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Eritex Inc. · 01-14-2008, 11:44 PM

Just thought I would toss some pics up of the newest member of the Eritex Inc. family.....

This is what I saw sitting next to my shop when I got there this morning.

The riggers unloading the Haas off the trailer. The guy with the hard hat on is possible the tallest guy I have ever seen in person.

Setting it down outside to unwrap the new toy.

When the riggers got to this point I was a little worried, I thought it was from NASA not Haas.

Unbolting it from the pallet.

A shot from inside my shop. At this point it was off the pallet and on its way in the door.

Getting it lined up and ready to set in place.

And there it is, one Haas MiniMill set in place and waiting for the Haas tech to come out and fire it up. Hopefully I will be making chips by Saturday. For those of you who know about these things, it has the optional chip auger, the wireless probing system, rigid tapping, coolant pump, and a couple other goodies on it. Man I can't wait to get it running

2JSC · 01-14-2008, 11:51 PM

Sweet! I really wish I would have been able to stay and work at this machine shop in Phoenix before I moved. I would have worked with all kinds of mills. I really want to get back into it too.

freetimecrawler · 01-14-2008, 11:53 PM

Nice

I'm going to have to make it down to check out your shop One of these days Gerame.

Eritex Inc. · 01-14-2008, 11:59 PM

Thanks guys. I can't wait to put some product pics up

Troy, you are welcome at the Eritex Inc. shop anytime. I will even let Scooter run free in the shop

jason · 01-15-2008, 12:18 AM

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Originally Posted by Eritex Inc.

Hopefully I will be making chips by Saturday.

So we should expect parts on monday?

Eritex Inc. · 01-15-2008, 12:26 AM

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Originally Posted by jason

So we should expect parts on monday?

Sure, there are a lot of Mondays in the year 2008. ;)

62PYRO · 01-15-2008, 03:51 AM

MMMMMMMMM,aluminum chips.What kind of ways and controls does it have.I would love to have my own shop with something like that in it.
Pat

666 · 01-15-2008, 05:31 AM

I think I am going to love that machine!!

Racer4Life · 01-15-2008, 06:47 AM

Can't beat the prices of the HAAS machines anymore. They are nice!

STEEL_CITY_CRAWLER · 01-15-2008, 07:03 AM

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Originally Posted by Eritex Inc.

Hopefully I will be making chips by Saturday.

very nice!!

you want me to bring some onion dip for the chips?

congrats on the new investment! it looks like a seriously sweet machine!

Unholy · 01-15-2008, 08:14 AM

Does this mean you won't lathe me another set of wheels?

STANG KILLA SS · 01-15-2008, 09:51 AM

very nice! cant wait for you to start pumping out goodies for me to blow my paycheck on

so whats up first?

JavelinSST390 · 01-15-2008, 10:02 AM

Sweeeeet!!!!!! So do I get the "local boy" discount? LOL!

Sorry I couldn't make it out to your shop this weekend. Both the kids are sick and when I asked the wife was like "ohhhh no. You're not leaving me here alone with two sick kids so you can go play."

I'll make it out there sometime though, I promise. Maybe I can stop by this weekend and watch you play with the new toy.

dezfan · 01-15-2008, 10:17 AM

**DROOL**

Can you throw it in the back of the truck and bring it to KC so we can check it out!

Congrats Gerame!

sniders1975 · 01-15-2008, 11:34 AM

cant wait!! im first ha,ha

roktoy · 01-15-2008, 11:34 AM

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Originally Posted by Eritex Inc.

Man I can't wait to get it running

And neither can we......
Jay

Harley · 01-15-2008, 11:43 AM

Its like a little slice of heaven ;)

Eritex Inc. · 02-09-2008, 04:15 PM

A little update....

1. The install and setup went WAY sideways. The Haas Tech didn't show up to get the machine setup until the 26th. Thats right, $40,000.00 sat there for 12 days not doing a thing. Then, when he did show up, he broke it. Yup, the tech killed the probing system. The parts had to be ordered out of California and didn't get here until I was out of town for a training course for MasterCAM.

2. This past Monday the Haas applications guy came out and was going to familiarize me with the Haas controller but instead he spent all day fixing and recalibrating the Renishaw probe. Tuesday I had meetings and other obligations so I didn't get any time on the Haas that day.

3. Wednesday through Friday I had a different application guy come to the shop. This guy is pretty bright and walked me through Haas' newest controller and helped me acclimate to its little idiosyncrasies. the toughest thing was getting used to the Renishaw. Going from manual setup to probing setup is a little unnerving. I was pleasantly surprised to see my manual setup and the probing setup only had a .0002" max difference on the tool and work piece. Not to bad. It does speed up setup by about a factor of 10.

For you machinists imagine this. First, you build a fixture that has lets say 10 locations in it that need to be located for separate work offsets. You do not have stops or location pegs to mount this fixture up against, you are just clamping it to the bed. Now, without the probe you would need to square the fixture up with the table and locate it and the 10 pockets. For me this would take about 90 minutes because I am way to fussy about this kind of stuff. With the probe I spent about 8 minutes, including clamping, from the time I had said fixture sitting on the bench until I was ready to start cutting parts

. God bless Renishaw and Haas.

4. I have the 2.2 wheel fixture done and start testing it Monday. Right now production on 2.2 beadlocks will start Tuesday with about 3 days of tweaking to get the process locked down and times figured out. When I reach that point, game on.

I am excited about where Eritex Inc is at this point in time and look forward to adding to the hobby in new ways. This is just the beginning.

Thanks for reading,

Gerame

Unholy · 02-09-2008, 06:40 PM

Figures that something would go wrong... I mean you cant expect to get a dream answered without getting bad to go with it!

chrisjlittle · 02-09-2008, 06:49 PM

Sweet! I can't wait to see the new wheels you're going to be selling. More options is always a good thing.

01-14-2008, 11:44 PM	#1
Eritex Inc. RCC Addict Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: in the woods Posts: 1,915	Newest member of the family Just thought I would toss some pics up of the newest member of the Eritex Inc. family..... This is what I saw sitting next to my shop when I got there this morning. The riggers unloading the Haas off the trailer. The guy with the hard hat on is possible the tallest guy I have ever seen in person. Setting it down outside to unwrap the new toy. When the riggers got to this point I was a little worried, I thought it was from NASA not Haas. Unbolting it from the pallet. A shot from inside my shop. At this point it was off the pallet and on its way in the door. Getting it lined up and ready to set in place. And there it is, one Haas MiniMill set in place and waiting for the Haas tech to come out and fire it up. Hopefully I will be making chips by Saturday. For those of you who know about these things, it has the optional chip auger, the wireless probing system, rigid tapping, coolant pump, and a couple other goodies on it. Man I can't wait to get it running

01-14-2008, 11:53 PM	#3
freetimecrawler Debunking old stereotypes Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 1st and Amistad Posts: 2,260	Nice I'm going to have to make it down to check out your shop One of these days Gerame. Last edited by freetimecrawler; 01-14-2008 at 11:56 PM.

02-09-2008, 04:15 PM	#18
Eritex Inc. RCC Addict Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: in the woods Posts: 1,915	A little update.... 1. The install and setup went WAY sideways. The Haas Tech didn't show up to get the machine setup until the 26th. Thats right, $40,000.00 sat there for 12 days not doing a thing. Then, when he did show up, he broke it. Yup, the tech killed the probing system. The parts had to be ordered out of California and didn't get here until I was out of town for a training course for MasterCAM. 2. This past Monday the Haas applications guy came out and was going to familiarize me with the Haas controller but instead he spent all day fixing and recalibrating the Renishaw probe. Tuesday I had meetings and other obligations so I didn't get any time on the Haas that day. 3. Wednesday through Friday I had a different application guy come to the shop. This guy is pretty bright and walked me through Haas' newest controller and helped me acclimate to its little idiosyncrasies. the toughest thing was getting used to the Renishaw. Going from manual setup to probing setup is a little unnerving. I was pleasantly surprised to see my manual setup and the probing setup only had a .0002" max difference on the tool and work piece. Not to bad. It does speed up setup by about a factor of 10. For you machinists imagine this. First, you build a fixture that has lets say 10 locations in it that need to be located for separate work offsets. You do not have stops or location pegs to mount this fixture up against, you are just clamping it to the bed. Now, without the probe you would need to square the fixture up with the table and locate it and the 10 pockets. For me this would take about 90 minutes because I am way to fussy about this kind of stuff. With the probe I spent about 8 minutes, including clamping, from the time I had said fixture sitting on the bench until I was ready to start cutting parts. God bless Renishaw and Haas. 4. I have the 2.2 wheel fixture done and start testing it Monday. Right now production on 2.2 beadlocks will start Tuesday with about 3 days of tweaking to get the process locked down and times figured out. When I reach that point, game on. I am excited about where Eritex Inc is at this point in time and look forward to adding to the hobby in new ways. This is just the beginning. Thanks for reading, Gerame

01-14-2008, 11:51 PM	#2
2JSC I wanna be Dave Join Date: May 2006 Location: FOUR 8 OH Posts: 4,913	Sweet! I really wish I would have been able to stay and work at this machine shop in Phoenix before I moved. I would have worked with all kinds of mills. I really want to get back into it too.

01-14-2008, 11:59 PM	#4
Eritex Inc. RCC Addict Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: in the woods Posts: 1,915	Thanks guys. I can't wait to put some product pics up Troy, you are welcome at the Eritex Inc. shop anytime. I will even let Scooter run free in the shop

01-15-2008, 03:51 AM	#7
62PYRO Built, not bought Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Gresham Posts: 4,504	MMMMMMMMM,aluminum chips.What kind of ways and controls does it have.I would love to have my own shop with something like that in it. Pat

01-15-2008, 05:31 AM	#8
666 MODERHATER™ Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Colorado Posts: 10,939	I think I am going to love that machine!!

01-15-2008, 06:47 AM	#9
Racer4Life I wanna be Dave Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: In Cali. Posts: 4,109	Can't beat the prices of the HAAS machines anymore. They are nice!

01-15-2008, 08:14 AM	#11
Unholy I wanna be Dave Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: One Legend. Posts: 2,134	Does this mean you won't lathe me another set of wheels?

01-15-2008, 09:51 AM	#12
STANG KILLA SS ~THE SCALE SHOP~ Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: KILLEEN TX Posts: 10,056	very nice! cant wait for you to start pumping out goodies for me to blow my paycheck on so whats up first?

01-15-2008, 10:02 AM	#13
JavelinSST390 Rock Crawler Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Rectalville Posts: 889	Sweeeeet!!!!!! So do I get the "local boy" discount? LOL! Sorry I couldn't make it out to your shop this weekend. Both the kids are sick and when I asked the wife was like "ohhhh no. You're not leaving me here alone with two sick kids so you can go play." I'll make it out there sometime though, I promise. Maybe I can stop by this weekend and watch you play with the new toy.

01-15-2008, 10:17 AM	#14
dezfan I wanna be Dave Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Happiness is a warm AK. Posts: 12,563	DROOL Can you throw it in the back of the truck and bring it to KC so we can check it out! Congrats Gerame!

01-15-2008, 11:34 AM	#15
sniders1975 Quarry Creeper Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Creeping in the Dark!!! Posts: 349	cant wait!! im first ha,ha

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01-15-2008, 11:43 AM	#17
Harley 20K Club Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Sending illegals home one Hayabusa at a time. Posts: 22,981	Its like a little slice of heaven ;)

02-09-2008, 06:40 PM	#19
Unholy I wanna be Dave Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: One Legend. Posts: 2,134	Figures that something would go wrong... I mean you cant expect to get a dream answered without getting bad to go with it!

02-09-2008, 06:49 PM	#20
chrisjlittle RCC Addict Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: BV Posts: 1,170	Sweet! I can't wait to see the new wheels you're going to be selling. More options is always a good thing.

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