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Overtime question

I have been paying our employes time and a half on hours worked over 40 per week. Is this standard at most shops? I hav...
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posted by jss
11 comments posted 20yrs posted by jss

Agie AC100D NC file format

Hello, Could anyone be so kind and provide me any material describing the Agie AC100D wire EDM machine NC file format? T...
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posted by palo.fulop
0 comments posted 20yrs posted by palo.fulop

Coolant in the grinder stinks...

Coolant in the grinder stinks, just changed it a week ago, any solution? We use ionized water and glass grind additive....
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posted by szaki10
17 comments posted 20yrs posted by szaki10

OT; how do you mill plutonium?

Opportunity knocked on my door last week when one of those trucks carrying a big pot of some sort rolled over. No none...
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posted by cncfixxer
11 comments posted 20yrs posted by cncfixxer

countersinking soft aluminum

I have to countersink some pre-drilled holes in ~.1" thick VERY soft aluminum. The holes are for 100 degree #6 flat hea...
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posted by adamsj3
5 comments posted 20yrs posted by adamsj3

How would you do this

I already did the job and it worked great, just want to put somethin on topic in here. I had to machine a lever out of...
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posted by rbraun333
6 comments posted 20yrs posted by rbraun333

automatic CNC program generators

Hey there, I'm completely new to this field, I've just visited a friends CNC factory, I was amazed by the fact that he...
5 comments posted 20yrs
posted by ilan.lewin
5 comments posted 20yrs posted by ilan.lewin

Home-built CO2 laser cutter Free Report

Hi all, I've just made some changes to The Blake Laser website. For those that haven't seen it before, it's a home-buil...
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posted by tony
0 comments posted 20yrs posted by tony

For Sale

Came across following ad in the Sunday July 9th Kansas City [Missouri] Star that may be of interest to the group. ==> I...
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posted by gmcduffee
8 comments posted 20yrs posted by gmcduffee

OT Hey Cliff

WMD W= wise M= moral D= democrat you're correct Cliff can't find any
5 comments posted 20yrs
posted by tball161
5 comments posted 20yrs posted by tball161

Spdick wire edm needs retrofitting

Hi, I just aquired an old sodick wire edm machine (BF275) which has software written for a Japanese PC. Pc has problems...
0 comments posted 20yrs
posted by joegore
0 comments posted 20yrs posted by joegore

OT Survey: Age & Years of Machining Experience

To All: I was cruising through Practical Machinist and saw that someone had asked this two-part question over there and...
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posted by bottlbob
112 comments posted 20yrs posted by bottlbob

powered ER Collet tightener

Has anyone heard of a system to tighten ER series collets semi-automatically? I had this idea that it would save a lot...
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posted by jpeyton
0 comments posted 20yrs posted by jpeyton

Best Al cutting solution..

I have a new Tormach CNC mill I'm using for some hobby stuff. A lot of what I'm doing is making parts of Aluminum bille...
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posted by Paul
34 comments posted 20yrs posted by Paul