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  1. Foldable Material for Sheetmetal Prototyping on a 50W

    I'm wanting to test a sheetmetal design out in house with our Versa 50W before outsourcing a batch run to a company who has a laser capable of cutting metals. I'm looking for a material suitable for...
  2. Turning 9" Long 3/16" OD Tapered Rod Strategry

    Is this possible on a CNC lathe that does not have a tailstock?

    The part is 9" long and has a long shallow taper from 3/16" OD down to .200" OD at the very end. I need to make about 500 of these...
  3. Anyone know anything about this?

    Anyone know anything about this?
  4. HAAS Visual Quick Code / CAM Cutter Comp Interference

    I run a Haas TM2 at work. I have now scrapped my seconded part due to a inconvenience between Visual Quick Codes and Programing in CAM. Heres my problem:

    Say I use a 1/2" end mill (tool 1) to do...
  5. Ive ordered several grits of Clover lapping...

    Ive ordered several grits of Clover lapping compound from 80 to 400 grit. Just waiting for them to come in the mail. Now Im thinking of adding some sort of oil passage ways to the ways of the...
  6. Ill end up buying one of the mini-lathes here...

    Ill end up buying one of the mini-lathes here eventually to CNC. But first I need to finish this project. Ive been spending countless hours on researching lapping the ways. I cant find any...
  7. Hi John When your talking about the speed...

    Hi John

    When your talking about the speed control, are your talking about the pulley belt system? What did you end up using? VFD?
  8. Surprised.... 74 views but no replies! I got...

    Surprised.... 74 views but no replies!

    I got most of the headstock painted today. Ran into a problem with a odd type of bearing (Shafer Concavex) I cant seem to get them off the upper pulley...
  9. New Member - New To Trade - My First Lathe Rebuild

    Hello everyone!

    I've been wanting to join this site for some time now but finding the time to play around on the web is difficult. Anyway Im 21 years old and I'm just now getting into the trade....
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