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couch reacted to kazlx's post in the thread Advice needed on buying a new or used Tormach CNC Mill with
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Don't rely on Xometry. All they do is throw out ridiculous jobs. Find the customers yourself and build a base. Don't make some shitty... -
couch reacted to AmericanMaker's post in the thread Advice needed on buying a new or used Tormach CNC Mill with Like.
jaguar36, that is exactly what I'm looking to do! I have a great paying full-time job. While I'm still there I can do the Xometry...
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couch reacted to rk9268vc's post in the thread Advice needed on buying a new or used Tormach CNC Mill with Like.
Have you seen a SMW shop tour? Saunders makes a lot of money making his fixture plates, mod vises, etc. Not a single tormach is used by...
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couch reacted to AmericanMaker's post in the thread Advice needed on buying a new or used Tormach CNC Mill with Like.
@GiroDyno, great question! I have a great full-time job, but I am approaching retirement in a few years. I have a couple of small...
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couch reacted to BROTHERFRANK's post in the thread New Haas UMC 350 Models Coming Out Soon with Like.
Yes. 250mm. The working area is a cylinder 500mm in diameter by 250mm tall. Including work holding.
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couch reacted to BROTHERFRANK's post in the thread New Haas UMC 350 Models Coming Out Soon with Like.
spindle gets to within 5.7" of the table face when A is at 0 degrees (facing up toward milling spindle). Table face is about 2" (50mm)...
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You can run a 400mm part on a 260mm table no problem. I regularly run 800mm parts on a 400mm table using a huge riser and 2" 800mm sub...
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couch replied to the thread New Haas UMC 350 Models Coming Out Soon.Spindle orientation and Rotary orientation, between the two of those you can flip parts on any side.
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couch replied to the thread Web type camera options that are decent, yet cheap? Not spending on GoPros..We have a few of these around the house as baby monitors, they work well and are fairly cheap...
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couch reacted to Orange Vise's post in the thread Tool setting in shops. Dedicated setter vs in machine with Like.
We have a dedicated optical presetter as a backup for the entire shop. Its primary use these days is to check runout on special tooling...
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couch replied to the thread New Haas UMC 350 Models Coming Out Soon.You’re way above B Axis centerline though which almost always sucks for everyone. Nice setup but the stack up is terrible. The biggest...
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couch reacted to BROTHERFRANK's post in the thread New Machine Setup: Brother Speedio M200X3 with Like.
Very thorough. Congrats on the new machine. Looking forward to install update and first chips!
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Electrical Preparation, Garage Circuits This I was legally allowed to do myself. To keep it easy and clean I used AC90-XLPE (not a fan...
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couch replied to the thread CNC Surface Grinder.Your issue is more than likely that your height is Y-Axis, not Z-Axis. Z is parallel to the spindle. When you move your Z, you're moving...
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couch reacted to Marvel's post in the thread Self Centering Vises: Orange Vise Delta IV 2nd Gen vs Schunk KSC with Like.
I'm waiting for Orange's self centering vise, I have enough of their products and my whole 4th axis set up is based on their ZPS system...