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Also willing to compensate anyone who isn't local to me if they can provide dimensions -- minor assembly required at most, most if not all dimensions are measureable with a 6" caliper.

Tormach's models don't contain the details I need (related to developing upgrades for their products).

As title says, I want to take some measurements from some Tormach machines. I'm located in NJ, willing to travel but would prefer as close as possible. If possible I'd like to perform some...

I'm the new owner of a '98 Fadal 3016, and while I've designed a lot of machined parts and made more than a few myself, this is my first 'real' machine tool (the predecessor to this was a CNCed RF45...

Mill
https://www.ebay.com/itm/173813448527

Lathe
https://www.ebay.com/itm/173820703747

Ebay listing: https://www.ebay.com/itm/173612046203

Please see pictures on my site: andrewbaranwagner.com/2018/10/28/mill-for-sale/

2015 Precision Matthews PM940 CNC mill. Lows hours, well...

I recently moved to a new job that is somewhat more time consuming (but also more fun! Mostly...), so this project is over and I am actually selling the machine in it's current state, I just have to...

Get yourself a handheld, IR temperature probe and measure the actual temperature. You will want to verify the bearing temperatures directly if possible. If not, you can probably assume that there's a...

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I spent some time reorganizing the shop after several weeks of pretty much total inattention to it. This included finally...

Sorry for the radio silence everyone. I expect to have an update on the hydraulic power drawbar in about a week, just ordering the final parts for it now. Once that's working it'll be time to get to...

Anybody want any of the parts out of the head before I chuck them? I also have all the quill lever components. Yours for the cost of shipping, shoot me a PM here or an email through my site.
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I’m trying to wrap up the documentation for the spindle belt upgrade so I can get it up on wcubed.co, and since spring has sprung I’m also pretty busy getting the yard in order. I did find some...

The 2 pole is the best choice for that.

It depends what you're intending to cut with it. Above ~8k RPM you will need a balanced spindle and motor, but generally speaking you can drive some fairly large tools in aluminum and plastic at a...

That is a good point for drilling -- but given that most of the time I'm using an end mill, I guess that temperature may actually go up. It shouldn't be a problem to do some checking on the top...

Changing the bearings was a breeze, probably less than an hour all told for it. I spent more time figuring out that the lower dust cover is threaded than I did pulling out the rest of the assembly...

Sorry about the poor formatting, you can also read this at https://andrewbaranwagner.com/2018/04/24/mill-upgrades-spindle-upgrade-part-4/ where the formatting works.

Time to switch the tapered...

Also tested and installed the VFD.

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The new VFD all wired up, except for the brake resistor.

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The new spindle motor and pulleys are finally installed and working (and all the gearing and oil is out of the head).
As...

I've been messaged AutomatedIngen a bit, figured I'd update the rest of y'all on the current state of the upgrades: the VFD I have is throwing a low DC bus voltage fault, and I believe it's bad. I've...

I'm not sure that was the comparison hackish was looking at.

I would have said the major setbacks were limited capability compared to price, poor design decisions regarding both quality of...

The irony is that the HLV is a very light lathe (although quite heavy for it's size, in order to maximize precision), and weighs about 1,700 pounds (and in good condition costs an order of magnitude...

Speeds and feeds refers to cutting (hence getting MRR from it).



All you're showing there is really backlash, that's not actually even positioning repeatability. More importantly, it's not...

Weight in a machine tool is a *good* thing. Yes, it makes it hard to move. The weights you're talking about are pretty standard for the larger benchtop mills, small knee mills, 12x36 lathes, etc....

I certainly don't want to take away from Generic Default's impressive work here, but...



I absolutely agree with this, and I'm an engineer who's done machine design in a few industries.

The...

The first order of business is to uninstall the old motor. That's pretty simple: unscrew the wires in the junction box, pull the four bolts that hold it to the head, and lift it off. At 50 pounds,...

First time I've seen "The Grizz" thread, thanks for the heads up. I guess I haven't been on here much in the last year or so. Great project, almost unbelievable finish, but really indicative of why...

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I figured I'd update this with some of my CAD drawings since I'm still finishing up my spindle motor upgrade. This is...

Hey everyone, long time lurker (been reading info on here since sometime in 2013) finally contributing a little bit. I'm an engineer who's worked in a few different industries, currently working as...