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What machine is better and which costs less to operate? We have a hyperthem 1000 right now and are looking to upgrade. The Thermal Dynamics machine costs quite a bit less initally but what about...

We just picked up our first vertical cnc, a 2000 VF-2 with 720 spindle hours for $28k. Has rigid tap, 10k spindle, 4th axis prewire, gearbox, expanded memory, programable coolant, hs machining,...

Cool, I researched the hard jaws and it seems like the way for us to go. The tollerances we will be machining to are pretty easy (prob .005 at most). Also, the major diameter of the part will usually...

We are getting ready for the arival of our first cnc lathe, a Haas HL-1. An area i'm a little confused on is the work holding options. I did the Haas factory training on Friday and the instructor...

Anyone know of any independent service techs for the Minnesota area? I know of the HFO in Minneapolis -Productivity Inc- just wondering if there are any good (hopefully less expensive) techs in the...

Thanks for the advice! Picked up the HL-1 for $17k and got them to rig it on the trailer as well. Can't wait to run this! Question- are you running a bar feeder or puller on your machine? Any...

Hello, we are purchasing our first CNC mill. We have about $25-30k to spend and i've found a few different machines i've listed below. We will be doing basic vmc operations, nothing complex. Lots of...

Hello, we are in the market for a good basic cnc lathe. This will be our first cnc chip machine purchase. Is a 1996 Haas HL-1 a good machine to start out with? We need the machine for basic lathe...

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Specificly, their automatic band saws. I'm looking at the 320B model saw for $7490. Most of our cut to length is around 1" to 5" in diameter round stock with a 1/8" to 1/4" wall thickness. The link...

Sorry this job has been awarded. The steel price was a quote from a local steel yard (we are in central Minnesota) no special pricing. We will be doing more RFQ in the near future and will keep the...

.....quote with you supplying the material, time frame, payment method, etc. We will close this quote on August 30, 2007.

Thank you to Specialized Machine out of Souix Falls, South Dakota. They did an awsome job on our parts and were very professional through out the entire process. Thanks again!

I need qty 2 of these to start with out of 1018 CR steel for prototype purposes. Tolerances are .003" which should be easy to do. We will eventully bring this part in to production pending costs and...

Hello, the silver solder sounds ok but this joint needs to remain completly adjustable. Thanks! Nathan

We are closing this RFQ for the time being. We have run in to some problems with the design and manufacture of the product this part was intended for. The reciving end of the threaded stud was...

We are currently working with Fastenal and McMaster for our hardware supplies. These are items used on a regular basis for manufacture of goods. Does anyone have sugestions for a more cost effective...

Thanks fo the info! We need to tap about 100-200 of these tubes per month. Would internally threading the DOM without the tap be an efficent way of doing this? How many passes would be required to...

I have a 12" x 36" mannual lathe with a 1 1/2" spindle bore and a mt3 taper on the tail stock. I'm trying to tap 1 1/2" diameter DOM tubing with a 3/16" wall thickness. The tap is a 1 1/4"-7 held in...

Hello, a 3/16" chamfer would work great. Thanks! Nate

We are in need of an intial order amount of 100 threaded posts. The material is 1 1/2" dia hot or cold rolled steel. Threads are 1 1/4" - 7 and the end of the stud has a taper to make it easier to...

Sorry for the delay in updating the status of this quote, we have been extremely busy! Thanks for the interest in this RFQ. We have found a supplier for these items. I'll have a few more items coming...

Sorry, fogot to mention that the thread depth is aprox 2 1/2". Thanks! Nate

Looking for quote on taping 1 1/4" standard threads on the inside of 1 1/2" dia DOM tube with a 3/16" wall. The internal dia of the tube should be approx 1/64" larger than the required size for the...

Hello, anyone have any information on hooking up a hypertherm 1000 to a plasmacam table? I belive there are 4 wires to hookup. Thanks for all info!

Just a follow up, I went ahead and bought the Dewalt Multicutter saw. All I can say is WOW this thing cuts smoother, faster, and straighter than anything I've used before. The cuts are perfectly...

I bought the 20 ton model and it works great. It does not fit between the legs of the harbor freight 20 ton press though. I have it in there a bit sideways for now but I think I'll be upgrading to a...

I realize that I could probley adjust and fiddle and set the band saw up to cut straight and when it starts to cut crooked again some day I can adjust and fiddle and replace parts and funky around...

Yes the saw the metal place uses is a $20,000+ cnc bandsaw that is huge. I'm hoping this multi cutter saw will leave as straight of cut. Its also supposed to be faster than a bandsaw and leave a...

I've just gotten sick of constantly adjusting and fiddling around with band saw settings to get it to cut good. I used to have a larger ellis bandsaw and had the same problems. Seems like 1/2 the...