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Announcements & Issues / Re: Security Warning
« Last post by ddmckee54 on February 10, 2026, 12:01:54 AM »I'm running WIN 8.2 on one machine and WIN 11 on another, get it on both machines.
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New from Old / Re: The Sequel - Oh Blimey I bought a CNC Lathe (Beaver TC 20)
« Last post by AdeV on February 09, 2026, 11:52:06 AM »But where were we - what were we doing - oh yes program #13 Turret exerciser. Back to it !
But it now runs - if anything turret needs driving slightly further clockwise but in each and every attempt the curvic coupling is mating OK.
Was the machine switched on for most/all of the time between your first unsuccessful run, and the successful run after mucking about with the oil pump?
If yes: Could be something thermal - maybe there's an iffy PCB trace near a component that gets warm/hot - when cold it's not conducting reliably, once warmed up the expansion is enough to get it working?
Literally clutching at (copper) straws here...
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New from Old / Re: The Sequel - Oh Blimey I bought a CNC Lathe (Beaver TC 20)
« Last post by modeng200023 on February 09, 2026, 08:10:35 AM »Real progress 
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New from Old / Re: The Sequel - Oh Blimey I bought a CNC Lathe (Beaver TC 20)
« Last post by awemawson on February 09, 2026, 06:36:51 AM »Thanks for the encouragement chaps but I really do think I'm going to end up in a mental asylum 
This morning I went to the workshop with the good intention of fully loading the tool disk with it's full complement of tools and holders and making sure that they are evenly balanced but first as is good practice repeat the run with the existing load of six tools representing a 'half load'. NO - running program #13 that quasi-randomly selects tools it was back to significant rotational positioning errors, so much so that the curvic coupling wouldn't come together.
Trying to bottom out what had changed (nothing!) I then had an issue that I couldn't jog the machine at all. A quick look at PLC error messages told me that the automatic lube pump for the main machine ways was in fault. Check it's fuse - return fuse to wrong slot in holder - why has a good fuse got 240 volts across it? - find the error and take fuse from spare location where i'd put it back into the live location - OK pump now has power -but no oil! Oil float sensor on bottom of reservoir - fill up with 1 litre of Magna 68 way lube. Hooray we can now jog!
But where were we - what were we doing - oh yes program #13 Turret exerciser. Back to it !
But it now runs - if anything turret needs driving slightly further clockwise but in each and every attempt the curvic coupling is mating OK.
And before you ask - no the automatic lubrication system doesn't feed the turret !
This morning I went to the workshop with the good intention of fully loading the tool disk with it's full complement of tools and holders and making sure that they are evenly balanced but first as is good practice repeat the run with the existing load of six tools representing a 'half load'. NO - running program #13 that quasi-randomly selects tools it was back to significant rotational positioning errors, so much so that the curvic coupling wouldn't come together.
Trying to bottom out what had changed (nothing!) I then had an issue that I couldn't jog the machine at all. A quick look at PLC error messages told me that the automatic lube pump for the main machine ways was in fault. Check it's fuse - return fuse to wrong slot in holder - why has a good fuse got 240 volts across it? - find the error and take fuse from spare location where i'd put it back into the live location - OK pump now has power -but no oil! Oil float sensor on bottom of reservoir - fill up with 1 litre of Magna 68 way lube. Hooray we can now jog!
But where were we - what were we doing - oh yes program #13 Turret exerciser. Back to it !
But it now runs - if anything turret needs driving slightly further clockwise but in each and every attempt the curvic coupling is mating OK.
And before you ask - no the automatic lubrication system doesn't feed the turret !
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Announcements & Issues / Re: Security Warning
« Last post by awemawson on February 09, 2026, 03:08:56 AM »I?m getting the issue under Win 7 and Win 10 but not on my iPad running iOS
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Member Videos / RW-BL1K some mods done & Running a Blue Thunder Generator
« Last post by Jim Dobson on February 08, 2026, 09:29:08 PM »Rocking Whale RW-BL1K Miniature Steam Engine Plant with some modifications & running a Blue Thunder Generator & Light
Added a steam condensate catcher, two step hobbed aluminium drive pulley and a brass knob to the Stephenson Linkage handle.
Added a steam condensate catcher, two step hobbed aluminium drive pulley and a brass knob to the Stephenson Linkage handle.
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New from Old / Re: The Sequel - Oh Blimey I bought a CNC Lathe (Beaver TC 20)
« Last post by tom osselton on February 08, 2026, 07:45:09 PM »48
Announcements & Issues / Re: Security Warning
« Last post by ddmckee54 on February 08, 2026, 04:31:51 PM »I'm still getting the warning, even after adding www.madmodder.net to the trusted site list.
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Software Tools / Re: Experiences, thoughts and rants about using Linux as a newbie after Windows
« Last post by sorveltaja on February 08, 2026, 01:50:57 PM »Good points. But no, I'm not saying that "Linux world" has problems. I'm rather attempting to understand and tell about things that I have experienced with Linux, and how differently it works when compared to Windows, the way I see it at this point.
I'm not blaming this or that Linux component of having whatever dependencies. Again, it's more about finding out how that stuff works, and writing down my take on it, for possible readers, who might want to start experimenting with their Linux system. As should be obvious by now, I'm not pretending to be all-knowing, or too well versed on these subjects; if any reader is more experienced, and knows a better way to verbalize these things, it's more than welcome to explain/clarify things in this thread.
But strong emotional response(s) to seemingly stupid ways, that potential new Linux users tell about issues they don't fully understand - why is that so common phenomenon all around the net? If this thread gets any visibility on the net, what a better way to express things than to get to bare-bones - of how I, as a newish Linux user doing all kinds of mistakes, and attempting to look for solutions and write about them?
Well, whatever the case is, I'm tired of repeating myself here, especially what I wrote before:
I'm not blaming this or that Linux component of having whatever dependencies. Again, it's more about finding out how that stuff works, and writing down my take on it, for possible readers, who might want to start experimenting with their Linux system. As should be obvious by now, I'm not pretending to be all-knowing, or too well versed on these subjects; if any reader is more experienced, and knows a better way to verbalize these things, it's more than welcome to explain/clarify things in this thread.
But strong emotional response(s) to seemingly stupid ways, that potential new Linux users tell about issues they don't fully understand - why is that so common phenomenon all around the net? If this thread gets any visibility on the net, what a better way to express things than to get to bare-bones - of how I, as a newish Linux user doing all kinds of mistakes, and attempting to look for solutions and write about them?
Well, whatever the case is, I'm tired of repeating myself here, especially what I wrote before:
Again, as many of us know, Linux discussions can and probably will get pretty heated. I certainly hope that it doesn't have to happen here, on this forum.
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New from Old / Re: The Sequel - Oh Blimey I bought a CNC Lathe (Beaver TC 20)
« Last post by vtsteam on February 08, 2026, 01:08:46 PM »Yay! 