Tool & Tooling Technology [Archive]

Advice on milling mild steel with cnc mill (0 replies)
Carbide vs. HSS End Mills for Aluminum Machining Which to Choose? (8 replies)
new to CNCing, what bits are essential to get started . Only wood and MDF , (0 replies)
Rapid Change ATC (1 replies)
Milling tool removal: advice required (3 replies)
Feeds and speeds (2 replies)
Renishaw TR1 diaphram (0 replies)
Small brass parts work holding ideas & suggestions (6 replies)
ATC Adapters (Mechatron) (0 replies)
Custom Made Bits (Wood + Bone Carving. (7 replies)
Endmill failure or wrong feeds and speeds? (16 replies)
Tech 95 scmi cnc (0 replies)
Fly cutter or surface mill to fit ER20 / 2.2kw spindle (0 replies)
Fly cutter or surface mill to fit ER20 / 2.2kw spindle (7 replies)
Source for 100mm cut-off disks for tool & cutter grinder? (0 replies)
My new 3D touch probe - Cheap and very good (0 replies)
Boxford VMC190 - Limit switches advice (10 replies)
Looking for air compressor advice . . . (4 replies)
Anyone understand Renishaw probes for small mills? (4 replies)
Denford cyclone conversion (24 replies)
Help! Creating post for shield. (2 replies)
Mist Cooling for Desktop CNC Boxford 160TCL lathe (11 replies)
Where to find (2 replies)
carving and engraving bits (1 replies)
Recommend an arm for spindle centering with a fine adjust? (0 replies)
Exact Counterbore Set. (4 replies)
DIY drag engraver for my DIY CNC (1 replies)
Recommend bits for this project (26 replies)
Coventry Quick Change Tooling (14 replies)
CNC Lathe Carbide Parting and Grooving Tool (2 replies)
3d touch probe (23 replies)
Done to death! Feeds and speeds (2 replies)
Mitotoyo height gauge Manual (0 replies)
Hand feed XYZ cube (15 replies)
Measurment of tool nose radius (4 replies)
Drill Chuck in Automatic Tool Changer 12mm (3 replies)
what bits/ endmills for 2.2kw spindle for aluminium (4 replies)
Hard jaws for Haas st30 10 inch chuck (0 replies)
Hi (1 replies)
Boxford pull studs for vmc190 tool holders (5 replies)
Calibration Tool ID (0 replies)
Table saw blade rising mechanism using cnc parts (13 replies)
Spindle Speeds (25 replies)
Reaming 6mm hole on router (3 replies)
Can anybody recommend a good toolsetter that works with UCCNC ? (3 replies)
How can this detail be achieved in slate (9 replies)
Looking for 1 and 2mm carbide cutters for aluminium (7 replies)
Long tools (11 replies)
Newbie Question about workpiece holding (15 replies)
Which CNC router should I use? (0 replies)
Tapmatic on CNC mill? (19 replies)
Cheap Suppliers of Hypertherm 45XP plasma cutter.? (0 replies)
Laser conversion for router (2 replies)
Breaking carbide tool (4 replies)
Undercutting bits (6 replies)
Local supplier of custom foam mill ends required (4 replies)
Setting up ball nose mills in Fusion 360 (5 replies)
Tool me up, scotty! (8 replies)
Centre Drills (1 replies)
How to hold perspex flat (9 replies)
Help Need on workin with Tauga Nut (1 replies)
Laptop for connecting to CNC? (24 replies)
Carbide taper ball nose cutters (2 replies)
3 Steps You Need to Know to Cut MDF by CNC Router Machines (0 replies)
maching Aluminium with sub 4mm bits (5 replies)
3 important Tips for Cutting Aluminum with your CNC Router (4 replies)
CNC Glass Engraving (0 replies)
6&8mm Downcut 2 flute carbide end mills (6 replies)
Drag Knife Question (4 replies)
Linux cnc (7 replies)
Post processor (5 replies)
GCode to fire a Diode Laser at 2% Power for focusing (0 replies)
Would you recommend a Chinese 60K rpm spindle for 20K rpm use? (9 replies)
Recommendation for a magnetic Dial Indicator Base (3 replies)
Try Square (0 replies)
Tapping head on CNC (12 replies)
Wanted - removable double sided tape (9 replies)
Carbide ballnose sharpening (8 replies)
3mm dia end mill for cutting carbon fibre sheet? (1 replies)
Are there any tips on re-cutting tool faces without a jig? (2 replies)
Collet Identification (2 replies)
Poor cut quality (6 replies)
CNC Turning advice (5 replies)
TP100 Digitising probe (6 replies)
Convert the milling into a CNC machine (0 replies)
Advice for cutting acrylic sheet (17 replies)
Carbide CNC bits cutting life? (7 replies)
BT30 in an R8 spindle? (6 replies)
Router PCD Diamond cut tooling query. (2 replies)
smallest cutter for aluminium sheet? (3 replies)
Tapping holes (4 replies)
3D Printed Plastic Clamps (3 replies)
Thread milling ? (22 replies)
Nine9 Inserted Tooling (5 replies)
Thread milling (1 replies)
Housed stair stringers (3 replies)
Floating Tap Holder. (12 replies)
Imperial Cutter Suppliers (2 replies)
Recommend a router for 6mm al shate 5251H22 (2 replies)
replacement bearings (7 replies)
Supplier of good priced Compression bits? (1 replies)
Noobie trying to mill aluminium with a 6040 (3 replies)
Will it take all the fun away........? (15 replies)
80mm Insert cutter face mill advice (3 replies)
Help with spindle please (18 replies)
What bits should I buy for my spindle? (9 replies)
Insert Based Endmills (11 replies)
V Cutting Tape (19 replies)
DIY Plunge Foam heat wire cutting (7 replies)
V Groove bit recommendation (1 replies)
Square/Acme/Trapezoidal thread milling? (4 replies)
Search "Integi" on eBay - Bargains Ahoy! (0 replies)
Great build CNC router for sale (0 replies)
Single point thread tools (25 replies)
Cutter accuracy (21 replies)
I Need One Of These (4 replies)
UK Supplier Recommendations for BT30 tool holders (8 replies)
What size collet is in a standard bosh colt palm router? (2 replies)
Face mill finish (24 replies)
Threading V grooving tool needed (9 replies)
Help with speeds/feeds please? (5 replies)
Tool run out - Video (2 replies)
Denford TRIAC motion control card (0 replies)
Proxxon MF 70 control unit (5 replies)
Improving my cheap DTI magnetic base (0 replies)
Engraving Traffolyte and similar laminates (1 replies)
Measuring internal diameters (11 replies)
Milling: creating a smooth end finish in a slot (34 replies)
Tool wear rate... (7 replies)
Large cnc routing cutter needed (6 replies)
Clamping kit from Chronos (0 replies)
Fly cutter/tooling for the 2.2kw spindles (9 replies)
End Mill Height/Offset Setting (3 replies)
Engraving bits for stone? (6 replies)
Adjustable Boring Bar (1 replies)
Where to buy from sound and led 1/2" shank or ER25 edge finder, ? (9 replies)
1mm Ball Nose Bit Advice (7 replies)
How to drill gems? (13 replies)
T-nuts/bolts etc (2 replies)
Engraving tool suppliers (2 replies)
Tool suggestion for PTFE (3 replies)
Carbide tools sharpening (5 replies)
Welding magnets-any information? (7 replies)
DIY straight edge with Epoxy+ aluminum profile. Will it work? (11 replies)
Vintage Dormer Twist Drill and Reamer Information Handbook (2 replies)
Chuck for Milling Machine? (2 replies)
Anyone tried these cutters (5 replies)
Haimer 3D - Calibration Problems (16 replies)
Cutting sharp square internal corners , newbie (4 replies)
Knowing a Cutters Material? (8 replies)
v bit flat bottom (4 replies)
Where can I buy a rasp cutter Specially for milling polysterene (8 replies)
TiN coated HSS ok for my needs? (2 replies)
Hilger&watts (7 replies)
Clamp Foot Plate (22 replies)
Small indexable mills for router? (6 replies)
precision ground angle plates - quality brands? (0 replies)
DIY Vacuum Fixtures (32 replies)
35 taper adaptor? (3 replies)
What's this Carbide coating. (20 replies)
Spindle tool changing. (12 replies)
Trim/Laminate Router (3 replies)
what's the name of this clamp and where to get it in the UK (11 replies)
Pillar drill (1 replies)
Milling M/c speed increaser (3 replies)
Low profile, compact work-holding solutions. Advice sought. (23 replies)
Routing Tool For Quality Plastic Finish (i.e Minimal Burrs) (13 replies)
Round Corner Forming Tool (7 replies)
Shell cutting End-mills (2 replies)
Can you recommend a UK Supplier for cnc router bits (0 replies)
Rotary broach tool holders and tooling (5 replies)
Trying to make an ultimate sanding drum! (26 replies)
Use spindle torque to control feedrate? (4 replies)
What are the "must have" tools for milling and turning? (14 replies)
End mills / Drill bits for aluminium (7 replies)
Is there a specific setting for using a diamond drag tool for engraving? (4 replies)
V Bit Cutters in Aluminium? (3 replies)
mini hold down clamps (4 replies)
Tool diameter accuracy (15 replies)
Clamping Jigs (4 replies)
TCT Router cutters in a mill running at 4000 RPM (20 replies)
V bit carving (4 replies)
5/8th internal rotary broach (0 replies)
T-slot clamping accessories (2 replies)
Affordable bandsaw that's not cr@p (4 replies)
Clamping nut - ER11 collet... am I being thick?... (2 replies)
Should i use a engraving cutter for this job? (0 replies)
Carbide cutters (0 replies)
ER11 quick change system ? (2 replies)
What tooling to drill lots of 10mm holes 45mm deep? (24 replies)
Newby needs help (1 replies)
Tool Life Expectations? (18 replies)
DTI holders / bases for nonmagnetic materials (7 replies)
wrench / tool for small M10 x 0.75 locknuts (4 replies)
Touch Probe Project (2 replies)
Trigonometry help please, plunge depth for a v cutter! (13 replies)
Hand held laser cutter (9 replies)
Tool Pre-setter (6 replies)
Help needed with understanding accuracy in measuring tools. I want to go straight :-) (25 replies)
Feeds and speeds (0 replies)
ER Collet runout investigation Cheap Vs Brand (1 replies)
Driving a Chinese spindle VFD from mach3 (5 replies)
Hi can some one please give me some advice please (6 replies)
What Spindle / Auto Tool Changer? (11 replies)
Looking for a tool ( oohharrr ) (3 replies)
round over tool for Alu. (3 replies)
Cutting forces at the the tool. (2 replies)
late spring cleaning measuring tools (2 replies)
The tips of my 20 mill cutter get loose ... (0 replies)
dowel pins & corresponding drill sizes to get a tight fit.... (7 replies)
Router bits for use with Slate (1 replies)
How do precision grinders work? (1 replies)
Dial Gauge Vs. Dial Test Indicator? (4 replies)
Optimize parameters for mills with tips (0 replies)
3.175mm router bits (2 replies)
What to look for in an air compressor. (28 replies)
A silly question on tapped holes (5 replies)
Stumpy 3.5mm drill bit? (8 replies)
Do such endmills exist? (5 replies)
Which of these bits for carbon fiber and fiber glass? (5 replies)
Will this end-mill plunge? (10 replies)
Cut depths and spindal speeds to improve finsh time (23 replies)
laser cutting ally plate (12 replies)
Vc & feed/rpm of the these tools on steel (2 replies)
Throw Away Cuters? (3 replies)
Good tooling catalogue to calculate feed and speed (8 replies)
I will have a trial for programming job (7 replies)
Where to buy a tramming tool in the UK (15 replies)
Spindle sutibility (4 replies)
Countersink Cutter Feed & Speeds (0 replies)
Dry Aluminium Cutting Problem (22 replies)
HDS End Mill Tools? (3 replies)
Standard cuts for testing a new machine. (6 replies)
A useful Jig (0 replies)
Spoilboard Surfacing - What tool(s) do you use? (6 replies)
ER32 - MS3 collets, what does one have here? (2 replies)
Quick Advice Needed - F&S (1 replies)
Turning aluminium with carbide, testing and chipbreaking... (3 replies)
Milling vice, general milling vice or tool vice? (4 replies)
Digital angle gauge (4 replies)
Water cooled Spindle question am I hurting it ? (7 replies)
Tooling for Cardboard & Paper (1 replies)
ideal xmas presents?? (5 replies)
Recommended Cutters / bits from eBay for specific job (1 replies)
Which tap?? (14 replies)
Is this bit suitible? (3 replies)
Speeds and Feeds (0 replies)
larger home made milling spindles - NMTB/ R8 taper? (6 replies)
another tool hight setting proble :) (4 replies)
What does ER stand for in "ER11 collet"? (4 replies)