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My EzTrac is being stubborn. When fully powered off, aka unplugged from the wall, the Y-axis moves freely. When in handle jog or running a program the y-axis moves perfect. But when i...

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I got 2 pcs. built for and assembly i'm building...


The first piece is a stainless threaded rod.
The second is a brass threaded fitting.

(both pieces have a custom thread, aka I...

So i don;t know how to word this any better but... I have an assembly with 50ish pieces and when I hit front plane the whole assembly is crooked. It has a base and 3 poles coming out of the base. I...

hahaha thats way impressive on a 4 jaw... i can usually get it pretty close but haven't hit .001 yet... well done

hey kurt, Id have to agree with cjcmrkting on this one. As far as PM goes i think one person is your best bet. For cleaning on the other hand, i believe everybody should clean their own machine and...

Thanks degmc. i just bought it on amazon.

HAHAHAHHAHA It's absolutely amazing how many of those are dead on true... but i have to modify one of them... - You know your a machinist when you use your SCALE to stir your coffee wipe it off with...

im 21... It's amazing what you can do in very little time if you just do it. and to foxsquirrel negative attitude breeds negative attitude. You should read "fish" if you dont like it so be it, u...

i made 14/hr for 6 yrs. learned a TON!!! now i own a company and make allooott more than that. Working doesn't only have a dollar amount, spend the time doin grunt work, move up, learn from the best,...

Southwest Waterjet Corporation - Water Jet Cutting - Acrylics, Aluminum, Metals, Stone, Tile, Almost Anything! This is who i use. They do good work for cheap and are good with their dates. I don't...

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With all respect to foxsquirrel i would do very little of that. I have read a ton of books from the best managers, ceo's, business owners, etc... The single best thing to do is not treat...

my shop rate is $75/hr we usually run around $100/hr thats because we use good

tooling, and have tons of it. If you spend 1hr trying to get a job done with cheap tooling

that you could have...

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For starters i would recommend getting a Zrn coated Endmill with a variable pitch helix. That should help reduce your chatter and therefore help your machine from vibrating apart. My...

The coolant/water mixture varies by coolant type, and for the coolant tank are you running distilled water? Running normal water rusts up the machines pretty bad over time.

A problem we have run into is that the set screws on some of our larger tools stick out farther than necessary. It doesn't let the finger grab the tool. Only takes one time of throwing a 1.5...

I've been running Haas VF-2SS for 5 years now. I can't say i've every run any other machine, but I really like it. We run mostly 7075 alum. but it can also push feedmills pretty fast through...

What is your favorite tool to use to machine various steels? And why? This includes Drills, Endmills, Feedmills, Facemills, Boring heads, ETC. Please leave estimated feeds, speeds, and doc. Also...

I work at a cnc aerospace shop and was wondering with the tens thousands of dollars we spend on buying carbide endmills... does anybody make their own? Is it cost effective?
Thanks,
Ryan

there is a 2 inch pocket in the center so the predrill isnt a problem and i have just been grinding down endmills to releave the shank... i like your idea alot more with the .001 stepover. I am...

The title pretty much explains it but im having to slot a disc rotor made of 4130 and am cutting slots in it that are .07ish wide .25 deep and around 6inches of slotting per part... 60 parts.... an...

Its been a while since this was posted but we have been using mitsubishi feed mills and they have been incredible. They just do roughing so you need to do finish but they are worth every penny. we...