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    Change gears for Cincinnati dividing head for sale

    I spotted this on marketplace today. It is close to Montreal Canada but it looks like the guy is willing to ship so I figured I would repost here. https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/913206027474915/
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    Machine rebuilding using laser scanning and AR

    Yes your guess is in the general ball park.
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    Machine rebuilding using laser scanning and AR

    What I mean is that since we do not sell any hardware, we restrain from discussing hardware pricing. I'm not talking about forum rules but about my employer policies haha. In that same spirit I could explain the differences between different types of measurement devices (ex. laser tracker vs...
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    Machine rebuilding using laser scanning and AR

    Now I will address both dgfoster and John Garner question here. I work for company called InnovMetric based in Quebec City, QC, Canada. They are the developers of the PolyWorks software that you see me use in the videos. John maybe you are familiar with it since you worked with 3D metrology...
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    Machine rebuilding using laser scanning and AR

    Wow lots of things happened here over the weekend. First of all, I would like to point out that receiving comments on how to properly rebuild a machine is exactly why I am posting these videos. Richard there is no need to feel bad about saying that I am a rookie, because I am, and please stop...
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    Machine rebuilding using laser scanning and AR

    There is a lot of lasers involved in this process and I guess it can be confusing. Especially since I’m trying to keep these videos to a digestible length and there is a lot to talk about. 3D metrology is my field of expertise so I’m happy to dig a little deeper if that is of interest to you...
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    Machine rebuilding using laser scanning and AR

    Well in the first video I started by saying that I had no experience whatsoever and explained all of this. Your right though, I can’t expect people to watch all the videos from start to finish since it can be pretty technical and boring at time. I will start each new video with a quick...
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    Machine rebuilding using laser scanning and AR

    Thank you for your kind comment. As Richard pointed out this is not an economical way to repair a machine if you were to purchase the equipment for this sole purpose. But as I pointed out in my other comment, most medium/large shops have this equipment already laying around. It might not be I...
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    Machine rebuilding using laser scanning and AR

    Yes, this is just a “fun experiment”. I obviously don’t have any machine rebuilding experience other than the scraping class I took with you last July. I hope this whole thing is not coming through as me trying to teach people how to do stuff. I am just fumbling my way around in a project that I...
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    Machine rebuilding using laser scanning and AR

    Thanks for taking the time to watch the video and comment Even with my gantry setup, flipping the machine on it’s back has been a 2-person job, time consuming and borderline sketchy. That’s why I elected to measure and scrape the machine while it was on its back. But you are correct, with my...
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    Machine rebuilding using laser scanning and AR

    Ok here is part 2 of my rebuilding journey. Never heard about Moglice before but it looks like the perfect product for this application, thanks
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    Machine rebuilding using laser scanning and AR

    Hi all, I finished the scraping of the column face last week and should add a video soon. I'm debating if I should keep scraping it of if has a good enough pattern for what it is. For now I'm wondering how to tackle an issue I have with the guide way. The surface is mostly good and would only...
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    Van Norman dividing head

    I think this is true for the 3x serie machine but the 2x really doesn’t have a lot of vertical space. On my machine (26) the knee has 19” of travel BUT in the vertical position, the spindle nose to table distance is 13.25” which is not a lot. By the time you put a vise on the table and a tool in...
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    Van Norman dividing head

    OK so before I start prying harder on this can anyone confirm that this is a standard RH thread and that there are no other positite stop like a set screw or anything like that? Yes, I think total height is a big factor as vertical space is limited on these combo horizontal/vertical machines...
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    Van Norman dividing head

    I scored a Van Norman dividing head at an auction last week. Looks like it’s a 10” horizontal swivel model. It came with the 4 dividing discs and a couple of change gear in what looks like an original VN box. Overall I’m verry happy with it! I’m trying to date it, can I assume from the serial...
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