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01-15-2021, 05:25 PM
Thread: 1/2 inch 304 plate roughing
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Well, one job I do quite a few of in 316 uses a...
Well, one job I do quite a few of in 316 uses a 3/8"Garr VRX 350sfm 50-60IPM and most of it at .060" step over. It could do more but I know at this setting it'll go all day and then some more with no...
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01-13-2021, 04:53 PM
Thread: Ox's Shop '08
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Has it only been counting the Power On minutes...
Has it only been counting the Power On minutes for a while and staying on 99999hrs ?
And here I have about 800hrs cutting time on my 10yr old cnc mill and I think the 2.5yr old cnc lathe is... -
01-13-2021, 04:49 PM
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We're gonna borrow and print our way to...
We're gonna borrow and print our way to prosperity.
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01-13-2021, 04:47 PM
Thread: Help drill Stainless bolts
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PTD cobalt screw machine length (stub) drills. ...
PTD cobalt screw machine length (stub) drills.
By center drill you mean a 1/4" spot drill right? otherwise that may be part of the problem if you're using an actual center drill with 60°.
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01-12-2021, 05:32 AM
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Under central command this won't be your problem...
Under central command this won't be your problem to worry about. Do what you're told, the science demands it!
2020 was only foreplay, a little warmup for what's to come, and the people will beg for... -
01-10-2021, 06:14 AM
Thread: Light Recommendations
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I put a LED outdoor floodlight in my turning...
I put a LED outdoor floodlight in my turning center and mounted it at the back above the tailstock. It's 120V and sealed up good so I just plug it in the fall outlet, not the machine control. Lights...
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01-09-2021, 06:50 AM
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I'm extremely lucky to have really awesome...
I'm extremely lucky to have really awesome friends/neighbors here, but it definitely wasn't always like that before at other places I lived.
I looked a bit for land in the US and investor visas and... -
01-08-2021, 06:37 AM
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Happy New Year everyone and Welcome to the "...
Happy New Year everyone and Welcome to the " Build Back Better " initiative, looks like its official now...
2021 is off to a decent start work wise, I guess we'll all see how long that holds. If... -
01-07-2021, 07:19 AM
Thread: New Iron today..............
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I added a water resistant 40W LED flood light in...
I added a water resistant 40W LED flood light in the top corner above the tailstock in mine. The LED light it comes with wasn't nearly enough for me and it was way too dark in there.
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01-02-2021, 06:55 AM
Thread: USPS losing lots of packages.
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There's a really good chance Canada Post and...
There's a really good chance Canada Post and Canadian Customs were doing their part to screw that all up good too.
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12-30-2020, 06:19 AM
Thread: What going on with steel prices?
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It's speculation. Prices are going up, way up,...
It's speculation. Prices are going up, way up, scrap prices are back up a lot too.
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12-27-2020, 10:36 AM
Thread: Tool guys stock pick chat.
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Dirt cheap interests, everyone's buying...
Dirt cheap interests, everyone's buying everything, lumber, RV's, big Trucks, ATV's, Boats, Houses getting bid up way above asking price, etc. Everyone that was waiting to upgrade tractors likely did...
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12-26-2020, 07:14 AM
Thread: Tool guys stock pick chat.
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There's still a few things on the cheaper side on...
There's still a few things on the cheaper side on the market, but for the most part I'm mostly just piling cash and waiting. Eventually the insolvency crisis will come, it just got kicked down the...
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12-26-2020, 07:09 AM
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A friend who had a few patients with Covid and...
A friend who had a few patients with Covid and low oxygen mentioned a few months ago they lean the patients forward a bit as it helps to better oxygenate the lungs.
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12-24-2020, 11:06 AM
Thread: New Iron today..............
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Congrats, same one I got, really accurate. ...
Congrats, same one I got, really accurate.
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12-23-2020, 11:13 AM
Thread: New Iron today..............
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Those shipping boxes make decent little sheds,...
Those shipping boxes make decent little sheds, gave mine to a buddy and he's getting good use out of it. If you just leave the 2 top side bolts of the end panel it hinges right up.
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12-23-2020, 03:54 AM
Thread: New Iron today..............
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New lynx with Y and a sub spindle?
New lynx with Y and a sub spindle?
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12-10-2020, 11:37 AM
Thread: Takumi boxway or Hardinge linear way?
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Hurco owns Takumi. What kind of mill do you...
Hurco owns Takumi.
What kind of mill do you need? are you hogging with big facemills that need a gear driven 50taper?
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12-10-2020, 06:50 AM
Thread: phase perfect idle amperage 2KW ???
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My PT-355 reads about 7.2A on each 1ph leg with...
My PT-355 reads about 7.2A on each 1ph leg with no load down from it. Drops to 5 when I turn on the transformer after it.
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12-09-2020, 06:13 PM
Thread: Scrap after Insert Change
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Any kind of better longer lasting tool you could...
Any kind of better longer lasting tool you could use for finishing, maybe CBN or diamond ? Also a stronger holder would surely help with flexing.
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12-09-2020, 06:03 PM
Thread: Anyone getting busier right now?
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Right now a lot of companies are loading up their...
Right now a lot of companies are loading up their balance sheet thanks to super cheap debt and a lot of it refinanced to be a problem 3-5years from now. Similar to everyone bidding up houses for more...
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12-02-2020, 04:51 PM
Thread: Wich hybrid cnc lathe
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They suck at both manual and cnc work...
They suck at both manual and cnc work...
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12-01-2020, 04:58 AM
Thread: New amazing coolant? Or maybe....
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Hopefully the guys trying it will give us some...
Hopefully the guys trying it will give us some feedback on it in a year or 2.
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11-30-2020, 11:16 AM
Thread: Biz Insurance for a Gun Mfr.................
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There's firearm and ammunition manufacturers in...
There's firearm and ammunition manufacturers in many countries outside the USA, they seem to be doing quite fine.
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11-26-2020, 06:11 PM
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Voting in leftist tyrants doesn't seem to help....
Voting in leftist tyrants doesn't seem to help.
Please all make sure you go bankrupt in the 2nd lockdown, if you don't we'll do it for you, its for your own good.
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