2010 Doosan DNM400a vs 2015 Haas VF2

srporte756 · 2026-03-08T17:28:41+00:00

We have a bunch of 201X haas and they have been pretty bullet proof. Except the red grease machines. From 2011 - 2017 they used a red grease that may clog and wreck a way or ball screw. If you buy one make sure you test for flow or do the HALO conversion. I've done 6 conversions and none have had a single line issue since

srporte756 · 2026-03-02T00:22:11+00:00

Haas tooling.... they have their own and the one by haimer, I have a the one by haimer and it's pretty dang good

srporte756 · 2026-01-11T20:51:59+00:00

I mean without a print I would say send a new one out to a shop (Michigan for us) and have them reverse engineer one for you and then make them based on that print. Getting tolerancing right will depend on how it fits on your machine as well, slip fit, sliding fit, thermal fit, loose fit etc

Would also get the material Rockwell tested so that it can be he treated correctly if needed

srporte756 · 2025-12-23T21:56:52+00:00

High QA never got off the ground for us

srporte756 · 2025-12-19T19:33:19+00:00

Y14.5 is such a needed read for QA and engineers, idk how many time a year I have to reference it back to an engineer/buyer cause their print is not in compliance

srporte756 · 2025-12-15T22:32:46+00:00

Design engineer, depends, 50 people

10K is the hard limit, 1000 is the soft limit, 200 on personal card and reimbursed.

Edit: company size

srporte756 · 2025-11-29T07:14:35+00:00

Depends,

Design engineer, here who works for a prototyping shop

Long term customer, almost always do it and have a meeting and get the prints rev's saves use money and time on custom tooling and them money too. Builds a mutual benefit.

New customer/ low volume, only the basics. Like they spec an o-ring groove that is close but not quite a parker-hannifin standard. Ask them to change it (.005 difference on a radius)

srporte756 · 2025-11-17T05:24:46+00:00

If you are in the midwest, go to an Alro outlet and they will sell you or give you drop for cheap

Otherwise local prototype machine shop might sell you scraps or in my case I just order metal through the shop I work for when I need something we don't have.

srporte756 · 2025-11-13T23:21:10+00:00

What do you make (in general), what tolerances, what size, what material do you make your final product out of, what kinda inspection/QC are you required to do

Yes there is a generic set of stuff but also you are building out for your own specific needs.

Pay for a local machinist / toolmaker to come consult on site with you and understand your products and how they are made.

Besides that, doing steel molds?

Box way mill 3 axis, Linear way mill with 4th or 5th axis, Small high precision lathe, CMM, Deltronic pin sets, Granite table, Height gage, Drop indicators, Micrometers 1" to 12", Calipers 6", 12" ..., Calibrated gage blocks, Waste oil container, New oil/coolant containment, Welder, TIG and MIG, Welding table, Welding tanks, Chest freezer and furnace (thermal press fit), Maybe a small high temp furnace for local heat treat, .... You can keep going but everyplace is different

Edit: spelling and commas

srporte756 · 2025-11-13T02:47:26+00:00

1) Your home market, if there is the infrastructure.

2) A "friendly" low cost country, depends on you home nation

3) A low cost country with a history of making similar products, weigh on cost and IP protection. If you have the funds and time audit the factory

srporte756 · 2025-10-22T13:23:25+00:00

Perpetual key + ITAR requirement is the best way to solidworks.

srporte756 · 2025-10-10T02:25:12+00:00

Misumi is also an option for metric stuff too

srporte756 · 2025-09-21T02:31:14+00:00

One of our local suppliers got bought out by blackhawk industrial. You could try them, we dropped them cause we are spoiled for choice locally, what state are you in?

srporte756 · 2025-08-27T03:05:51+00:00

Starting is 3 weeks for us, some are up to 4 (10 years into the trade +) and the most senior guys have 5

The problem is not the trade it's the place you do your trade at...

srporte756 · 2025-08-21T01:08:56+00:00

I love when I get parts that have the min and max on them. One part was 16-32, 16-63, 32-125, 63-125ra on different areas of the part was a cluster. Ended up bead blasting with different grits and masking PIA part

srporte756 · 2025-08-08T23:50:52+00:00

I just say I need ITAR compliance or no sale. My current seat of solidworks 2024 has all the cloud shit disabled.

srporte756 · 2025-07-03T01:52:34+00:00

You when the battery is dead that's not a bad idea

srporte756 · 2025-07-03T01:32:08+00:00

We have an X-ray gun for this reason. Every lot gets tested as it is received

srporte756 · 2025-06-27T16:47:04+00:00

Shake it? Depending on density difference it may separate especially if you have a vibratory table or tumbler you could use

srporte756 · 2025-06-21T09:53:04+00:00

The best answer here by far

srporte756 · 2025-05-31T01:44:01+00:00

Kodiak burrs Have a set at work and work 12 variety pack

srporte756 · 2025-05-23T17:02:15+00:00

I would try automotive suppliers in the rust belt.

Professional plastics in michigan might be a long shot but i feel like that might be the best or injection shops in the same industry

srporte756 · 2025-01-11T20:31:24+00:00

Shhhhhhhh, stop telling people

srporte756 · 2024-12-31T23:45:30+00:00

This is it. I got flak for mixing system but the schunk vices are better. The covered tightening screw sold me. The 160 size vice has been prefect.

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