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    Any IC people in Fort Myers?

    just wondering if anybody in IC live around fort myers. to share ideas and such.
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    I didnt like it very much. having to pay for it...

    I didnt like it very much. having to pay for it every year is bull####. I didnt buy it again this year wasnt worth it. If you are good in VM --CAD then its totally a waste of money. Just my opinion.
  3. advise reaming A2 .250 deep hole .432 diameter

    I am using a solid carbide endmill. material is unhardened A2 I was needing advise on speeds feeds etc.. rpm... feed?
    should you stop spindle before pulling reamer out?

    Im needing a very...
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    my plan for this thread was to educate myself and...

    my plan for this thread was to educate myself and other ppl about design and material issues that caused failures. It would be a good thing so other ppl could learn from it to save themselves alot of...
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    that didnt work.

    i would really like to hear from ppl about the things in ic that didnt work.
    as an example (i used cast iron cylinder liner and case iron ring which resulted in massive wear and complete failure)....
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    orders

    I have placed more the 25 orders with tormach totaling over 26k they have never messed an order up and have been the most professional company I have ever delt with. If I could just get other...
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    cylinder liner material help

    i built a big bore kit for a small 2 stroke motor. i used gray cast iron for the liner and it wore out very fast about .005 after 1 hour of run time, what material do i use? i thought cast iron...
  8. rotory tool changer for 10x22 cnc lathe conv

    i would like to see some ideas from ppl about doing a tool changer for this cnc conversion. via rotory table mounted to machine. im thinking in horizonal postion. any ideas?
  9. thanks

    thanks for your help crevice it was very helpful
  10. doing 10-24 cnc lathe project help with selecting parts

    im going to buy a 10/22 grizzly lathemodel G0602 to do a cnc retrofit project need help selecting ballscrews and steppers/servos, and controller. any suggestions
  11. need help in selecting ballscrews and etc for 10 24 lathe project

    need help in selecting ballscrews and etc for 10 24 lathe project
    going to build a cnc lathe project with a grizzly 10/24 lathe any suggestions on steppers-servos, controller, ball srews for this...
  12. looking for helper to train on cnc near liberty mo.

    looking for someone who is smart and wants to learn cnc. I enjoy teaching someone who learns fast. pm me
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    thank you

    thanks for all the help guys that solved my problem quickly, thank you.
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    offset fixture help

    im making 2 parts that are the same. lets say they are 5 inches on apart on x axis how do you program for that. tormach with mach3. you use G54 i think but can someone give me an example.
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    screen set

    where can you get mill screenset like that
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    vertical lathe attachments

    Here is some fixtures and adapter plate I made to do a production run of some parts for a customer. If others are interested I will do a run of these fixtures for them also. Chuck adapter worked well...
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    recommended speed and feed for stainless

    im using .125 4 flute carbide niagra coated endmill with .5 cut depth.
    i need to machine 304 stainless slotting a profile what speed feed and depth would be a good place to start?
    also flood...
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    kansas city mo. area help on v8 project

    would like to see if anyone in kc area would like to assist me in a mini v8 project. all parts are done in solidworks machine is tormach with all acc. block is almost finished. if interested email me...
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    sprut vs visualMill

    i have sprut and visualmill with 4th axis and visualturn. i can tell you sprut is a huge pain in the rear compared with visualmill. in visualmill you can alter borders or other features for your...
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    upgrade

    yes no problems thats how mine was setup to run from tormach.
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    spindle upgrade

    i love the upgrade gives me 5140 rpm very fast accel and brake. the extra 640rpm or so really is nice on aluminum. way better than the old vfd.
  22. Thread: valve springs

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    valve springs

    how do i select valve springs for my 1/4 scale engine? .125 total lift no more than .350 diameter. what do i need and where do i buy them. thank a bunch fellas.
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    sprut

    dude throw that junk away and buy visualmill it is a 1000 times better. very easy to use. i though sprut was ok until i try using the post, sprutcam just wasnt ready to release. lots of ppl are...
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    mach3 file

    if anyone could help me i would appreciate it. i think its based on a fanuc control code
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    after some help sprutcam is nice

    well after some one on one help with sprut with the boundary system 0n the geometry tab. learning the transform, sew and the basics. i do like it. i found it very easy to understand with some step by...
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    post pro

    no luck there.
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    mach3 post processer

    if someone could help me, i need a post processor for surfcam to mach3 for 4 axis work. my friend is coming over to work with me next weekend, he has surfcam at his business. hes bringing it with him...
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    vm6

    did you find a solution for your problem? with vm6 crash?
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    when I get on the forum it wont let me post or...

    when I get on the forum it wont let me post or reply. per forum admin
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    sprut support through tormach

    I tried calling tormach (they are awesome ppl with A1 service) I talked to the guy there, but he wasnt much help himself, he did say if I put my questions in an email he would get them answered for...
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