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Geez Gary! That is beautiful work!

Interesting. Acting as a heatsink.

Thank you so much! Great info!

What spindle temps are you all seeing on your 1100’s? Ive noticed that my spindle has been getting hotter to the touch recently. I just bought a laser temp gun and want to see where I compare to...

Dimensions?

Dennis,
If your interested in seperating out the tooling, please let le know.

Dolan

Good choice!

Another +1 for the 6” premium. Bought one on black friday and love it. Hangs over a bit, but not a big deal.

I prefer to chamber and ream on a manual lathe. Its a feel thing for me and not sure Id trust a cnc to do it. But JMHO.

But big mfgs do it all the time so something to be said there. I just...

Don,
Is the pump sitting through the stock hole in the top of the coolant tank? Or did you have to modify anything else to make the pump work? Will the tank capacity hold up to that much coolant...

Yes it is.

Steve,
What are uou usung for CAM work? You have to have the tool in tge library to properly generate your GCode, yes? Or are you only manually coding?

I do it for the same reason Adrian. I dont want to have to worry about all my other programs. Tool 1 stays tool 1. When I create my CAM, I make sure to use the tools I have.

My tools are all used as the same numbers. Each part has a setup sheet with tools, fixture etc. granted not everyone can or does do it this way. But it works.

Heres one of Steve's videos on how...

Ahhhhh. Gotcha.

Engrave the number on all sides? That should negate any change made I woukd think.

Mike, what are you using for way oil now?

RTFM?

Steve,
Do you mean for the spacers? Or the plate?

Probably a good idea to do some testing before throwing a needed part on there.

Thanks for sharing!

Ive been wanting one of these for a long time.

I am very curious as to how your spacers work out. I like the idea of filling the slots to help with chips. Im also very curious on the "rigity"...

+1

Make sure they "ring" together if you stack blocks. And also dont trust the size printed on the block itself. Always use the certified measurement on the certification paperwork. Yep, theyre...

I have a long one. ;)

I can measure it for you after work.

Youre absolutely right Ray on the ER's and such. I had that preface in my head but didnt type it well.

If you have to change tools in the middle of a cycle......

Raise the z high enough to remove the cutter from the holder. Put your new cutter in but leave it loose in the holder and make sure your...

Awesome that your wife is involved as well. Building lasting memories! It will also be easier to convince her to buy more tooling too if shes involved and excited :)

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No reason to spend that much money on a height gage. Might as well get a comparator at that point. I use the simple Tormach granite block and height gage. Works perfect. I have the ETS as...

Thats pretty cool. Thanks for sharing that.

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Ah yes. Sorry I forgot to do that. I have a reminder on my phone now and will get those for you when I get home from work.

And yes, $600 shipped to you.