Box way (Turcite-B, hand scraping), ball and roller linear guideways; spindle speed-torque balance, ceramic vs steel bearings, ball screw classes, control unit and 4/5-axis choices. A technical guide in Q&A format.
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Diagnose oval bores, reversal nicks and wavy surfaces on CNC parts: Fanuc parameters 1851, 2048, 2071 and 1825 explained with ballbar test logic for service engineers.
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What is a ballbar test on CNC machines, who performs it and when is it needed? Diagnosing oval holes, out-of-square parts and dimensional errors, FAT/SAT acceptance reports, backlash and squareness.
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Renishaw probe systems on CNC machines: workpiece zeroing, probe calibration (O9801, O9802, O9804), measurement macros (O9811, O9812, O9814), tool setting, broken tool detection and OMI-2T wiring.
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RS-232 program upload and download on CNC machines, DB9–DB25 cable pinout, CNCCOM settings, COM port selection and troubleshooting.
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