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Any suggestions for water based cutting fluid?

I will be turning low carbon steel and 304 stainless. In the past I started with water based cutting fluid and the stai...
2 comments posted 17yrs
posted by spam0
2 comments posted 17yrs posted by spam0

CAM software for mold making

Can good 3 axis CAM software be found for $1000? $2000? I have a lot of computer experience in general, and have been u...
12 comments posted 17yrs
posted by beevis
12 comments posted 17yrs posted by beevis

Endmill Experiment

To All: I love comparative experiments, this is from a post in PM about a week ago by "StreetSpeed". ==================...
9 comments posted 17yrs
posted by bottlbob
9 comments posted 17yrs posted by bottlbob

Is mist coolant practical?

I am setting up a used CNC lathe. It did not come with a chip conveyor/coolant tank. I'm considering supplying mist coo...
12 comments posted 17yrs
posted by spam0
12 comments posted 17yrs posted by spam0

ASA 1-1/16" Blanks?

Anyone know if they exist? Looking to insert them into an ASA 1-1/16 dia adapter and then rework the end showing to dri...
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posted by autodrill
0 comments posted 17yrs posted by autodrill

New Mori Seiki R&D facility - Davis , CA

For those of you on the West Coast, you may be interested in the following - http://www.moriseikius.com/DTLGrandOpening...
0 comments posted 17yrs
posted by psevin
0 comments posted 17yrs posted by psevin

Muffin Fans sources?

I got some Comair Rotron fans, that fit the spindle motors on some of my machines.. They lasted about a week, before th...
6 comments posted 17yrs
posted by 3t3d
6 comments posted 17yrs posted by 3t3d

Ball Gears?

ebay seller almost knows what he's selling ----------------------------------------------------------------- New Result...
4 comments posted 17yrs
posted by rbraun333
4 comments posted 17yrs posted by rbraun333

Sub-Plate strategies....

Awl, If I make a fixture on a subplate, and the subplate bolts to the table via t slots, I will have to indicate the pl...
6 comments posted 17yrs
posted by UNfitcat
6 comments posted 17yrs posted by UNfitcat

Anyone have a Delta 11-090?

I'm looking to confirm a physical measurement from the machine that I can't get from the manual, parts drawings, etc......
1 comments posted 17yrs
posted by autodrill
1 comments posted 17yrs posted by autodrill

Drill cycle tricks....

Dudes, Didja know you can specify coord shifts within a drill cycle? Yes indeedy. There's only one pro'leng: Upon speci...
1 comments posted 17yrs
posted by UNfitcat
1 comments posted 17yrs posted by UNfitcat

OT Why is Firefox crashing??

Several weeks ago Mozilla insisted that I upgrade Firefox. Ever since then, when I enter any number of sites, the damn...
22 comments posted 17yrs
posted by alphamachine-nospam
22 comments posted 17yrs posted by alphamachine-nospam

Need A Super High Quality Cheap CNC?

It maybe old but it's a great machine in superb condition. I'd buy it but I don't have the space for it. Jon Banquer San...
5 comments posted 17yrs
posted by jon_banquer
5 comments posted 17yrs posted by jon_banquer

Thanks Spectra Physics!

You purchased the best inspection equipment available and for whatever reasons lots of your stuff got sold for an insan...
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posted by jon_banquer
2 comments posted 17yrs posted by jon_banquer