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Glad too see this forum got placed where I originally requested, good job getting the squeaky wheel oiled fellas.
Walt

I requested they create a subforum for Path Pilot/LinuxCNC here so the topic doesn't get lost elsewhere on the site, add your vote to make it happen....

Another great inspirational story Steve, I am also one looking forward to you sharing some pictures of things you made on your Tormach.
Walt

If someone didn't understand they could have just nicely asked instead of sniping true? he did help.

I understood what you were saying Steve, great tip.
walt

very good points and they make down cutting endmills that would not have tearout if the wood is mounted on sacrificial substrate.
walt

i read that in your post at the top, some don't pay attention. good work.

+1 hilarious, you'll also note he never answers questions to him about his experience, he read it once somewhere so that makes him an expert. lol.

50 years in the industry ray, using procuniers more times than I can count, how about you? you see your lack of experience shows because the fact is if you feed a tap much faster than the rpm can...

why do people assume that actual spindle speed will be less than programmed spindle speed and so you must underfeed 5-10%? we're not talking rigid tapping here, those of us that have used procuniers...

who is this directed at, the op with the tormach or the threadjacker with the novakon?
walt

+1!

has it been established that the part in jid2s pics are indeed the 6061 most of you are limited to experience with? an alloy with more zinc will give a nice shiny finish right off the machine, yes...

you must have missed the owner part when you were browsing my profile. it's a bit different when you must make parts to other peoples precise specifications and tolerances that must also pass their...

"your" good advice is merely what others had posted already, i'm here because i'm a retired certified machinist, only 234 because i still like to watch price is right.;) your youtube looks like...

yes, sorry, you must think you can call yourself a machinist by selling trinkets you make in your garage. how many NIMS credentials have you earned in your apprenticeship to become certified? you...

I'm glad all these uber experienced hobby guys KNOW what the problem is. conventional milling is NOT the answer, don't care what you read somewhere by someone else with limited experience. get...

he's never used a procunier yet so of course he knows more than you.

you don't say what your old manual mill is, if it's a bridgeport then by all means keep it. it makes a very nice drill press naturally but it but will be there for the odd job that it's...

The point of a tool like this is it's deep reach capability not "hogging". you'd have to be pretty naive to expect it perform as well as a short solid tool, c'mon, use some common sense. the longer...

yup, keep a set of tap extractors on hand and you could be back in business in a couple minutes.
walt

not quite, the 3rd one down is a bottom tap, a plug tap is pointy like 2nd one down. many other taps can be plugs or bottoms too,plugs are pointy.
walt

Seriously, get yourself a set of tap extractors, they work very well and no damage to your part from trying to mill them out or the expense of edm.
Tap Extractors for Machine Screw, Hand, Pipe & STI...

When making arguments on climb vs conventional milling it helps to know the difference between the two.;)
walt

50 years experience in the machining industry here, climb milling gives a better finish, take that to the bank!

putting a group of hobby machinists that have never worked in the industry in a room is even worse.;)

save your breath, this kid is one A1 twirp, read any of his other threads it's more of the same, he knows it all already so don't tell him any different. this is what the bart simpson generation has...

seems the previous claim that is already proving untrue, unless a side by side comparison can be made between the 2 units such claims have no basis in reality. keep up the good work though, the...

yes he built/sells a pdb for novakon and is working on their atc in direct competition with tormach, don't believe his nonsensical claims to the contrary. if you read enough here especially in the...

call tormach and get the facts from them instead of asking their competitor with a grudge against them, you'll be better served.