Fanuc OM MDI Basics, Drip Feed, and Programming. Getting started with a Fanuc control on a VMC. Basics of operating a cnc control. #fanuc #homecnc #cncmill #cnc 00:00 Back in the shop 00:30 Starting the Spindle in MDI Mode 02:56 Cycle Start the Spindle 03:39 Changing tool via MDI 07:27 Troubleshooting via DNC Control

Fanuc Battery Replacement. Don’t let your Fanuc turn into a paperweight over a dead battery. Replace batteries regularly to prevent losing parameter settings. This can prevent your mill or lathe from becoming an expensive paperweight. Replacement should be done anytime you get a BAT notice or at least every year or two. #cncmill #machinist #homeshop #fanuc 00:00 Fanuc Battery Replacement 00:16 Preventing Battery Failure 00:38 Buying a used CNC 01:12 Lost Parameters Warning 01:59 Type of Batteries 02:36 Best way to backup your control 06:38 Battery Cover 06:59 BAT Alarm 07:22 Clearing the Alarm

How I start my Fanuc OM based CNC Mill. How to get started or use an older Fanuc OM based mill. I purchased a used CNC mill and have been using it successfully for over a year. For DIY type operation, it’s been reliable and capable. Excel VMC mills, in particular, seem to be very reliable, easy to work on and I’ve been able to source parts. I use Fusion 360 along with custom post-processing to my DNC to make parts. The oil absorbers I use are at: https://amzn.to/2CGWHbu

Machining the topside of the PCB enclosure. A tool is dropped by the ATC and the first use of the Fanuc LCD Upgrade for the CNC mill. Tool change fails.

I lost T17 somehow in my Fanuc om CNC mill. It would not change to T17. Here I go over troubleshooting it and how I fixed it on the vertical machining center.

How to replace a worn Fanuc Keysheet. This is on a fanuc om series 9" CRT. Keysheet keeps cutting fluids and other things out of the machining centers controls.

The way I setup positive tool offsets using the spindle face as the makeshift gage line. This is on a Fanuc OM based Excel VMC.

I hooked up three phase power from an American Rotary AD-20 phase converter to the new to me Excel PMC vertical cnc mill. Repairs were made to the machine’s door slide and inital Fanuc troubleshooting of a servo drive error ended up being a fiber optic cable that had disconnected during shipping.