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Metric or Decimal..accuracy?

I recall a thread sometime ago, that in normal usage, US decimal measurement was more "accurate" and lead to tighter to...
65 comments posted 20yrs
posted by gunner
65 comments posted 20yrs posted by gunner

MACHINE SHOP STARTUP

I have noticed a few posters seem to own or be top members of small shops. I am curious as to how you got started. also...
19 comments posted 20yrs
posted by tball161
19 comments posted 20yrs posted by tball161

Friction Drilling

To All: Here is a neat process I saw in the current issue of MMSONLINE. Some excerpts of the article follow: ==========...
4 comments posted 20yrs
posted by bottlbob
4 comments posted 20yrs posted by bottlbob

Fadal post for Mastercam X

If anyone has de-bugged post for Mastercam X for the Fadal cnc, I would greatly appreciate it. Especially one with the d...
0 comments posted 20yrs
posted by squipard
0 comments posted 20yrs posted by squipard

OT: US armed forces looking at alternative fuels

Short follow up to the alternative fuels threads. It looks like the U.S. military is finely taking steps to have altern...
1 comments posted 20yrs
posted by gmcduffee
1 comments posted 20yrs posted by gmcduffee

The dangers of wearing shorts in a machine shop

Group, It is my company policy to wear shorts anytime it gets over 80 degrees outside. Here in Southern California that...
41 comments posted 20yrs
posted by upnrunning
41 comments posted 20yrs posted by upnrunning

synchronous vs rigid tapping

Discussion in the shop today. Fanuc G84 tapping = tool comes down to work, feeds in at rate calculated to be correct le...
14 comments posted 20yrs
posted by alphamachine-nospam
14 comments posted 20yrs posted by alphamachine-nospam

Scripta grinder

"The Kid", my 23 year old, said I just had to have one of these at our last auction: http://www.metalworking.com/dropbo...
11 comments posted 20yrs
posted by karltownsend.NOT
11 comments posted 20yrs posted by karltownsend.NOT

A30CNC (Cybelec 7500C)

hi i need programming instructions or any manual in english language for tube bending machine BLM A30CNC with control un...
0 comments posted 20yrs
posted by draculaBRISI
0 comments posted 20yrs posted by draculaBRISI

Absolute Encoders

A buddy has several SuperMax mills with Fanuc OT controls. Different times, usually from power outages, he has to hold...
12 comments posted 20yrs
posted by bborb
12 comments posted 20yrs posted by bborb

Referencing and measuring angles, how to?

I have difficulty when angles other than 0 & 90 are involved in machining a part. Example; A counterbored hole for an 8...
4 comments posted 20yrs
posted by spam0
4 comments posted 20yrs posted by spam0

OT: stealth cuts in tne American stndard of living

While the official numbers appear to show an improvement, albeit a small one, in the per capita median income, these nu...
28 comments posted 20yrs
posted by gmcduffee
28 comments posted 20yrs posted by gmcduffee

OT -motorcycle conundrum

So my son has a honda Xr100, and I can't get it to start. Probably the most popular honda ever made. It was running O.K...
26 comments posted 20yrs
posted by a_design
26 comments posted 20yrs posted by a_design

Using a CNC mill as a CNC lathe.

About a year ago I had a job making three each of a number of parts. It went smoothly except for a valve assembly compo...
9 comments posted 20yrs
posted by ncarothers
9 comments posted 20yrs posted by ncarothers