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Before You Begin
Unpack the Machine Crate
Self-Assembled Installation - 1500MX
Self-Assembled Installation Manual - 1500MX
Factory-Assembled Machine Setup - 1500MX
Verify the Installation
Hiring a Rigging Company to Deliver Your 1500MX
Accessory Installation
Probe and Tool Setter
Flood Coolant Kit (Self-Installed Machines)
Automatic Chip Tray Washdown Kit
Through-Spindle Coolant (TSC) Kit
Chip Conveyor Kit
Mist Collector Kit
MQL Kit
Automatic Tool Changer (ATC)
microARC 6
Maintenance
Machine Maintenance
Operation and Programming
Machine Operation
System Basics - 1500MX
PathPilot Interface Overview - 1500MX
PathPilot Tools and Features - 1500MX
Basic Operations - 1500MX
Generating a Log Data File in PathPilot
Your First Day with Tormach's PathPilot
Cutting Your First Part on a Tormach Mill
Creeping Up on a Part
Finding G-Code from the MDI Line
On-the-Fly Math for Feed Rates
PathPilot Spindle Warm Up Program
Setting Up WiFi and Software Updates
Windows 10 Network Setup and G-Code Share
PathPilot Settings Backup
Tweaking Your Work Offsets
Tormach Probing Routines
Setting Start Line in the Middle of Program
Setting G30
How to Cut Holes with CNC
Engraving Comparison on Three Tormach CNC Mills: PCNC 440, 1100MX, and 1500MX
Through Spindle Coolant Overview
Parameter, and Approach for Cutting titanium on the 1500MX
Developing Cut Strategies for 304 Stainless Steel on the Tormach 1500MX CNC Mill
Torture Testing the Tormach 1500MX CNC Mill Across Seven Materials
PathPilot Programming
Programming - 1500MX
PathPilot Post Processor Guidelines
Macro Programming
Conversational Programming in Tormach's PathPilot
Conversational Drill and Tap
G64/M59 Guide
G28 Command
CAM Driven Probing
Work Coordinate Rotation with G10 L2 in PathPilot
Troubleshooting
Servo Drive Subsystem
All Axes Won't Move When Commanded - 1500MX
One Axis Won't Move (or Only Moves in One Direction), and Other Axes Move - 1500MX
Axis Movement is Noisy - 1500MX
Lost Motion on Axis Travel - 1500MX
Spindle Drive Subsystem
The Spindle Won't Turn - 1500MX
Machining Operations are Loud (Chatter) - 1500MX
Can't Load or Unload a Tool, or the Spindle's Drawbar Drags Against the Power Drawbar Cylinder's Piston - 1500MX
Spindle Rotates on Contact, or Spindle Isn't Rigidly Clamped
Spindle Doesn't Orient Correctly or Consistently - 1500MX
Power Distribution Subsystem
Machine Won't Power On - 1500MX
Operator Console Won't Power On - 1500MX
Restore PathPilot to Factory Settings
Servo IO Breakout Board Subsystem
Groups of Inputs and Outputs Aren't Functioning - 1500MX
Accessory Troubleshooting
Unlock and Reprogram Auto Oiler
Low Air Pressure or Malfunctioning Air Pressure Switch - 1500MX
Exploded Views
Machine Diagrams and Parts Lists
Assembly Overview - 1500MX
BT30 Power Drawbar Cylinder - 1500MX
Electrical Cabinet - 1500MX
Enclosure - 1500MX
Flood Coolant System - 1500MX
Flood Coolant Kit Assembly - 1500MX
Coolant Tank Assembly - 1500MX
Flood Coolant Filter Assembly - 1500MX
Y-Axis Washdown Nozzle - 1500MX
Flood Coolant Manifold Manifold Assembly
Washdown Gun Kit
Linear Actuator Assembly - 1500MX
Pneumatics Assembly - 1500MX
Spindle Head - 1500MX
Spindle Head Camera Assembly - 1500MX
Spindle Head Sheet Metal Cover Assembly - 1500MX
X-Axis Assembly - 1500MX
X-Axis Lubrication Assembly - 1500MX
Lubrication Assembly - 1500MX
X-Axis Sheet Metal Cover Assembly - 1500MX
Y-Axis Lubrication Assembly - 1500MX
Y-Axis Front Way Cover Assembly - 1500MX
Y-Axis Read Way Cover Assembly - 1500MX
Z-Axis Lubrication Assembly - 1500MX
Z-Axis Way Cover Assembly - 1500MX
Accessory Diagrams and Parts Lists
Automatic Tool Changer Assembly - 1500MX
microARC 6 Assembly - 1500MX
MQL Solenoid Assembly, 24 Vdc - 1500MX
Washdown Kit Assembly - 1500MX
Electrical Schematics
Mill Schematics
230 Vac Power - 1500MX
24 Vdc Controls - 1500MX
Safety Systems - 1500MX
Spindle Drive - 1500MX
X-, Y-, Z-Axis Drives - 1500MX
A- and B-Axis Drives - 1500MX
EtherCAT IO Board - 1500MX
Accessory / Auxiliary - 1500MX
Grounds - 1500MX
-X1 AC Terminal Strip - 1500MX
-X2 Control Terminal Strip - 1500MX
-X3 Grounds Terminal Strip - 1500MX
Wiring Table - 1500MX
Accessory Schematics
Automatic Tool Changer (ATC) Schematics - 1500MX
Through-Spindle Coolant Electrical Schematics - 1500MX
Chip Conveyor Electrical Schematic - 1500MX
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