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Newest Refurb project
I dug out my OM Larios mill from storage today (another story..geeeze) and set it out in my repair area for a rebuild and grooming. I sold my Clausing 8540 (30 taper) small horizontal miller last...
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Zero Setters (For Tool Length Offsetting in CNC's)
To All: Just in case someone might be interested. I used a 1" Indicating Zero-Setter from SPI for over a decade. One of THE most used tools I had. Then a friend asked me about 6 months ago where he...
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Need Clausing 1501 Drive belt or info
A $35.00 belt is going to make for an incredibly loud lathe which due to excessive vibration will only be capable of producing work to rather crude tolerances. --
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Future Microchips
My hero Richard Feynman thought that computers will become one-billionth the size and power consumption eventually. Interfacing should prove to be interesting.
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How do you remove the chuck frpm a lathe?
Can't find it any of the manuals I got with the machine. Kitakawa chuck and cyclinder. I would think you must unscrew the draw bar first then unbolt the chuck. Correct? Thank You, Randy Remove 333...
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Anti-virus on your cadcam box.
Been using Panda for a couple years now. But now that I've transfered it to my NX box, it's become bloater-ware and tends to thrash the drive when it feels like. Quite the resource hog while I'm...
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Using Excell spreadsheet for engineering design
This just showed up in my email from Globalspec. May be of interest to the group. ============= 10 Tips for Using Microsoft® Office Excel for Engineering Dassault Systèmes SolidWorks Corp. Excel is...
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787 production delay question
to this ill-fitting parts are causing delays in the 787; I am wondering how can this be so, especially in aerospace;CAD reference geometries, iso standardization, instrument certification etc. should...
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Metal Properties
To All: For those that haven't seen this, here is a site (Metal Suppliers Online), that gives data on some of the common metals used in machining/fabricating.
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Twas The Night Before Christmas (Shop)
BB You forgot Screw machines a screwing Watching paint dry.....
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LEBLOND lathes any good
Aren't those fighting words?
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Heidenhain TNC426 on Anayak
Does anyone know if there is a parameter setting for CYCLE 213 (stud finishing) to reduce the lead-in distance (away from the stud) ? The tool enters about an 1" away & will hit other contours close...
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Inclinometers
I should monitor the inclination (2 axis) of a machine tool ram to compensate it with the CNC... I need and accuracy of about 0.01mm/m, do you know if there are some inclinometers/tiltemeters which...
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Spontaneous oily rag combustion, hood grease fires
Awl -- Any thoughts on this, esp. on how likely this all is? Anyone with personal experience? says Yea on the possibility, for *uncovered* Linseed oil soaked rags. Also large Q's of pistachio nuts --...
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How do I tell if I have macro capability
I have a Fanuc 0M-d control on my mill. How do I tell if I have macro capability? I have an indexer that will take commands thru the serial port and the macro for that does nothing. Thanks in advance...
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