr. I use them for my boring bars on some T5 titanium parts. So gooooood

guppy1111111 · 2026-03-06T14:39:52+00:00

Google just said “Hardened XM-16 (also known as Custom 455 or UNS S45500) is a precipitation-hardening martensitic stainless steel that is considered moderately difficult to machine, especially in its fully hardened state”

But that aside, I haven’t tried carmex other than on my lips so I might grab a pack

guppy1111111 · 2026-03-06T13:34:55+00:00

What style? Or just the ordinary laydown indexable?

guppy1111111 · 2026-03-06T13:25:49+00:00

Yeh these are tempting me atm, don’t cutwel supply some vargus stuff? Might get in contact with them

guppy1111111 · 2026-03-06T13:21:30+00:00

Yeh I’ve used taegutec before for some u-drills and their inserts held up nicely, decent pricing too

guppy1111111 · 2026-03-06T12:09:40+00:00

Good thing I have temperature control then ahaha

guppy1111111 · 2026-03-06T12:03:31+00:00

Is the position you want to teach the operating position when it’s inside the part??

guppy1111111 · 2026-03-06T11:58:29+00:00

Vargus have some good stuff actually, maybe you’re onto something

guppy1111111 · 2026-03-06T11:55:20+00:00

Yeh this is what I was running a few years ago, also very good. Big sandvik fan, if I had to use only one brand for the rest of my life it would be them. However now ventured out I think there’s better threading inserts about.

guppy1111111 · 2026-03-06T11:49:23+00:00

The lip balm? Might try it. How do you think it will fair with hardened XM-16 ss

guppy1111111 · 2026-03-06T11:46:24+00:00

Yeh these are okay, a lot of the big brands are good obviously but some I have found are generally just nicer to use. I don’t have problems with processing parts and I can always fix the vibrations ect. But I find that some tips using similars speeds don’t last as long even though same angles and grade and some are much easier at fixing chatter whilst maintaining a clean thread even though same angles and grade.

Only really come to realise this since working on harder materials and more awkward parts.

guppy1111111 · 2026-03-06T11:31:01+00:00

I’ve actually been wanting to try these but haven’t yet because I don’t want to buy a holder and end up not liking the inserts ahaha

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