Working on the Bridgeport EZ-Trak 2 Axis CNC Machine - Vertex Machine Shop
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- Опубліковано 15 чер 2019
- Hopefully you guys will find this video of interest. This is the local job shop machine shop in the town i live in and we used the Bridgeport EZ trak 2 axis cnc machine to drill a series of holes.
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Thank you for this video. I've been welding and machining for 50 years. I have always loved my trade. There was never anything else for me
Worked on these EZ-Trak machines over 17 years back now before I moved over to IT support for a career. The display went on ours too within a year of having the machine and as a temp measure I used it without a display as we had to get a part out of the door. We were a small tool making shop that had 2 other Bridgeports but without the EZ-Trak system.
Hello, I just bought an ez-trak that was supposed to be in good working order but when I try to home it the Y axis moves toward the rear or column of the mill, bottoms out and triggers an alarm. Do you know what could be causing this, the motors and read-out seem to be working fine so I don't think it's a motor or encoder problem.
Always nice to use a machine that makes things faster and easier. Nice setup and production run!
Great to have another shop willing to help out in the process. Nice collaboration work.
Hey George, yes sir, they are a good shop, and good guys to work with
Cool to see the machine running in CNC-Assist mode. That would be a nice feature to have.
yes sir. i think the ideal job shop would have a full blown 5 axis machine, a manual mill, and this EZ-Trak with the built in "conversational" type interface is perfect for small jobs that have repetition
Those ez track and trak cnc machines are great for jobs like this.
yes sir, its really a good fit for a job like that for sure. no CAD/CAM to deal with on a full blown cnc machine, but a step up from a manual
I really enjoyed this video.
Are you just saying that because I said "i hope some of you enjoy this" like 3 times in the video? lol thanks sir
@@turbocobra Nope , I really enjoyed the video... unless I fell pray to...
After the last video, I wondered why you were tigging little filler dots on stainless, but I assumed it was stainless filler. When you you stated that it was inconel that you were drilling, I knew right away what the part was and the purpose of the inconel. Last week I had a little job repairing a stainless pressure washer surfacer where I had to patch up the stainless sheet and then add 3/16" brackets for the wheels. Since I rarely work on stainless and haven't ever messed with inconel or titanium, it had it's challenges.
The book settings for the hypertherm 65 weren't quite what was needed to cut the parts and then drilling that stainless went easy at first, then the material work hardened and ate my 3/8" bit. I had to open up that hole with a carbide bur in the die grinder. Instead of using my noresman bits and possibly damaging them, although they are designed for stainless, I used an old dewalt bit. The stainless, as you know, warps like crazy, but I did get to try out a new gas lens and it worked well.
Also, I figured out that my miller elite helmet seems to have gone bad. It flares up at the arc and gets so bright I can't see the puddle, yet the rest of the lens is still dark. At first I thought it was the gas lens, tungsten, or material. Now I need to find a good helmet for tig that is very light weight (arthritis and bone spurs in my neck make heavy helmets not an option).
Thanks for sharing and showing the good and the bad. It is nice to see the reality of what other fabricators experience. Last night, I watched a hot rod car build show on tv, but they skip over any of the details in the build and focus all on the drama. There really isn't anything to appreciate in those reality tv shows, for those of us who actually do that sort of work and that is why I rarely watch any of them and instead subscribe to channels like yours.
Gary, look into Spotting Drills instead of center drills, they don't break off as often
Yea, thats a good point, my first thought was that the straight part of the center drill was teh same diameter of my actual hole, but yes I have a few spot drills, and they are definitely more ridid.
Hi nice video, why mot use a bullet drill, Where I can find lear to work with ProtoTrack in Spanish Thank you
I doubt you would have much luck with carbide on that kind of set up. The tubing will always have some vibration. Carbide needs a totally rigid setup.
Today's carbide is different. Check out a Bassett Pedigree 3 flute or an Emco 4 flute made for stainless. They are incredible.
What a coincidence, my last shop in ct I owned was also named Vertex and my name in Mark, but that was 17 years ago
Hey Mark, very cool. It seems like Vertex is a pretty common name. Not even sure of its origin or meaning.
@@turbocobra Vertex Magnetos used in racing have been around for many decades.
vertex in math is the point where lines meet.
Carbide is unforgiving, use cobalt if it can cut it ok. You can always resharpen it.
resharpen a .060" drill bit ? hmmm.... i will send you a big box full and let you sharpen them! lol
@@turbocobra You wanted them single point right? lol
A 2 axis mill is nothing more than a glorified drill press. People usually scrap the cnc parts and convert it back to manual.
Yes, people do tend to ditch the CNC stuff! But "nothing more than a glorified drill press"? This belief is why they shoot themselves in the foot. With the CNC working you can do away with your rotary table (which can cost thousands), your indexer, sine bars, boring head, etcetera in MOST cases. One 1/4" end mill can take the place of a dozen sizes. The EZ Trak can do profiles, so you get perfect radiuses around corners, for an easy example. For a tougher one, it can do two sides of a jigsaw puzzle piece, each .001" back, so they fit perfectly - try that with any other setup, it is impossible. All it takes is a little maintenance.
@@sisyphuscranerigging7792 That has got to be the dumbest thing I heard as it relates to a 2 axis mill. Clearly George must like to look at a DRO all day making sure he lands his movements on target for every step and I'm not just talking about simple linear X moves either. And that throwing away part really cracks me up. Guess George doesn't realize you can put the machine in manual mode turning off the drives or run it in 2 or 3 axis anytime you need too and of course depending on if you have a 3rd axis. I owned many CNC machines including multiple 2 and 3 axis BP EZTRACK machines, Fadals, Haas and now retired but George just won the Grand Prize...of Clueless!!! Made No Sense At All....
@@ricko5123 I still have my original Bridgeport EZ Trac. I also have Fadal, Tree, Haas full 3 axis machines. Nobody who has an EZ Trac machine is interested in turning it into a manual machine. They serve a purpose although if you've never run one you don't understand. I had a friend in my shop the other day and he was telling me how he doesn't like "those" machines, referring to my ez Trac. I didn't even say anything because he's never run one. If he did he would understand.