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Talon Grip Update

To All: Here are some excerpts from a Modern Machine Shop article last month that shows how one shop improved their pro...

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posted by bottlbob

10 comments posted 17yrs posted by bottlbob

OT: obsolete/obsolescent Ford parts.

About a month ago I asked the groups for some suggestions on where I could get a replacement cruise control cable for m...

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posted by gmcduffee

5 comments posted 17yrs posted by gmcduffee

compressed shop air

All. Anyone here ever calculated how much those little leaks on our cnc's cost? I just brought one of my old Hardinges...

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posted by wayne

17 comments posted 17yrs posted by wayne

Drilling/tapping the ends of long stuff on a vmc or BP

Awl -- For those of us without cnc lathes, or right-angle heads, drilling/tapping long stuff axially can be a real pain...

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posted by fitcat

8 comments posted 17yrs posted by fitcat

OT: Info on contact grill /sandwich makers wanted

OT: Info on contact grill /sandwich makers wanted I came across an interesting infomercial on late-nite TV, that wants...

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posted by gmcduffee

6 comments posted 17yrs posted by gmcduffee

cincinnati Aveger 200T lathe, buy or ingore?

Lathe is a 1995 vintage, looks dirty but otherwise good. Currently has a lube error so I can't run it. Acramatic 850sx...

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posted by rbraun333

0 comments posted 17yrs posted by rbraun333

Metalworking Equipment - eBay's Top 10

http://atu.ca/Metalworking

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posted by nobody

0 comments posted 17yrs posted by nobody

Coolant splashing out of reservoir, other Fadal leaks, and Green matchining

Awl -- Inyone have this problem, when the coolant level drops about 3-5" from the screens? Really a pita... fadal 3016....

3 comments posted 17yrs

posted by fitcat

3 comments posted 17yrs posted by fitcat

ERP [enterprise resourses planning] software

A few months back there was a thread on what kinds of tracking/reporting software was available for job shops. This may...

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posted by gmcduffee

0 comments posted 17yrs posted by gmcduffee

nesting software

A few weeks ago there was a thread asking about nesting software for [I think] a laser cutter. While this is for a wate...

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posted by gmcduffee

1 comments posted 17yrs posted by gmcduffee

Reverse engineering package

This just hit my email inbasket. A few days ago there was a thread asking about using a probe to digitize a 3d tool pat...

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posted by gmcduffee

1 comments posted 17yrs posted by gmcduffee

for sale 4/5 axis Trunnion table for 3 axis CNC mill

we are selling a working 4/5 axis fadal trunnion model tr65 currently used on a fadal vmc 3016. It works with most fada...

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posted by paulgmars

20 comments posted 17yrs posted by paulgmars

ON topic- More Y-axis OverVoltage- Random consistentcy frustration

Still fighting a Persistant Y-axis OverVoltage error. The machine will run fine for hours at a time, then suddenly alar...

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posted by a_design

12 comments posted 17yrs posted by a_design

On Topic - Can a modern CNC Lathe Do This ?

Greetings fellas, Now and then, I have a pattern cut into brake rotors for an off road application. It is currently don...

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posted by grumtac

14 comments posted 17yrs posted by grumtac

Voltage supply for CNC

I have a YCI machine that is marked 220V been running it on 240V for 4 years with no problems. I just looked at a Femco...

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posted by rbraun333

18 comments posted 17yrs posted by rbraun333