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You could increase the stability and overhang load capability of your scissor lift by using a track that captures the moving wheels. A "C" shaped track with roller wheels is available from places...

The mechanism has a theoretical center of mass (or gravity) that provides the downward force holding everything to the ground. In the illustration you provide, that cg is on the vertical line with W...

What about using a lighter that air balloon? No tracking problems, simply attach it to the rover and it would follow anywhere. If this is an exercise in axis programing and control that would miss...

I am shapinging some air hammer anvils for a friend and having trouble finding recommended feeds and speeds for S7 tool steel. The material I have is supposedly annealed but when I take a facing cut...

Hi Rodney - The new site looks great. As I was moving around and looking at the pricing and support pages I found the new names confusing. If I was unfamiliar with Dolphin I would think you were...

Drill Sharpener - Thats an intriguing statement you made. I would like to see what you an your dad are working on. Can you send me link or post one for everyone.

Thanks
Gary

I use Dolphin level 3 but have a love hate relationship with it. I got it because it had a plugin for IronCad, my favorite 3D geometry creation software. I find the Partmaster Cad part of Dolphin to...

I like the spindle drive design on the 120. Its a 3 ph. motor directly driving the spindle using a toothed belt. The spindle itself easily drops out of the head by removing 3 screws. I took it out...

I hope that this forum is meant to be used to ask questions about material properties. I am looking for a material that will be operating in the temperature range of 300-800 deg. F. that will have an...

Could you tell us how you set it up and the procedures you use?

Thanks
Gary

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Hi - I got my 1240 Smithy mill in early Feb. and have been using it regularly since. I am a machine designer/prototyper and use it to make...

Hi - I got my 1240 Smithy mill in early Feb. and have been using it regularly since. I am a machine designer/prototyper and use it to make parts for the manufacturing machines I make. I have done...

Hi Everyone - I just received my new 1240 CNC last week. Will post a report in a week or so when I have run it for a while. First impression is very positive.

Gary

I was under the impression that cutter compensation was to allow for minor changes in tool diameter or radius caused by resharpening. I use my cam program to define the gross ( 1/2 tool diameter)...

Thanks Chad - That will definitely come in handy. One additional question. When I tried the repeat sequence on a file of mine that is in inch units the rotate and translate fields were in mm. Do I...

Chad- Could you please give more direction about fixture offset in V10.
I tried it and it asked for an offset register, is this something that I have to define in the ppr? Also I didn't see any...