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I agree. You have to have tool changes on every project or you will have long run times, increasing the possibility of problems developing. Tool changes are really easy and there are many techniques...

kojack Thanks, I will keep my eye on the bay.

Thanks for your suggestion in your PM Jeff.

Thanks for the replies! As I stated, I'm on a limited budget and feeling the economical crunch! While I think that the "Tips" cd's would be the best for me, they are a little pricey and I have a...

Hello everyone!

I've been using MC v9 for years now and I have just added a 4th axis to my benchtop. I need a tutorial. I have used the MC tutorials before and though I find them lacking I can...

ranchak - Sorry for the long wait. I think around 40 oz's of some slow setting silicone in one pour is the most I have degassed at one time. I can't get a larger container in my chamber that will...

Just posted this on another thread....so I will re-post it in here.

I can honestly tell you you that I tried my very best to take every short-cut to avoid paying the high price of a proper vacuum...

I can honestly tell you you that I tried my very best to take every short-cut to avoid paying the high price of a proper vacuum pump. I tried everything and nothing worked! After I added the overall...

Well..............................we are talking about silicone right? Silicone wont hardly stick to anything unless it's a porous material such as carpet or fabric and then it just intertwines with...

You have the right idea, you just need a female mould box and a male mould (core) that would be perfectly suspended into the female half with supporting cross bars set on alignment pins protruding...

Take a look at this idea from metalbyter on YT.
YouTube - Taig CNC mill/lathe

This is what I'm doing. Low profile vise for a Taig CNC mill.

Great idea! The only thing I'm changing is I will not slot the second jaw, it should square better without them.

The one I'm replacing is a Lin eng. 5718L-10D

full step angle 1.8
frame size Nema 23
current/phase 1 amp
res/phase 8.2Ω +-10%
dielctric...

Hey dex,

I don't have much experience with the Sherline mills, but I have plenty with the Taig. I only recommend a Taig and I personally would only consider purchasing a CNC machine!!! Not one...

I'm normally a reader and not a poster but I do have a little experience with home made vacuum tables that I don't mind sharing. I'm not exactly sure where I saw the original design that mine is...

Thanks AL,

I took your advice and called MicroProto and they were very helpful! I was told of several post processors that would work. Only problem was that I did not have the PP in MC. They told...

Hey AL,

It seems to me that your problem is the post processor. Call MicroProto and ask them what PP, from MasterCam, is most compatible with their MPS2003 controller program and see if that...

Hi!

I am fairly new to all things CNC! So forgive my ignorance!

I am using a Taig mill, MicroProto controller, and two controller programs: MPS2003 and TCNC.

I'm still learning MC v9, but...