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Thank for the replies guys.

The machine is only about 3 years old and hasn't had a huge amount of use and most of the use it does have it is plastic cutting. I wouldnt expect any bearing wear,...

Hi all,

Just wanted to see if anyone could offer some insight on a niggling problem i am having. Basically, I see youtube videos constantly showing endmills doing AMAZING things. 4 or 5x diameter...

Hi guys,

I am relatively new to CNC Milling. The company i work for recently put in a Hartford VMC. I have made many parts without issue however my question relates to cut depths and feed rates....

G'Day everyone,

I am new to the world of CNC Milling and i was wondering if someone could offer me some advice. I am about to cut a mold from aluminium to make some cast polyurethane parts from. I...

You are much safer to do it manually because as the other reply suggests you can turn the lock off but this can cause more harm than good.

Hi guys,

The company I work for/manage have recently put in an Objet Connex 3D Printer. We obviously love it and are amazed by the technology. One thing i am questioning is this, is there a way...

Hi guys,

Quick question. We are looking at purchasing a cnc lathe which comes with a optional extra bar feeder. The bar feeder also comes with an optional extra which is an "X Axis Displacement...

Very interesting Tom B. Also, 100% agree with you about doing it out of acetal. Since we first got this particular job ive been pushing to do it out of acetal but for whatever reasons they want to...

Thanks for the input. nfortunately our supplier casts the sheets. Fly cutting does work extremely well but unfortunately with a minimum spindle speed of 9000rpm that is not a option. I have contacted...

Hello again,

I work for a plastics engineering company south of sydney. We mainly work with polyurethanes and HDPE. However, we get the odd nylon (6pla or LFX) jobs.

The supplied sheet always...

Hey everyone,

I am having trouble with plastic melting whenever i drill it using the "multicam" cnc router i have at work. i am relatively new to the cnc game and am confused about whats going...

Hey guys and girls.

I work at a plastics and polyurethane engineering company. As our workload rises so do our plastic offcuts. This is creating a major amount of clutter in the workshop and is...

Thanks heaps for that idea. Will definately be tring that one.

Anyone else got any other suggestions?

Hi everyone.

Im very new to the cnc side of machining. Work recently brought a multicam router and so far i have been practically teaching myself how to use it with very good results. However, i...

hey mate.

i work in a relatively small plastics engineering and polyurethane shop.

We get success by using a 10-12mm HSS slot drill. no coolant, relatively fast feeds if possible.