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I work in a corporate environment. Everything is kept on a server. The repository is used to allow file versioning, attaching other documents that pertain to the design, etc.



Not an...

How about a Tormach?

I was looking at the specs for the X4 Speedmaster - are those spindle speeds correct? 8000-24000? The 24,000rpm could be useful, but the minimum of 8000 would sure limit a lot of operations.

I understand what you mean about only indexing between letters, as in going from row to row.

But what's the lower diameter limit for engraving a cylinder using on only x and y? Some things I...

I have read some of your other posts, and they are the reason I'm looking for a 4th axis other than the ones Syil sells. But one thing about the parts I'm working on - they are mainly going to be...

If you're going to run Windows XP 32-bit, get 3 GB of ram. There's no point in getting more, 32 bit windows can't use it. And the price difference between 2GB and 3GB is almost negligible now, so...

I can build the stand, I already have a mig welder. A tig welder as well, I could go crazy and make it out of stainless. :) I'd rather just buy one, but considering how much they cost, yeah, I may...

Yes, that is correct definition of a linear spring. But that's not what you'd want to counterbalance a milling head, which was my point. You'd want a constant force, not one that increases linearly...

Okuma's were the first CNC I ever setup and ran. MC-3V I think, nice little machines. We had a couple of Kitamuras (one was a pallet changer, worked you to death), a Maho (funky axes), but you...

Oops. Left that out. Vise held parts will be 12" x 6" x 3" at most, cylindrical parts 8" long x 1" Diam or so. One thing I'm interested in is machining AR-15 lower receivers from forged blanks, as...

Here will be my intended uses:

Mainly 3 axis machining of aluminum, occasionally some copper, and a little bit of mild steel. Most of the steel work will be drilling, but some profile milling as...

Not really, the OP said a coil spring, which is not linear. The further you stretch (or compress) a coil spring, the greater it's force.

I am looking at one of the X4 speedmasters. It will have 2 main purposes - flat engraving, and some cylindrical engraving. I may eventually do more and more machine work on it, but every part I...

Is this yours?:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&item=200267445222

It's not hypocrisy. I don't like McCain. He was tied neck and neck for last place with me with Giuliani. And yes, we were screaming bloddy heck about the bailout. Both sides, rep and dem were...

Yeah, but here's the really scary part - If the other side wins, on day 1, even if nobody dies, we get the black Jimmy Carter again. As screwed up as everything is, we don't have 20% mortgage rates....

I know this post was made before ST came out, but I have to tell you, I have it now at work, and it is amazing. I don't get to use the synchronous technology features too frequently because most of...

Are you talking about parts or drawings? Solid parts cannot be exported as dxf files. They can only export as solid model files such as step, iges, acis, parasolid, etc. formats.

Like GCMAN...

Solid Edge was originally a 2D only application, before Solid Works was ever released, so it's drawing package is very good. There are a few other things I like much better in Solid Edge - their...

It's great for single parts, or very small assemblies. It's good for personal use, especially since it's not cost effective for hobbyists to shell out the $6,000-$7,000 for a more professional-grade...

Good ol' Alibre.

We saved a ton of money by switching to $7000 seats of Solid Edge. We saved thousands just in not having to spend time writing up defect reports. We would find bugs in Alibre...

The Gravograph 400 Volume runs around $20,000.

Yeah, I finally got it. But not with the original DRO. The seller sent me a newer model second box, but it was also a Futaba, and also had the same problem.

I finally found someone that worked...

Well, hells bells. The guy I bought the machine from sent me a newer Futaba DRO readout. Plugged it in and same problem - .2" in table movement = .040" of counter increment.

I don't need a...

I have a Futaba Pulscale CJ DRO. It has no manual and some of the button faces are missing. I'm trying to find someone with a manual, or at least a picture of the face that's clear enough to read...

Yeah, I can borrow a 5 ton pallet jack from work, so my immediate need is resolved. But I did find some pics of the underneath of a bridgeport.

http://bridgeport.askmisterscience.com/base-s.jpg
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They don't need to be threaded - I was going to put either very large washers under a bolt head run up through the bottom, or maybe through a steel bar that runs from one side to the other. I wasn't...

I just bought a nice late model Series I bridgeport. It will be delivered in a few weeks. The trouble is that it will be delivered on a truck with a lift-gate, and I don't have any means of...