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AMEN, Benny keep up that fine work!

The best drillbits on this earth are made in Japan! The Nachie colbalts being the best I've ever seen. They have the highest cobalt content at above 8%. If you will consult MACHINERY'S HANDBOOK you...

You know there is always an attraction to getting that big set. Fact of the matter is I find that I use the same sizes over and you guessed it over again. The way that works best for me is, to once...

Learn about test bars, go to the locale metal supplier in your neck of the woods and lay in a stock of drop round stock for your test bars. Make sure your machine is level, setup of the machine is...

PRAZI,PRAZI,PRAZI!!! Would be my choice. Of course that's 1st, 2nd and 3rd place.

Strange, but I found it to be rather enjoyable. Thanks folks for the fight, boys it opened up new thoughts for me! :cheers:

Think back EMF may be the fault. Ask the tech rep if there are blocking diodes in the ckt that might have failed or getting leakege. I've seen higher amp draw on motors comeing out of a direction...

By the time you add all the extras you've ran out of machine. Go bigger! Remember about duty cycle!

Crazyman, How about posting the guy's phone number that only wants 2500.00 can for the Bridgeport? (2500.00 whats that like 10.00 U.S.?)

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Nervis 1, Have you or any one out there found a program that will convert a tif drawning file into dxf or other useable format to generate G-code?

Rekd, was anybody hurt in that wreck?

4" KURT!

SWEET, thank you camminc and Randy Harper. Nothing like a little truth in adverticeing!

Temps may be to high for thin sheet metal, It Ain't Cheap.

I first became aware of the great early use of 8620 steel in the U.S. It's first wide spread use was in the 1930's when it was used to manufacture the M1 Garande recievers for the battle rifle. I...

I know if I was going to do a spindle I would look long and hard at 8620. It does not workharden as you machine it so their is no back and forth annealing going on while machineing, as I recall off...

[SIZE=4]THEY AIN'T KNUKS:D

Nervis One, Is Making CHIPS and having fun! Looked at the pic's and I need to know is the first item out of the Kurt vise to use on the folks from Fadal?

Rek'd, have you looked at the Taig for sale in the for sale section here at the Zone?;)

You'll make those boy's back at Shoptrash want extra rice when they see this pic's of your machine! LOOKING GOOD!!!

Ask Jeff how to ohm out his motor!

I wonder if the service rep would mine being recorded durning his visit? If your going to spend the kind of time with him you mentioned earlier, it might be a good idea to set up your video gear....

CCM,There are a number of Chi Com and Taiwanies manufacture producing machines like you describe in your post, Ronf Fu being the best known amoung the pack. Another is Sieg. Normally the 11/2 hp...

GREAT web-site, Thanks. Just added it to my favorites list! :cheers:

Thanks, I think it's always nice to get a dose of fresh air once in awhile. It does make my pocket book feel better knowing someone else is looking out and giving all this some clear thought!:cheers:

Alot of good info found on both of these sites. I agree that little band saw is nice and Dan's review has me looking for bench space in my shop. I was vary impressed with Dan's review of the 8"...

HU, doesn't your name imply that your not "fartin around"?

I was off in the ether just a bit ago, away from Mother Ship(CNC ZONE) and came upon somthing I thought the rest of the crew might want to view. I stumbled on a couple of inter- galactic sites that...

God Bless cold weather. It keeps all the snow-birds south! :D