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Survey: Disc sanders -- who uses'em?

Most shops have a belt sander with the disc sander at the side. I'm betting only a fraction of the use of the belt sand...
7 comments posted 15yrs
posted by fitcat
7 comments posted 15yrs posted by fitcat

chain saw sharpener

anyone use one of these? http://www.powersharp.com/default_flash.asp
9 comments posted 15yrs
posted by milgil
9 comments posted 15yrs posted by milgil

Anyone Have an Okuma Lathe / Machining Center?

I'm looking for some specs I can't get from them so far or from the web... Specifically, I'm looking for info on the L3...
2 comments posted 15yrs
posted by autodrill
2 comments posted 15yrs posted by autodrill

Mastercam

Who is using Mastercam X5 MU1? Am have an issue or 2, need to see if it is the software or the operator.
2 comments posted 15yrs
posted by reidmachine
2 comments posted 15yrs posted by reidmachine

Grinding a spindle taper. ( First time)

I have a spindle problem. Cat 40. Cincinnati arrow 1000. I will attempt to re-grind the taper. Looking in the catalog f...
8 comments posted 15yrs
posted by 3t3d
8 comments posted 15yrs posted by 3t3d

Macro B

I came across a bunch of old Macro B programs, from when I was on the shop floor and actually worked for a living. Made...
16 comments posted 15yrs
posted by kdgrills
16 comments posted 15yrs posted by kdgrills

Special ER32 Collet Nuts?

I'm looking to stick four ER32 Spindles side-by-side with about 2.000" C-C spacing in-line. ...Obviously, the standard...
8 comments posted 15yrs
posted by autodrill
8 comments posted 15yrs posted by autodrill

Soluble cutting oil Vs Straight Cutting Oil

Hi All We Have 6 Makino VMC's and are using Blaser's Blasocut 4000 Strong soluble cutting oil with DM water on all of t...
5 comments posted 15yrs
posted by sknagesh
5 comments posted 15yrs posted by sknagesh

Cupla Generator Q's.... efficiencies

Awl -- How do they determine motor or generator efficiency, in industry? Seems to me the only fundamental way to do thi...
6 comments posted 15yrs
posted by fitcat
6 comments posted 15yrs posted by fitcat

Roll tap variations...

Awl -- Have you noticed that some roll taps seem perfectly circular, almost like a screw, while others almost resemble...
4 comments posted 15yrs
posted by fitcat
4 comments posted 15yrs posted by fitcat

Free 2D cad program for Linux

A while back there was a thread that included questions about CAD for Linux. This just hit my email inbasket. http://ww...
0 comments posted 15yrs
posted by gmcduffee
0 comments posted 15yrs posted by gmcduffee

115 pc drill sets a waste?

Ahm thinkin all's you really need are drills for screw clearance and tapping -- mebbe roll taps as well. What else? Pin...
59 comments posted 15yrs
posted by fitcat
59 comments posted 15yrs posted by fitcat

ON-topic --Soft collets

I need to increase production on a job here... It is a second-op end-work operation ( cnc milling ) on a small turned p...
17 comments posted 15yrs
posted by 123machinist
17 comments posted 15yrs posted by 123machinist

Post_processor NMV5000DCG

-- Hello, i use solidcam for my cam system, & i need post processor for machine 5 axis moriseiki NMV5000DCG for solidca...
2 comments posted 15yrs
posted by muldanihendrawan_at_yahoo_dot_
2 comments posted 15yrs posted by muldanihendrawan_at_yahoo_dot_

Is 430w PSU enough?

AMD X2 dual core 4200 Asus M2N SLI 8meg ram Gforce 1meg (no extra power plug) 2Hdd's 2CD's 1Floppy just put this system...
8 comments posted 15yrs
posted by milgil
8 comments posted 15yrs posted by milgil