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  1. Graziano SAG 210 Lead screw turns But carriage Doesn't feed.

    Doing a rush job over the weekend on my Graziano SAG 210, and feeding along nicely, and all of a sudden the feed seems to overload, and I hear a crack. The feed screw is still turning, but the...
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    Re: Which CADCAM package?

    Honestly the price of Fusion is not expensive at all for what it does. It's great value for money. You truly get what you pay for. Toolpaths in Fusion have been reliable for me. 3D Modelling has...
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    Re: Software package CAD CAM

    Autodesk Fusion360 is a great package that is free for hobbyists
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    Poll: Re: What is the best 3D CAM Software?

    I feel your pain. The Fusion model is to start with a generic post and work from there. And then you develop them yourself, or ask in the user forums for help. Which I find a bit bush league. But...
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    Poll: Re: worknc

    Last year we switched from OneCNC XR3 to Fusion360, and have not looked back. It is amazing value.

    That being said, any CAM software is really only as good as it's post. Green0, if you are still...
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    Re: How to machine an outside fillet edge?

    For the cost of a router bit, get a 1/8 corner rounding bit.
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    Re: FUSION 360 and 3D strategy

    DO you have the proper corner rounding tool?

    I'd say 2D Adaptive for the pocket material, and then profiles with a corner rounding tool. Book done 2 operations and finito.
  8. Thread: BYO Printers

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    Re: BYO Printers

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    It's alive!
  9. Thread: BYO Printers

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    Re: BYO Printers

    Cool. As you can see this is the kit from Nop Head with the dibond panels. I'd love to make a second one sourcing everything from scratch, and use Mic6 tooling plate for the structure, with an E3D...
  10. Thread: BYO Printers

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    BYO Printers

    Anyone else making their own printers? I started building a Mendel90 kit last week.243788

    Here it is with the heated bed installed. Just the X axis to install, then wire it up!
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    Re: HAAS part needed, where to find

    So the spindle bearings went? I hope you are familar with preloading the bearings. This isn't just a swap them out kind of operation. We did the bearings on our Okuma Lathe, and it was quite the...
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    Re: CRT is acting up

    Could be a loose connection. I had this sort of issue with my newer version control, and securing the connection did the trick for me.
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    Re: HAAS DT-1 "Blue Screen"

    Call the dealer. I have a non ethernet machine and had odd screen problems that were firmware issues.
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    Re: Two tone profile color

    Is this in pockets where sometimes the light reflected from the bottom of the part can play with the finish appearances. It's goofy, but it can happen.
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    You could look at Geomagic. for CAD is used to be...

    You could look at Geomagic. for CAD is used to be Alibre and they have a personal version that is very reasonable. It's really great for 2-2.5d stuff. CAM, you could look at OneCNC, or if you step...
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    SHould be cool I'm gonna bead blast the shape on...

    SHould be cool I'm gonna bead blast the shape on an aluminum tele!
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    72 runs up to the top horn DXF is fine

    72 runs up to the top horn

    DXF is fine
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    72 tele pick guard

    any one have geometry for a 72 tele pickguard?
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    21i-T and Workshift

    I am having issues with the work shift on this machine It's an Okluma ES-L8f

    We'll set the workshift in Z and it moves the X some odd number. And we can't get rid of it!

    Any clues?
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    David, That is the "Trade In" cost. The...

    David,

    That is the "Trade In" cost. The policy is that if they send a new dongle out that you send the old one back within 10 business days. I sent them a picture with the dongle in 2 distinct...
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    Dongle Replacement

    I have XR2 Express and Our Dongle fell apart. It was on shaky ground for a while, and yesterday it finally fell apart. One CNC wants to charge me $250 to replace it, and they are telling me that's...
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    Here's a tele body made from Solid!

    Here's a tele body made from Solid!
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    I use wood router bits for corner rounding on my...

    I use wood router bits for corner rounding on my MC all the time. They are cheap and provide a good surface finish too over some HSS Corner rounding tools.
  24. Thread: Fast boring

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    Why you need to go so fast? The manufacturers...

    Why you need to go so fast?

    The manufacturers claim these tolerances, but they are only attainable pretty much in laboratory conditions. It's pretty tough to have all your parameters in check to...
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    On my mill I always program tapping in IPR. It's...

    On my mill I always program tapping in IPR. It's safer if someone changes the RPM. You don't have to remember to change the feed.
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    Noisey isn't a problem. Just build an insulated...

    Noisey isn't a problem. Just build an insulated and vented enclosure. We did for ours. It's got the green insulation on the inside, and has a bathroom vent sucking in Air and an exhaust vent at...
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    4th Axis Rotary, Brush or Brushless

    How can I tell the difference from a brush or brushless Haas Rotary unit?

    A neighbor has one that I could borrow, but I need a brushless to run on my machine, and it is an older model.
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    OneCNC and Solidworks 2009 Files

    Anyone here had issues with importing SW2009 files?

    A customer sent me a cd with a stack of sldprt files and x_t files, both of which Onecnc should import, but it would not import either!!!

    I'm...
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    Garr 242M endmills work fine for UHMW, just as...

    Garr 242M endmills work fine for UHMW, just as Geof says, try to hold as much of the part as possible, and don't overtighten it or you could have an issue with it pulling up.

    Geof's solution will...
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    Had this happen on a matsuura to me, and there...

    Had this happen on a matsuura to me, and there was some CAM roller that was broken.
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