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is ugnx considered a "hybrid" modeler?
Reason I ask is you have the history of the model, but you can also just make anything anywhere right in the middle of the history. You have the option to make things associative or not. I was just...
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Facing small-ish rounds
Awl -- I built a "riser box" upon which sits a cheapie collet chuck, so's I can face/drill/tap the ends of longish rod in a vmc, instead of a manual lathe -- theoretically up to about 21" long (!!!),...
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Publishing guest editorials in magazines
I'm curious about something in the magazine world. Is it customary for publishers to solicit editorials from companies and tell them the editorial will only run in the magazine if they buy...
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China MS motor co. ltd - Fraud or not?
Is this motor factory company fake? 've requested prices for 2 different steppers (23 and 34 Nema size), they have responded quickly 23H2100-30-8A price is 24USD/PC 34H295-48-8A price is 45USD/PC...
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yo, nx guys...
Does anybody use the methods part of nx manufacturing? I wanna make sure I'm not missing something ignoring it.??
 
RE: Lung Problems?
Here's a link to a study that give you a reason, besides smell, to keep the coolant clean. Seems that a bacteria that thrives in the coolant cqan make you sick. R. Wink
 
Tool Clamping Systems
Regarding the HSK system: I see this is described having "positive taper lock". What does the "positive" bit refer to? ...And does a "negative" taper lock system exist?? Have a good weekend R.
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CNC control jog pushbutton layout
On my VMC with a Fanuc 0MC control the push buttons are laid out on the panel to represent table movement not tool movement. IE the X- button is to the right of the rapid button in the middle. This...
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Kurt vises fell apart....
Awl -- Yeah, so ahm doin a fixture that requires soft jaws on the back of the moveable jaw, so I said, Hmmm, what's this middle screw doin here? and took it out. Yeah, hilarious. So I discovered that...
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How to spare yersef limitless grief
The guy who did a head and valve job on my motorhome accidently stepped on my oil dip stick... put a kink in that sucker. wouldnt work after that. its a long one 42 inches. Grreat valve job though,...
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Leveling a CNC lathe
Spent the day leveling a Daewoo Puma today. We have an import quality "master precision" level. Apparently graduated to .0002" over 10" (sounds like bullshit to me, but that's what the tool says). The...
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NPE 2009
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B&S #7 Endmills FS
Ive got 9 absolutely brand new B&S #7 shank 5/8th inch endmills available. 7 are still in the P&W red cardboard tubes, the other 2 were wrapped in some sort of padded paper. $10 each OBO, plus...
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Inneresting gas-saving factoid
Awl -- There was a brief ad campaign in NYC, to the effect that letting your car idle more than **10 secs** wastes gas. Iow, the "cost" of restarting your car is equivalent to only about 10 secs worth...
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Who in here are Haas shops?
I know a few who speak out but I was wondering how many Haas guys we have in here? We just installed a VM-2 and I'm curious about the amount of "first hand" experience present in this group. Don't...
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