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04-12-2021, 08:04 PMI helped a makerspace install a tormach 1100, I would get a Haas5 replies | 129 view(s) -
04-12-2021, 08:02 PMYour better shot would be to copy what Don's Engine just described, and pretty much "exactly". 7.5 HP, Four-pole (17XX RPM) keep the gearbox,...5 replies | 190 view(s)
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04-12-2021, 07:59 PMI have listed and sold things on craiglsist, as well as bought them, for at least ten years. And by my reckoning, when you have to click on a button...36 replies | 2627 view(s) -
04-12-2021, 07:54 PMOver the weekend I stopped at an equipment dealer in search of some 316 and 6061 flat stock. While I was there the owner approached me and said he...0 replies | 2 view(s)
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04-12-2021, 07:48 PMLooks kinda wide for 2 boats on one car. This seems pretty complicated and guaranteed super noisy in the wind with or without a boat. Would you take...3 replies | 67 view(s)
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04-12-2021, 07:47 PMThank ElCrasho. Good to know.5 replies | 129 view(s)
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04-12-2021, 07:46 PMSelf driving vehicles is the that scares me most about its impact on society. With industrial automation at least it lets us better compete with...38 replies | 1270 view(s)
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04-12-2021, 07:46 PMI made a cutter to cut cork gaskets that may help. The cutter OD 1.500 , ID 1.437 . The depth was 1.000 and a bevel was turned on the ID. I turned a...11 replies | 534 view(s)
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04-12-2021, 07:43 PMNo, that is not correct. At least not in the US. I think you are confusing the safety ground (green wire) with the neutral (white wire). When the...26 replies | 649 view(s) -
04-12-2021, 07:42 PMI used one of those in the instrument shop, it had an air bladder under the knee to assist in raising the table. Sent via CNC 88HS48 replies | 1965 view(s) -
04-12-2021, 07:37 PMThis is how I understand the neutral. Lets say a 120V toaster sitting on some rubber feet. Something breaks inside, which wouldn't be the most...26 replies | 649 view(s) -
04-12-2021, 07:37 PMClosed due to meaningless topic title10 replies | 286 view(s) -
04-12-2021, 07:36 PMwmpy replied to a thread Sliding Headstock vs Fixed head lathe - low volume / high mix 0.5"-2" diameter Alum in CNC MachiningThanks. I guess I hadn't thought about it like that. It makes sense that a Swiss machine that can run nearly unattended 24/7 is worth more than a...19 replies | 907 view(s)
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04-12-2021, 07:34 PMIt is also Physically Impossible!75 replies | 43826 view(s)
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04-12-2021, 07:31 PMmksj replied to a thread Fuji VFD shutting down-special installation in Transformers, Phase Converters and VFDThe VFD is not braking, it is being used as a 3 phase power source, so when the machines drives shut off the back EMF causes the over voltage spike....11 replies | 252 view(s)
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04-12-2021, 07:28 PMsneebot started a thread Buck 4" 3 Jaw chuck 1434 in Tooling, Parts and Accessories For Sale or WantedFor sale: Buck 4" Adjust Tru 3 Jaw chuck (1434). Chuck is in nice shape with the exception that the innermost tooth on one of the jaws has been...0 replies | 15 view(s)
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04-12-2021, 07:27 PMatgordon started a thread Southbend 9" for sale in Wilmington NC $900 NFI in Machinery for Sale or Wantedwilmington, NC for sale "lathe" - craigslist Looks good! Tony0 replies | 18 view(s) -
04-12-2021, 07:26 PMI have a different model Haas lathe. On mine, you can set the spindle overload limit for each tool. If you press the Current Commands button and then...24 replies | 909 view(s)
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04-12-2021, 07:25 PMI have used front turning inserts with a .001 corner radius for a medical device company that wants sharp fillets, even on 303 they don't seem to...8 replies | 272 view(s)
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04-12-2021, 07:24 PMMr Bridgeport replied to a thread Pre-owned Bridgeport parts in Bridgeport and Hardinge Mills and LathesList what your looking for. Someone here may be able to help. Mr Bridgeport2 replies | 127 view(s)
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04-12-2021, 07:23 PMI so hope this not true and refuse to surrender to such thinking. My glass is half full and that automation and AI will provide better lives for...38 replies | 1270 view(s)
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04-12-2021, 07:23 PMJust picked this up. I think it is model B75/120. If anyone has a manual plse let me know. I have an uncle in Milan Italy looking for me also....0 replies | 31 view(s)
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04-12-2021, 07:22 PMMachinist version of fake news... OK...footprint is not rigidity, repeatability or sheer mass. Hence my DeVlieg is bigger than your Haas. And...4 replies | 582 view(s) -
04-12-2021, 07:10 PMOk, thanks Garwood. Something like this Fadal: Fadal VMC-4020HT | Fabricating & Production Machinery ?5 replies | 129 view(s)
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04-12-2021, 07:10 PMWhat this observation shows is how Jacques Ellul was absolutely correct in The Technological Society as regards technology being out of the hands of...38 replies | 1270 view(s)
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04-12-2021, 07:07 PM.004” isn’t too hard to find either, but again huge trade off with insert life. Is cutting a shallow and narrow groove below the shoulder an option?8 replies | 272 view(s) -
04-12-2021, 07:04 PMThe key feature is how it telescopes out from the linear guide which holds it until the very limit of extension, where it can pivot down and it...3 replies | 67 view(s) -
04-12-2021, 07:02 PMPerhaps have the maker turn the parts between centers so the threads run axially correct to center. yes likely more costly.4 replies | 122 view(s)
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04-12-2021, 06:56 PMPhil in Montana replied to a thread 3 phase wiring question in Transformers, Phase Converters and VFDGrounding conductor my friend...Phil26 replies | 649 view(s) -
04-12-2021, 06:52 PMJreno replied to a thread Mazak QT20N--T2 lost parameters and has blinking light on monitor. in MazakChecked cards, is there any way to get into the card or PC and install parameters to see if it will boot up?5 replies | 245 view(s)
