Congrats on the new double table machine! Sounds like you are ready to start off next year with a bang!

Rick Graff.

does anyone know why these burs would appear where the blades fits. Originally the tech that installed the machine put grease in the spot I marked in the picture. I cleaned the grease off. Should there be grease in the spot where the blade needs to be tight?.... [ https://stonefab.bdyer.com/forum/d...

Omag says....the machine mills in a diagonal and not a true step down and cut sideways. [ I am not familiar with Omag, maybe someone else here who has one can give some insight on using a milling/finger bit on it. Seems a little odd that it doesn't cut sideways when the saw blade cuts sideways; may...

I have it happen to the ones i use. not that severe. Usually it happens on the last pass of a vanity sink hole. the cut out will tend to float around once it is cut free and rub the shaft of the bit. [ Is there a particular preference to using the replaceable tip bits other than cost? A full finger...

Hi Barr, You certainly can run the ADI tools at 400 in/min just keep in mind that not all the tools in a profile are designed and rated for those speeds. Look at the recommended feed/speed tables and it will tell you roughly what ratio ranges they should be running at. As others have stated, if you ...

The quartzite, not just this one but other like casablana quartzite, absorb a lot of water when your cutting and polishing. When you polish the the edge it's trapping the water inside. It will eventually evaporate, sometimes weeks.... [ You might suggest opening the cabinet door below and ideally h...

Hi Jengel55, That sounds like a good plan. One of the stone masons I watch always highlights the benefits of using a gravel base that allows whatever water does get through to drain through the gravel and into the soil. He works on the east coast and they get freeze/thaw that pops most stuff free in...

Thanks Mark, I've hit a few walls with this as you would expect. Matt, That's generally the line I am taking. The LED from DeFusco isn't waterproof. The shower plumbing unit will put out 48 gallons a minute. I have to be 100% sure water won't affect the panels, too much risk too assume they won't g...

It's curved/contoured. It's a funky top. It's 2cm, double laminated and then an ogee bullnose put on. The ogee is super deep though, it goes back 1 1/4" to the transition line, and that's the problem. [ That sounds like a custom/special order bit. I believe ADI can make them but it will take some t...

Hi, It could be belt rub (not common) or the bearings in the post or motor that the belt is tensioned off of. We have not need to take ours apart to that level so I can not tell you if that would be something easily inspected/lubricated. Its a fairly specialized piece of equipment that is incredibly...

Hi Jengel55, Granite (or any other stone for that matter) is strong in compression, however relatively fragile in tension (in this case deflection). Most stone masons will tell you to fully support the span for it to last many years. Can you do it? Sure. Keep in mind decending and ascending the stai...

Hi, Just like Joe and Steve, we run ADI's Z30 Pos 1, 2 & 3. The trick to keeping them just like you first set them up is to make sure Pos 2 & 3 are taking off the minimum amount to remove the lines from previous position. Once you get them dialed in its just a matter of how sharp you want the seam e...

Hi Joe, We run our polishers on Fresh water, since they do not use that much per polisher (although we do not have a small army of guys polishing like some shops might) Most CNC manufacturers require very clean water to go through the center spindle. Your halo can usually be filtered to ~50 micron. ...

Hi Joe, We have the Hydroclear 80 system and I know you can upgrade the repress pump itself for higher volume for your existing system. If you are adding the Hydroclear Pro 220 I would think that should more than cover your future water needs. The thing we appreciate about the Hydroclear design is i...

Home owner thinks its structural, from his house. He removed a piece of metal from the exterior that backs up to the sink and he believes the wall shifted as a result [ Hi Michael, If the homeowner admitted to changing something and the wall has potentially shifted; potentially the floors and casew...

hello and thanks for your time. I had a white quartzite called Infinity (from Brazil) surround installed last September. Just now and to my shock, I noticed what I believe to be "heat stains" on the top of the gas fireplace on the quartzite. Look in the center above the black gas insert and you'll ...

Just an update on the Arrow pattern. We have come to understand the problem is a water issue. Not enough water is running and it causes the cnc to burn marks into the stone when it runs the polishing pads. [ Good to know. Did you slow down your feed speeds from what IPM to what new IPM? Just on the...

(Note: Personally have never operated a Sasso machine) Have you tried contacting Sasso about the machine for their guidance? One thing that comes up on our old bridge saw is the laser drifting (bracket design is not the greatest) When you put a square or level to the machine it; is the head not _|_ ...

To make sure its the machine and not the tool; manually swap another tool in that spot and see if the same error pops up.

Same error: then its with the machine

Error goes away: time for a new cone

Good luck.

Rick Graff

Why wouldn't you do this directly in Quickbooks or do you have some other accounting system? It will autocalculate time off, sick days, etc. Most of the timeclock systems will do that too but its function really should come from the accounting side of things. Even if your timeclock system will not a...

does the summa plotter break up the files automatically for ease of printing? [ Parts nesting and breakout is done by the CAD program. Plotter/Cutter just does what the CAD program tells it to cut. AllenCAD can be a little frustrating to breakout. At least our older version doesn't nest parts on to...

We are looking for reliable, hard working individuals to join our team in Richland, WA. We are a smaller fabricating shop but focus on high end custom homes and commercial. We are completely digital with the best CNC equipment. Two years of experience installing or fabricating countertops is require...

Hi Elbartholomew, Open the HELP in Alphacam and search for the term "oscillation" In essence, you apply a tool path first, then right click on the tool path and select "Oscillation" from the popup window. Check the box and set your parameters. View the help for which position it will start from. On ...

Anybody else have log in issues? I’ve been noticing this lately that I’ll enter my user name and password on the main homepage. It will tell me invalid username/password and redirect me to the actual log in page. I enter the exact same log in info there and it signs me in. It’s been doing this for ...

What's the advantage, if any, of having an ISO 40 electrospindle tool holder over a 1/2" Gas? It's usually an optional extra when it comes to buying a CNC bridge saw with many manufactures so wonder if it's worth the additional expense. Also what's better a rubber work table or wooden work table? F...