dkmc
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- Thread starter dkmc
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It does look nice, but I agree that it doesn't make sense to skeletonize the frame. If anything it is a waste of material turning what would have helped the structure and balance, into scrap drops instead.
Maybe He has it on a floor that needed the reduced weight or something that we dont know.
Maybe He has it on a floor that needed the reduced weight or something that we dont know.
Rob F.
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From his other vids he does some really nice work. 
After watching more of the video it certainly looks very well built, and the short sections of sheet he is bending are far from causing any stress on that frame surely. I wish it showed closer how he has the cylinder and linkage setup over the top. He has some other good vids too.
The video of him milling those press brake side plates on the Mikron Mill is pretty crazy!
The video of him milling those press brake side plates on the Mikron Mill is pretty crazy!
Rob F.
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JHolland has posted some of his other nice work as well:
https://www.practicalmachinist.com/...-thread-dial-376685/?highlight=Threading+Dial
More than you would ever want to know about a chasing dial here, he made one that does both metric and imperial threads without making any changes to it or the gear train on his emco lathe (metric).
https://www.practicalmachinist.com/...-thread-dial-376685/?highlight=Threading+Dial
More than you would ever want to know about a chasing dial here, he made one that does both metric and imperial threads without making any changes to it or the gear train on his emco lathe (metric).
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matt_isserstedt
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I was impressed. It takes a lot of work to bring that all together even if one has access to another machine to copy it from with a dial caliper.
Definitely a lot of work scraping too. I didn't recall the accuracy of his dial indicator but lets just say .001". Thats pretty impressive.
Something tells me he doesn't have 10k forklifts in his shop hence the need to lighten the frame.
Definitely a lot of work scraping too. I didn't recall the accuracy of his dial indicator but lets just say .001". Thats pretty impressive.
Something tells me he doesn't have 10k forklifts in his shop hence the need to lighten the frame.
