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Rrk9268vc replied to the thread Thin AL Plate Machining required USA Based Companies ONLY.if that is one part, and not a weldment of a bunch of strips, and if you need +/-10 millionths like your decimals suggest, that part...
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Rrk9268vc reacted to lastrada's post in the thread Thin AL Plate Machining required USA Based Companies ONLY with
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Rrk9268vc replied to the thread Stable Aluminum by supplier..Try making it out of plate instead of extruded bar. Extruded bar has a lot of internal stresses from cooling outside in. The other thing...
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Rrk9268vc replied to the thread What grease do yall use on your ballscrews?.These double ball nuts have zerk fittings on them, I intend to just use that. It is just a M6 threaded hole, Im planning on running some...
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Rrk9268vc reacted to mhajicek's post in the thread Advice needed on buying a new or used Tormach CNC Mill with Like.
Tapping and most deburring should be done by the machine.
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Rrk9268vc reacted to Garwood's post in the thread Advice needed on buying a new or used Tormach CNC Mill with Like.
You kinda have to write your own KBB for machines. This is what I do- When I find a machine I'm interested in, I research it online. I...
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Rrk9268vc reacted to newtonsapple's post in the thread Advice needed on buying a new or used Tormach CNC Mill with Like.
OP, since you are nearing retirement, one thing to keep in mind is how hard do you really want to work? You can build and make some cool...
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Rrk9268vc reacted to Garwood's post in the thread Advice needed on buying a new or used Tormach CNC Mill with Like.
Couple things to mention- You keep posting dealer ads for machines. Dealers are a really bad way to buy a machine. They ad zero value...
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Rrk9268vc replied to the thread What grease do yall use on your ballscrews?.What kind of grease gun did you use then? I havent ever seen a grease tube that looks like that before. thanks
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RWhat you would be after would be what is known as a "control transformer" that would have a 240/480 primary and 120 secondary. How big...
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Rrk9268vc replied to the thread What grease do yall use on your ballscrews?.I seen that, but I didnt understand what the deal was with that accordion shaped tube. Does it work in a normal grease gun?
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RWhat kind of grease do yall use on your ballscrews? Mine have zerk fittings on them, but I dont know what kind of grease to use, but I...
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Rrk9268vc replied to the thread Advice needed on buying a new or used Tormach CNC Mill.What I did when I got started was to find a local tool rep that can get you tooling within a day or so. Then just buy the tools you need...
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Rrk9268vc reacted to LOTT's post in the thread Advice needed on buying a new or used Tormach CNC Mill with Like.
The TM and MiniMill are good suggestions, depending on what you're doing. I bought a TM-1 for $15k, spent two years making parts while...
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Rrk9268vc replied to the thread Advice needed on buying a new or used Tormach CNC Mill.I am an automation engineer as my day job. Mechanical engineering degree. I CNC converted a PM-30MV with Teknic servos, ballscrews...