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All looks good. We are discussing attending. Will know in a day or two if we are coming.

Winter is not a good idea as it limits travel options. Make it spring or summer and more people will come.

As a vendor I would be interested. We are in Houston Texas and that (of course) would be a great place to hold it! Put me on your list of interested parties.

So is there somewhere in the code that tells it to "ignore limits" so that if you share the input with your Z axis home/limit the machine will not go into e-stop when that probe switch is hit (that...

Now where are the chips!?

Was the cause of the failure improperly installed or tightened fasteners? I have 8020 on my mill enclosure and in two years have not had any problems. We also use it at work and those machines run...

The forces that will be generated with the TAIG should not be more than the 3 extrusions he has it attached to. If vibration is a problem all he needs to do is get a chunk of cast iron and bolt it in...

Actually, I like this one better, it has a better t-slot arrangement and will be much easier to mount to.

Looks good to me. Maybe a little thicker would be better (give it some more mass to damp vibration)

Also stagger the pattern of holes in the ends to make bracket mounting stronger.

Would make...

I hope you are not talking about me here. I re-read what I wrote and NEVER tried to outdo "the other guy" with max rapids. I argued practicality and accuracy more than speeds.

Without product bashing and based on only the information you have given, I'd have to say get a new board. That is totally unsafe.

That's not good. Do you have it wired to NC or NO?

More company info would help. What is your web site?

Sounds like a bad wire...

Here is one method;

Step 1. Always assume the back left edge of the raw stock is 0,0. This is so that the fixed jaw of the vice can be edge-found and will be always 0 in the Y. This means that you...

Take a look at Nick Carters site. Lots of info there. Some outdated as I have another machine on the way...

The thread started off discussing economical. You started arguing "better". The X2 is not the best out there. The TAIG is not the best out there. They both have strong and weak points. The TAIG will...

The TAIG is NOT a Sherline, not even in the same league. It is also VASTLY superior to the X2 mill. I have owned both and I can tell you the TAIG is more rigid than the X2. Also more accurate, more...

Hybrid D-Sub. Often referred to a 4W4. You can get the pins up to 40A rated each.

Look for an announcement in the next few weeks... Lots of stuff coming...

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Yep, they are cheap, keep the ER as it is more accurate than the QC and you can swap them fairly easily.

I think the QC uses ER collets too...

http://www.hightechsystemsllc.com/index_files/Page837.htm

This does not require R8... It attaches directly to the Taig Spindle

At one time there were several people willing to build one for you and not for too much money either. Have you looked at the *********** shumatech group to see if anyone is still doing that?

Have you considered the Shumatech DRO-350?

Thanks Les. Yep, that's what I ended up doing. Also found out that Mach3 doesn't like a tool number like;

100625

Bummer, I guess I will just number them 1, 2, 3, 4, etc... How boaring.

The ability to put alpha characters in the tool table. Or # and - symbols.

I am building my tool table and would rather call tools like so;

#51 for a #51 drill...

"Motion Industries" or "Standard Locknut". They are referred to as "N" and "W" nuts and washers. For example N-01 and W-01.

1600? Must not be under eaaenterprises like in your profile...

Is that a new policy? I have an 82 and have listed lots of stuff with Buy-It-Now...