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    price of router ATCs

    Popping my lurking head up again. Been looking at a few needs, and found a big question, that's rather confusing me. Even cheap CNC routers have rather expensive tool changers, even for how simple...
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    Mold making

    I'm looking at designing a bunch of parts to vacuum form. My first mold I made by copying the part and performing a boolean of the shelled part on the mold part, cutting off the shell. This was...
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    Re: Need help identifying a machine

    A little late I suppose, but check to see if it has a parallel port on it. A lot of little machines like this are used in schools, and they run Mach 3 or other software, if it has a parallel port,...
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    Identifying machine

    Professional CNC Table Router System 4'x8' Full XYZ | eBay

    I'm looking at these on ebay, it's not clear what the brand is, anyone know? Have experience?
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    Re: How would you redo your shop setup?

    Unfortunately this was nearly a decade ago, and I never thought it worth taking pictures. It was just a plain ball valve with a spring connected to a hole in the end of the handle--connect the...
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    lower end machine brands

    With some financial windfall, I'm looking seriously at being able to set up a home shop, that'll be a mixture of hobby work for me, and possibly starting a business.

    It's been a while since I've...
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    Re: How would you redo your shop setup?

    The first shop I was at had regular ball valves on the lines, but with a spring hooked to the end of the handle. You could open the valve, but as soon as you let go, the spring would pull the handle...
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    pricing a Logan lathe

    My dad passed away this month, and we are working on getting everything sorted out. One of the biggest chunks is his lathe, an old Logan. Since I'm the one in the family most familiar with the...
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    I might upgrade the screws eventually, but likely...

    I might upgrade the screws eventually, but likely that'd mesh with a school project on the CNC machines, probably make ball screws and matching nuts on the lathe. At the least it'd just be a single...
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    solsylva stepper question

    Building a 9x10 solsylva on a bit of a budget. I was looking at a probotix kit.

    They have a 260 oz motor kit, and a 180 oz kit. It doesn't seem that there's a decent in between deal closer but...
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    I'm still torn, I plan on micromanufacturing...

    I'm still torn, I plan on micromanufacturing technology for a career, so building would be experience. A prebuilt machine would have more technical support however for starting out.

    I'm leaning...
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    machine choice

    I was originally looking at making a Momus machine, I liked the look, size and the instructions.

    I was looking at making an RC tank, and was also looking at the dearth of parts like tracks and...
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