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    milling cutters in Oz

    I buy mine from CTC lately - the prices are good, and the quality seems OK.
    I used to buy from the Nut and Bolt factory in Beenligh (Qld), but since moving away from there, the shipping and...
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    Ucancam any good?

    I keep seeing UcanCam on sites like ebay for prices less than $200.

    Target machine is 4 axis mill - vertical spindle.

    Is Ucancam any good for such a system?

    Searching just found unanswered...
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    Yes, the leadscrew is coated with a generous...

    Yes, the leadscrew is coated with a generous amount of rust, HOWEVER (thankfully) the rust is only surface on one screw, and the other isn't even that - it's process dust from the minesite, and...
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    is this useful? aluminum "rail"

    G'Day,

    scrounger that I am, I scored these two beauties...
    They are some kind of extruded aluminium rail (18mm diameter) with a stiff flat brace between the two rods. The rods are spaced about...
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    Please quote (100) pieces, (will take overruns to...

    Please quote (100) pieces, (will take overruns to use full bar of stock).

    Not quoting, just learning the jargon..

    does the mention of overruns above mean the buyer will accept delivery of more...
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    so the cable "synchro" system works?

    G'Day,

    mostly lurking (not much else to do when I'm not getting too much made)..

    I suspect I'll end up making 2 machines (gantry mills) a small one to get started with, then the one I...
  7. intro - nothing built yet but a pile of parts

    G'Day,

    more of an intro than anything. (and to shut up the annoying "you haven't posted..." message)

    I'm sitting in remote WA and have been collecting parts for about a year for a 4 axis CNC...
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