Toolroom machinist moving into robot fixtures

ThomasCarter0973

Thomas Carter

AustraliaJoined 28 Jan 202585 posts

About

Toolroom machinist moving into robot fixtures. Currently exploring maintenance and fairino robots. Working around an ageing control cabinet; planning a 2-week trial before making a decision.

MaintenanceFairino robots

Conversations

Can't approve the outer cartons yet

HazelBarnes0571 · 26 points · Applications & integration · 4 Sept 2026

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Nine days asking to see the UR5e finger set do our agreed task

TobyBarnes0579 · 24 points · Buying advice · 15 Aug 2026

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Universal Robots UR5e pallet plan: support and tool access need the same review (palletising sealed product cartons)

JasperAllen0290 · 6 points · Applications & integration · 13 Aug 2026

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Our example images keep turning shiny patches into defects

LinCarter0966 · 19 points · Programming & support · 9 Aug 2026

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Can synchronous log writes explain these freezes? (Fairino FR5, read-only diagnostic sampling)

FionaAbbott0064 · 11 points · Programming & support · 6 Aug 2026

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What counts as a confirmed defect on a reflective surface?

LeoAdams0101 · 14 points · Programming & support · 18 Jul 2026

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Universal Robots UR5e: Before I accept a layout with a simplified torch model

CarlaAli0227 · 15 points · Applications & integration · 7 Jun 2026

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Manual inspection bench: Our spare kit keeps being pushed into an unspecified shipment

KaiAdams0106 · 3 points · Buying advice · 2 Jun 2026

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Comparing the complete cost of handling a small retail carton (Fairino FR5)

PriyaChan1090 · 31 points · Buying advice · 2 Jun 2026

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Fairino FR5: Which drawings would connect carton support with gripper access?

RebeccaArcher0430 · 29 points · Applications & integration · 30 May 2026

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Seller promised an extra tool cable, not just the installed one - transferring small housings

ThomasCarter0973 · 13 points · Buying advice · 10 May 2026

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Who reconciles our carton supports with the finger gaps?

RosaBaker0466 · 30 points · Applications & integration · 6 May 2026

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What should I measure when a cylindrical spacer blank sticks out different amounts? (Universal Robots UR5e)

PavelAllen0266 · 19 points · Applications & integration · 3 May 2026

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Our UR5e arm receipt leaves the controller and pendant cable unaccounted for

AnilBrooks0810 · 26 points · Buying advice · 30 Apr 2026

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Fairino FR10: Seller promised an extra pendant cable, not just the installed one

SarahBennett0763 · 2 points · Buying advice · 21 Apr 2026

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