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  1. Understanding Quick Change Tailstock Options

    I've been making something like a 3/4" cross-drilled brass spacer that requires spotting then center drilling 1/2" round brass before I part it off. After a couple hundred pieces, I'm sick of...
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    turboCNC for DOS with HeeksCNC (solved)

    Looks like using the Bridgeport machine definition that is packaged with HeeksCNC 0.18.0 for Windows will create nearly working gcode for turboCNC. I had to delete the comments from the head of the...
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    turboCNC for DOS with HeeksCNC

    I'm really liking making STL files with Google Sketchup, then creating a zig-zag toolpath in HeeksCNC. But I can't get my very old, but quite reliable, turboCNC to parse the files.

    It seems...
  4. will a 25mm linear bearing work on a 1" shaft

    I'm using 1" shafts that I got at the local surplus yard, and need some linear bearings for a diy sawmill project I'm working on. Seems like the price quadruples when I go from 25mm (cheap) to 1"...
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    Did you shake the finish before you put it on? ...

    Did you shake the finish before you put it on? That is one way to get air bubbles. Maybe try sanding it down and thinning your finish with solvent or water (depending on the finish) so the bubbles...
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    Very nice. Is that table made from one piece, or...

    Very nice. Is that table made from one piece, or is it extrusions joined on edge? And is there a linear bearing in there somewhere, or are you sliding aluminum on the steel shaft? (I made a...
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    what is a compound?

    I have read a couple of articles that have pictures of compounds, but I'm not really sure what they are. My latest HSM shows building a fixture that fits into one and holds a tool for threading. It...
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    Thanks for the info. I was (incorrectly)...

    Thanks for the info. I was (incorrectly) thinking that these would drive the motors, and was wondering how it was done with that small transformer. This looks like it would have been a good...
  9. Poll: The boxed stainless auger bits that were my...

    The boxed stainless auger bits that were my Grandfather's don't get used, the forestner bits get touched up (especially after I use them for flat bottom holes in aluminum), the extra long bradpoints...
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    I can't get the details to load on the website. ...

    I can't get the details to load on the website. How much current per axis can this source?
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