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Is there a way to finetune the spindle orientation for tool changes in the parameters or is it a sensor that needs to be adjusted? I need to rotate my orientation for tool changes about 15-20...

I know now! ;)

I bought a VM22 new in 2005 but it has intermittently lost track of what tools are in what holders since new and no one could troubleshoot it because it was so random. It appears the issue was...

For roughing D2 you can't go wrong with negative rake ceramics as long as it's not an interrupted cut. No coolant or you'll get thermal shock that will shatter the inserts very rapidly~

I ran my...

That'll do it, thank you! Hopefully I can find a miniature indexible unit in the future but this is WAAAAY better than nothing.

To answer your question, we will be doing mostly brass and 303 SS,...

LoL, yep lathe... Any idea on the longevity of the tooling from MSC? What would I look it up under? I know I have checked and for some reason never find it, it's like I have a computer virus that...

I need to make a LOT of 1/2" thick ACME nuts with a 1/2"-10 thread inside it. Have you done this on a lathe and if so, what kind of tooling did you use? I want to avoid tapping it in my VMC if...

Well this doesn't look very popular. I have a few high end German made pantographs used in the mold trade but I don't see this conversation going anywhere, lol :)

BTW, that Kennemetal link is fantastic!

Thank you for all of that information David! Yes, it is a single purpose machine. The reason I'm looking to run single phase is so I can build a few of these machines to run production from my...

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I have a 1hp DC spindle motor on another small CNC and this seemed to work fine if I remember correctly but I cannot currently test on that machine.

I am having a difficult time deciding where to post this question on the forums, I highly doubt this is the best spot but after ten minutes of looking I figured I should just post my question and if...

You have no idea just how perfect your timing was on all of this. We were going to have to develop our own app to do this very thing but now that you went and did it, I'm just going to buy it!
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Hey, I was only 9 months late posting pics, lol but since we are friends on FB, no worries, right?! ;)

Yup~ ;) Greg Hovie or Hoebie or something, right? I never thought about printing one, that's a good idea but just for a demo.

I knew their company was called something else but I would have...

Thank me later:

Ego Tripp Wheels
610 28th street
Lubbock, Texas

Go there, go there now... ;)~

That's really funny! I had no idea what it was supposed to be even though I've seen those before, I breed beetles to clean skulls and with all the roughness in the photo it looked exactly like my...

Dude, are you from Lubbock Texas?! Take a drive and talk to the owner of Ego Tripp and ask questions, I forget his name now but I've met him a few times in passing... It seems like his shop is near...

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I've read before that it takes on average 18 months to bring an idea to market. I've done it much faster at times but it's because I have a full shop at my disposal, so the only thing that...

I'm not interested in tackling this particular project, so having said that:

-How many are you planning on running for a first run?

(You can't build one from a rotary forged blank for...

Ummm, if it were me, I'd take myself to Taco Bob's, buy myself a Sancho Combo with a Dr. Pepper and their new inferno sauce and talk to myself~ ;)

Here's how I'd probably tackle that design after looking at it closer. I'd make the gold "jawbones" take 100% of the load and stress in the wheel and you could machine or cast that, casting would be...

Yikes man! I wouldn't want to machine something like that,there wouldn't be any money in it for you to resell, lol~

That is a pretty detailed design, looks like you need to find someplace that...

Tell your buddy not to worry, it's a wheel and NOT an aerospace part. The idea is for it look nice and have good machinability. It's the exact opposite of what we are taught when drafting or...

I never thought to ask, are you planning on starting a company or just a set or your own truck? Sounds like you want to into business doing this type of thing. Since you're obviously no direct...

DESIGN:

Well the good news is you're making it a lot more complicated than you need to at first. I'm not going to get into testing for structural soundness of a design right now BUT the first...

Why can't you burn it?

I'll help you out with questions, I build motorcycle wheels... No time tonight though, watching Grimm!

Yes, you can get a fairly sharp corner but not dead sharp...

Yup, that is exapanded poly styrene...

You can buy them prepopped or in granular form, our customer buys it in granular form by the freightcar load.

You don't need to "pack" them in, they are...