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Yes. What kind of cutters are you using? What spindle are you using? What is its runout and did you measure to verify this? What type of steel?

Also list all the parameters you used for the...

How do you precision center the ball screw on the lathe. I mean how did you indicator it in to get the precision?

Easy. Buy a sherline.

any plans on modding the other axis also? might require a bit of workaround for those cause there isnt much space?

do you have experience with building your own epoxy granite frames and if so do you make your own mix or buy it?

Sherline direct is easy enough that not having a local supplier of replacements probably isnt a deal breaker as it can be shipped to you within a week or two.

2.5k is cutting it tight for a CNC...

Its a nice looking mill.

Thats pretty fast if its in real time, but even if it was programmed for 9000mm/min feed its probably never actually reaching full speed provided the cut part seems quite...

Did you read the post at all? At what point did I 'lump them all together in the same bin'. My response was pretty measured and fair. I informed the OP that tormach uses dovetails. It may seem...

Yea hes right, dovetails are normally considered not as ideal as linear guides. If this is important to you then the tormach may not be a good fit since they also use dovetails. But realistically,...

You mentioned in the OP that you dont like dovetails slides? Just for your current mill or dovetails in general? Since the tormach also uses dovetails FYI.

though it will cost a lot more, maybe you can get a smooth stepper for the other system to ensure one takes up the parport the other goes thru usb. plus the smoothstepper is useful.

If you are using mist it might be ok. But flood like in the video is different, for example the coolant easily gets under the wage and into the mechanics.

some coolants have surfactants and are...

what sort of coolant are you using?

Ive always wondered, for people who setup flood coolant for their benchtop mills, does the coolant (water based or not) have any (positive or negative) effect...

isnt the procedure to indicator in everything before milling? you can do reasonably well on an imprecise mill by indicatoring to make sure things are squared properly

belt drives arnt great for accuracy because of compliance of the belt which allows too much flex when a force is applied. it might be ok for a 3d printer but for a milling machine, it might not cut...

nice. what is the total expenditure right now for the entire mill?

but you probably dont like the smell

whats the application here

so youre looking for bearings that can sustain high axial loads due to the heavy weight of the rotor body and added loads?

for the top bearing, you can use an angular...

i gotta say that is a really good price if it includes everything.

probably not scared off, just nothing to respond to. the entire thread contained just a few posts (you can count with one hand) that actually responded to the request of the original post - giving...

ive been thinking of a 5 axis build myself for future work down the line.

in your case, how important is it that the A, B, and spindle axis be intersecting? Especially your trunion table, how do...

I believe the EFD nozzle is pneumatically actuated.

If youre going what i call 'full circle', i.e. make and do everything in house, then g-code may not mean much to you anyway unless u adobt a...

i use it when machining acrylic boards. works like a charm and reduces heat buildup too.

honestly the proposed problem of clogging the shop vac hose is extremely overexagerated. I have one main...

wet dry vacs can handle wet dust without a problem. Even for routered applications where users have large diameter hose and long hose lengths where flow velocities are expected to be lower. its...

of course you shouldnt cut wood wet. it doesnt cut properly and jams the wood router bits. obviously i wasnt saying he should cut wood wet.

in his picture and description he was cutting fiber...

yep their system is an aerotech 3 cartesian axis stage and a newport rotary table. the semispherical shape sits on the rotary axis and rotates around for indexed priting. the 3 axis stage moves the...

they are using a 4 axis system with the syringe nozzle at an angle to deposit those antennas.

i dont think the first video is their work or related to their group's prior work. its something that is an inspiration for their current work?

Certainly he may want to change the base material for his stage or at least coated.

He can make some kind of shallow pan on which his workpiece sits and is secured on, which can allow for flood or...

why not flood it with detergent water mixture. this way the dust are comparably more clumped than smaller particulates. easier to handle. might have to continuously reapply more liquid.