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    3" slitting saw, 1/4" thick, with 3/4" dia flush arbor?

    So I guess my question here is, can I braze this without softening the HSS teeth or will the teeth heat up and lose temper before I've bonded the arbor to the central hole?
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    3" slitting saw, 1/4" thick, with 3/4" dia flush arbor?

    okay its here! The ground ring in the middle is about 0.002" thicker than the teeth. In a dream world, I would like to do something easy and controllable...like how about this: -make an arbor that is just undersize (whatever is appropriate) the 1" hole in the saw, with a keyseat so it can...
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    Preventing or removing drill debris from staying in blind hole? Ideas?

    totally different direction but maybe it spurs an idea: the holes occur because when the drill gets to the bottom there is nothing preventing the bottom of the material from moving away from the drill instead of getting cut by it, since its so thin. Eventually the drill actually protrudes and...
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    3" slitting saw, 1/4" thick, with 3/4" dia flush arbor?

    The thing about the math is that I am not sure how many parts I'd get out of a $300 harvey tool. I have no experience machining this sort of operation with a tool like that. I suppose it has lots of teeth so I would hazard a guess that I'd get alot more cuts out of it than a typical 4 flute end...
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    practical manual 4th axis/indexing for several parts at once?

    I'm not trying to make it more complicated believe me, just trying to figure out what problems I will run into. The idea of using a 5C collet 'something' is appealing because the accuracy should be there, and it would also let me clamp a test bar end-to-end to align the fixture before replacing...
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    practical manual 4th axis/indexing for several parts at once?

    okay so to be clear this would be tombstone mounted so it rotates on its long axis, and the drill/ream/pin is for alignment of the tombstone with mating features on the bearing support blocks that lock it to a certain rotation right? yes I really must avoid indicating ops unless its super fast...
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    3" slitting saw, 1/4" thick, with 3/4" dia flush arbor?

    Okay so I get a normal slitting saw of my reqd dia (3") with a normal hole (1") I get an arbor for 1" Install it in the saw so its flush with the bottom. Tig weld in place. Concentricity is maintained by the bore? Doesnt the top and bottom surfaces of the saw provide some alignment and...
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    3" slitting saw, 1/4" thick, with 3/4" dia flush arbor?

    sure keyseat/slitting but I am having trouble finding one that has a diameter big enough to cut 1.25" deep with a shaft that is less than 3/4" dia
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    3" slitting saw, 1/4" thick, with 3/4" dia flush arbor?

    I need to make a circular slot that has a 1.5" radius. Tough part is that I can't reach deep enough into the cut if the shaft is bigger than 3/4". So I think that means I need a blade with a 1/2" diameter hole. Unobtanium?? I dont want to pay $300 for a custom blade from harvey as this is a...
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    practical manual 4th axis/indexing for several parts at once?

    Yes I'm going to work something up. I'm just getting familiar with this part. I might need to work on how the part will be fixtured to this trunnion first, since I'm not actually sure how I need to do that yet. I definitely do not have a big budget for this workholding. At least the machining...
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    practical manual 4th axis/indexing for several parts at once?

    Nice thank you for all that!! That looks like what I'm thinking (the 4 axis one), except I'm hoping to get away with a manual indexer of some sort. So, as far as being able to resist cutting forces how about: -bearing blocks like that video -platform supported on the bearings that allows...
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    practical manual 4th axis/indexing for several parts at once?

    So I am working on a project where there is a part about the size of a paperback. It has several holes and other geometries that would require several angled setups, although thankfully, it would only need to be rotated around one axis. This makes me think I could make a simple indexing jig...
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    Whats the most impressive non-CNC fixture or operation you've seen?

    this wins so far I'd say...I am going to remember this and I bet one day I use that idea for drill press stuff I didnt mean so much many holes simultaneously (although those are impressive), I meant like some sort of multi-axis fixture that would let an unskilled operator clamp the part, then...
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    Whats the most impressive non-CNC fixture or operation you've seen?

    I'm talking things like: a) drill press fixtures that go above and beyond (i.e. making multiple holes at different angles quickly using a fixture that precisely locates at certain positions) b) fixtures that use a bench grinder to do something impressive c) basically anything that uses a...
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    Low Ceiling Garage VMC

    since it sounds like you are building out your home shop for the first time have you considered the following: -space for bandsaw, drillpress, air compressor, 3 phase converter (if needed), tool cart, stock/other storage, workbench -fresh air supply (cant do any real machining in a garage that...
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    Deburring in a cnc mill tools?

    This. What kind of aluminum is this? If its 6061-T6 you should be able to get edges that don't need deburring, or at least, you would at least have a worthy battle on your hands before having to give up. Did you already do some experiments to figure out what toolpath/speed/tool would give you...
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    VMC enclosure..dreaming of an easy repaint option...help

    the cerakote data sheet says 860 sq ft per gallon at 1 mil thickness with 1 or 2 mil thickness recommended the paint Id use for the mill interior panels is something like 100 sq at most fit so in theory a pint would be more than enough..and thats $70 they have a ton of colors including lots of...
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    VMC enclosure..dreaming of an easy repaint option...help

    wow looks nice! how much usage have you put it through? plenty of oil and coolant exposure? is it peeling at all or how is it now?
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    VMC enclosure..dreaming of an easy repaint option...help

    wow..umm same-day response from cerakote tech support: Hello, You could certainly Cerakote your CNC mill enclosure with our C series. It's an air cure product. So you would still need to prep the parts that you want to spray but you wouldn't have to oven-cure or even sandblast them. You'll...
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    VMC enclosure..dreaming of an easy repaint option...help

    nice!! do you have coolant/oil exposure on a regular basis to it? curious: was your situation like mine, where the exterior of the panels was in good shape, but the inside was basically stripped to bare metal? also curious: did your garage paint have the "chips" in it and does that look weird...
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