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SpeedCast
Using MillMax
- What about drilling, boring and turning?
- Why are files automatically saved?
- How do I tune the stick length of an endmill?
- What about workholding or the workpiece?
- How do I track spindle condition?
- Dashboards vs. Okuma NAVI
- Remote Heads-up Display
- Which Hammer Tip Should I Use?
- The Toolholder is not in the Database
- The Machine Tool is not in the Database
- The Cutting Tool is not in the Database
- Proper handling of the accelerometer
- Positioning and Mounting of the Accelerometer
- How to use the hammer
- Anatomy of the Double Hit
- Tapping Direction
- What is Coherence?
- Can I get a false positive with a tap-test?
- What causes poor coherence?
- Can I pre-enter the machine, tool and material data before I go to the shop to tap-test?
- I am getting a different file name. It does not show machine or tool numbers.
- I am getting a "Licensing Error" or "Export Error" message when trying to generate or publish a Dashboard.
- Tap Testing Face Mills
- Saving a MillMax files.
- Can I pre-enter the machine, tool and material data prior to a tap-test?
- Can I edit the machine, tool or material data after a tap-test?
- Can I change the default settings when the Dashboard opens?
- Adding a Torque and Power Curve to a Machine in SpeedCast
- Tap-Testing a thin wall part
- MillMax Stand wheels not tracking properly.
- Does it matter where the spindle is located for tap testing?
- Entering the Torque/Power Curve for a machine tool.
- Respecting Tool's SFM Limits on Dashboard
- Customer's current tool is stable but the tap-test and Dashboard say it is in the red.
- Converting MillMax from Inch to Metric
- Calibrating the Material Properties
- Pushing the Envelope
- How to read a Dashboard with Ball Nose Endmills
- Tap-Testing Feed Mills
- Assisted Tap-Testing
- Can you tap-test older machines?
- What about thread mills?
- Can you tap test Thread Mills?
- Repair-By-Exchange for MillMax Kits
- Adding MillMax Links to iPhone
- Setting Starting Values of Dashboards
- Switching MillMax for Left Handed Use
- Monthly Dongle Update
- Tap Testing on Live Tooling
- Adding an Adapter
Milling Tips
- Loading the SFM Optimizer as an iPhone or iPad app.
- Is there a difference between conventional and climb milling when it come to its dynamics?
- Very light (<5%) radial engagement
- What is b-Lim?
- Long flute length endmills
- Generic Material Databases
- Live Tooling Example
- Do chipbreakers make a difference in tap-testing?
- Measuring Slotting Cutters
- Calculating Feed Rate for Circular Interpolation
- Effect of Endmill Length on Stability
- Material Properties in MillMax
- Kennametal Endmill Settings
- Milling Green Ceramic
- Boeing Milling Seminar
- Do Damped Toolholders work?
Using VP Harmonizer
- Harmonizer Recommends a Very High Speed
- Unlocking the VP-Harmonizer
- VP-Harmonizer User Manual
- Using VP-Harmonizer
- VP Harmonizer Video
- Saving a VP-Harmonizer File
- Converting Harmonizer from Metric to Inch
- I am getting a VP Harmonizer Error Contact MLI for support. Error code -100
- Using VP-Harmonizer with Small (3mm or less) Endmills
Troubleshooting MillMax
- Practice keeps saying Hit Harder
- Odd Looking Depth of Cut Number (e.g. 0.000E+000)
- The buttons on MillMax screen are overlapping.
- Can't to get measure to accept any hits, always getting red arrows.
- Measurement shows repeated red arrows up or down
- Practice worked but Measure does not respond.
- Getting a lot of noise on the measurement
- Stuck in Y-Axis Measurement
- Very Generic FRF on DC Screen
- Dashboard is All Green on Speed
- Surface GO Tablet is stuck.
- On a ball endmill the Accuracy and Surface Finish gages are blank.
- Will not publish Dashboard (Publish DCC)
- Dashboard speed dial is all red or all green, power shows zero, SLE and CDD gages are blank.
- On Dashboard Power shows Infinity.
- Dashboard will not show a width and depth of cut on the endmill graphic. Just shows a vertical line,
- Installing drivers for old black box kits.
- Calibration Failed Warning
- Tapping a small endmill and get persistent double hits.
- Tapping a small endmill and get persistent "Hit Harder" warnings.
- What happens if I don't have a dongle?
- Databases did not load with new install of SpeedCast.
- Testing Your Kit's Hardware
- Trying to update dongle and get a corrupt file message.
- The first things to check for if you are having problems with Dashboards
- Dashboard won't work on iPad or iPhone
- What you will see if you are missing key data and try to generate a Dashboard
- Issue with some Feed Mill designs
- Customer's current tool is stable but the tap-test and Dashboard say it is in the red.
- How do I tell if my dongle has expired?
- Calibrating a Dashboard
- What about BlueSwarf?
- Dashboard issues with a Negative Rake Milling Cutter
- What does poor coherence do?
- What if I have the wrong tool geometry setting?
- I select and item (machine, toolholder, tool or material) and it does not save to the file.
- A user is colorblind, how will they use a Dashboard?
- Detecting that an accel was mounted backward.
- ERROR MESSAGE: All channels were out of range, you may have a bad DAQ card.
- ERROR MESSAGE: Hardware Lock Error!
- ERROR MESSAGE: This data file is not configured to allow export functions
- ERROR MESSAGE: MIllMax cannot publish the Dynamic Cutting Calculator for artifact measurements
- I select a machine toolholder or tool in Search, but it is not saved.
- The graph on the MillMax home page is blank
- The Accuracy (CDD) and Surface Finish (SLE) gages are blank.
- Sending a file to support
- Really Poor Coherence
- The light on the Interface (DAQ) unit is off
- Adjusting Process Damping on Indexable Cutter
- Cannot Open Dashboard sent in an email
- Why does my measurement have a 20 kHz bandwidth?
- Edited MillMax file not saving
- How do I know if I have a file with no tap-test measurement?
- Only allows taps in X-Direction.
- Try to open Dashboard in a browser and get text
- Calibrate Dashboard for Trochoidal Milling
- Check that the measurement direction is correct
- After tapping in X Axis, it does not allow me to tap in Y.
- Alternatives to wax for mounting accelerometer
- Can MillMax measure knee or bed mills?
- When I edit a file it becomes blank, losing the tap-test measurement
- The MillMax Icon is missing from desktop
- Opening old Flash-Based Dashboards
- My file has no measurement (tap-test).
Installing MillMax
- Checking Version of SpeedCast Software
- Installing MillMax/VP-Harmonizer Software
- Reinstall Dongle Drivers
- What is my kit number?
- Verify Settings
- Updating Dongle Subscription
- Installing Virtual Training to your iPad
- Uploading/Updating Databases
- Can I update the dongle if IT is not available?
- Installing MillMax Step-by-Step Guide on your iPhone
- Loading the SFM Optimizer as an iPhone or iPad app.
- Installing or Updating Sensor File
- MillMax Startup Sheet
- Ray Gavin's Setup Spreadsheet
MillMax Tips
- Calculating Endmill Stickout without Measuring
- Interpreting Tool/Feed Marks
- Can I pre-enter or edit data into SpeedCast without hooking up the kit?
- Do I need the dongle inserted to pre-enter or edit data in SpeedCast?
- When should I replace a hammer tip?
- Customer's current tool is stable but the tap-test and Dashboard say it is in the red.
- Sending TXF Files to Support
- Bag for MillMax kits
- Tap-testing unconventional cutters, like dovetail or angle mills.
- Tap-Testing Barrel Cutters
- Tap-Testing a Keyseat Cutter
- Can you tap-test milling heads on turning centers?
- Limiting the SFM on a Dashboard
- Milling a Draft Angle
- Using the Mini-Hammer to Tap-Test
- The light on the Interface (DAQ) unit is off
- L-Shaped Cuts
- MillMax Script
- Dashboard is too big
- Damaged Hammer Tips
- Having difficulty targeting endmills with a tap-test.
- Changing Folder Name in Send to Support
- Choosing Depth of Cut When Milling Non-Traditional Shapes
- Linking to Dashboards from Excel or Word
- Trochoidal Milling Below 10% Radial Engagement
- How do I find my original file?
- Milling Beryllium Copper
- Reducing size of Dashboard to eliminate scrolling
New Features
- Total Gage Length/Tool Offset
- Using barcodes to enter data.
- Customer's current tool is stable but the tap-test and Dashboard say it is in the red.
- Dashboard Viewer
- VirtualRunoff Spreadsheet
- Large Hammer and Accelerometer Add-On
- New Features - May 2021
- Sharing Screen
- Use Windows Voice Control with MillMax
- Remote Monitor/Viewer Options for MillMax
- Use iPhone as remote monitor
- Using Verify Dongle
- New Features - May 2022
Knowledgebase
- What about BlueSwarf?
- Can disc cutters be effectively tested? MSC Industrial Supply Co. Part #: 90992660 to be specific.
- Will this guide us on DOC and step overs and feed rates?
- Any luck with this technology on medium to deep hole drilling?
- What if I come across a customer with a full MetalMax kit?
- Does the tool length or stickout make a difference??
- Does chatter affect accuracy?
- Does tap-testing work with multi-spindle machines?
- Does the Dashboard care if the coolant is on or off?
- What is the difference between MillMax and SpeedCast?
- When I change the feed rate the stable speeds do not change?
- What are the tapping directions (X&Y) for a horizontal machining center?
- Why are there two files with the same name in the Dashboard folder?
- Can we tap-test milling tools on Turning Centers?
- Customer's current tool is stable but the tap-test and Dashboard say it is in the red.
- Will this work in 3D (or contour) Milling?
- Dashboard issues with a Negative Rake Milling Cutter
- What effect does balancing have on dynamics?
- Cannot edit time and date
- The Dashboard does not go to zero.
- Will extreme temperature (hot or cold) hurt the MillMax kit?
- Understanding Surface Location Error (SLE) and Cutter Dynamic Displacement (CDD) Gages at the bottom of the Dashboard
- Calculators are cutoff on iPhone
- Can Tap-Testing be used with resharpened endmills?
- Are more flutes always better?
- Are more flutes always better? - Indexable.
- What is the difference between MetalMax and MillMax?
- Federalized Laptops without Cameras and WiFi
- Acceleration/Deceleration (ACC/DEC) Rates
- How repeatable is tap-testing?
Error Messages
- ERROR MESSAGE: This data file is not licensed to display the Dynamic Cutting Calculator
- ERROR MESSAGE: All channels were out of range, you may have a bad DAQ card.
- ERROR MESSAGE: Hardware Lock Error!
- ERROR MESSAGE: This data file is not configured to allow export functions
- ERROR MESSAGE: MIllMax cannot publish the Dynamic Cutting Calculator for artifact measurements
- ERROR MESSAGE: At least one channel is out of range, check you sensor connections
- ERROR MESSAGE: No devices found. Check your connections.
- ERROR MESSAGE: An Unhandled Exception has Occurred
- ERROR MESSAGE: SIM5 - Unable to Start Recording
- ERROR MESSAGE: The directory name is invalid
- ERROR MESSAGE: No hardware lock found. MillMax will not create or publish DCC's
- ERROR MESSAGE: VPHarmonizer has stopped working
- ERROR MESSAGE: The signal level from the Response (accelerometer) channel is too large!
- ERROR MESSAGE: You must enable at least one measurement on the stability tab
- ERROR MESSAGE (Harmonizer): Multiple Chatter Frequencies Found
- ERROR MESSAGE: Invalid Database
- ERROR MESSAGE: Measurement may be incorrect. The measurement appears to be incorrect. The accelerometer may be mounted backwards.
- ERROR MESSAGE: Hardware Lock Error! Please verify your hardware lock has not expired.
- ERROR MESSAGE: An error has occurred in the script on this page. Unable to get property '0'...
- ERROR MESSAGE: Please verify that your hardware lock is attached and try again.
- ERROR MESSAGE: Unknown Serial Number! Dongle not authorized
- ERROR MESSAGE: MillMax cannot display the Dynamic Cutting Calculator for Artifact Measurements
- ERROR MESSAGE: Unable to Connect to Data Acquisition Device - DT9387B - No devices found. Check your connections
- ERROR MESSAGE: The remote server returned an error (530) Not logged in.
- ERROR MESSAGE: Hardware lock expired. MillMax will not create or publish DCC's
How To Videos
- How to Search for Tap Test (TXF) and Dashboard Files
- Tapping with a Mini-Hammer and Accelerometer
- Using VP-Harmonizer with Small (3mm or less) Endmills
- Converting Harmonizer from Metric to Inch
- Limiting the SFM on a Dashboard
- Using the Mini-Hammer to Tap-Test
- I select and item (machine, toolholder, tool or material) and it does not save to the file.