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It looks like you accidentally re-discovered FSW Friction-Stir-Welding! :)

Stair19,
In addition to the advice provided by "forhire", I would like to point out that "in theory" the speed (surface feet per minute) at the tip of the V-cutter tool is approximately zero, ...

Tgoy,
I agree that the Quad-I vises "reverse" design was very clever, and I believe that Mr. Dornfield took great pride in building a high quality product. I purchased one of the last 4" Quad-I...

Re: Anyone using Visual CAM-MILL for SolidWorks in a real machine shop vs hobby? Answer: Absolutely- and it works very well!

After a few weeks away, I was just browsing the cnczone and noticed...

Cheenky,
For milling, I recommend that you take a good look or trial-of MecSoft's products, such as VisualMill or VisualMill Lite (or whatever they call it-the lower cost version), or the...

Steve & Others,
Good start on an ambitious and worthy project!
(I'm working slowly on the build of a medium-duty wood & aluminum cutting router/miller of my own design)
I agree with most of the...

I have no affiliation, (other than being a customer), but check out

www.harveytool.com

Good Luck!

Slashmaster,
I've used small dremel bits to grind out broken screws. You may need a diamond burr to grind a hardened steel or carbide drill bit. If you can weaken it first, perhaps you could use a...

"They look pretty good - I have not yet checked out any backlash, flatness, parallelism, concentricity or runout. But they are worlds apart from the little 4" rotary table from Sherline."

Can you...

I wanted to apologize to all of you who may have looked at this post prior to the CAD files and image being attached. I experienced some technical difficulty.
Please take a look.

I was hoping to...

Folks,
I'm building a custom house for my family and myself. I am almost finished and now (in the next 5 weeks) need of approximately 13 newel posts for the stairs and 2 loft areas. I have...

Dear Originator,
There may be many plastics that would meet your requirements. But in terms of highest structural and aesthetic performance, Solvay's Primospire is in my opinion, at this point in...

Dear Radiant Heat,
I ordered 4 VSD-A(s) when they were first introduced in 2007. Tero was quick to respond to e-mails and quick to ship the hardware. They arrived without incident. They were...

Gentlemen,
I live in Bristol and would be interested in joining you guys, perhaps at your next meeting. I'm a mechanical engineer with CAD/CAM/CNC experience. I've been designing and collecting...

What, did that video scare him away?
Either that or he is busy launching his new product at IMTS, along with Dewayne Harlow and Ulianni.

Question (from all): How much does your software cost?
Answer(for Optimation) via Question: How much (money) do you GOT(can you afford)?
Question: Will you be exhibiting at the IMTS (or are you all...

I have 3 Techno Isel 25mm rolled ball screws that I sent out to a local shop for machining. I was contemplating the ideal method of gripping the screw root, by using a coil spring of approximately...

Dear HappyTrigger,
I just came across your post and I can't believe that no one has replied to your question yet. But, since you have already downloaded the demo, you have proabably already...

Xeres,
So would this device replace or eliminate the need for a breakout board?
Is it compatible with the VSD-A (first production lot) drives?

RiverRacer,
You should also consider VisualMill by Mecsoft, or the RhinoCam flavor of the same product. We have been using VisualMill for a long time and it has gone from good to great with the...

The FBI ought to be able to help! Seriously.
If not, try CSI.
Or better yet, Dog the Bounty Hunter!

Smiler,
PVC is not a bad idea. But as stated earlier, you should consider the effects of differential thermal expansion with respect to the other long compents that may be attached to it, ie racks,...

I understand that G540 will come populated with 4-G250 drives. I do agree that the 4-drive capacity of the G540 is probably the ideal or best number, to satisfy most applications.

But for folks...

So... any suggestions for the best (lowest cost / highest performance) power supply for a G540 and the Nema 23 motors? After the amazing "value engineering" feat that Marris has achieved, it would...

Mariss,
You need not apologize for anything, especially in lieu of your decision to honor the lowest cost / low quantity pricing for the 2-week intro period.

Perhaps your only mistake was...

Sam,
If you are talking about those very sweet Mic-6 T-slot tables.
I believe that Eric the "Widgetmaster" is or was the "t-slot-Master".
Good Luck!

Nice Router by the way. Who is the...

Yulianni,
I think you have the best new product since DeWayne Harlow's CNC Bridges Mill kit! In fact, your product would be perfect for all of the folks using DeWayne's products. Assuming you...

short for Economically-Optimized Low-Cost (not crazy) Motion Controller (or motor control)

...or selective abbreviations thereof !!!

...to which the further designations of
Solo – for the...

For dual-screw applications, is it possible to run two steppers with a single cheap drive? (assuming that current limitations are not violated):)

Thanks for the info Gary!
Does anyone know what the actual tolerances are on the outside diameter (OD) of the 3/4"ID and 1" ID gas pipe used on the Joe's Router designs? Are the Joe's rollers...