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That's a plunge rate of >1mm per second. That might be ok for the first mm or so but with a countersink, the spindle load increases proportional to the depth.

When countersinking (chamfering) a...

I got one of these boring head kits. Covers 8 - 320mm with the range of boring bars supplied. It doesn't do facing operations like a Wohlhaupter but you'd need to pay a fair bit more for one of...

The YG-1 "extended neck" AluPower cutters have 9.2mm neck for a 10mm cutter. It doesn't need much reduction, as it's simply trying to avoid contact with the previous stepdown.

Here's the ones I...

Yes, those reduced shank end mills are great for deep cuts where the surface finish needs to be good. The only engage with a limited portion of the total depth yet have a good reach.

I have used...

Here's a 50mm shell mill doing 3D adaptive roughing. Safer / easier than using a long series carbide tool, which would otherwise be needed to reach the bottom of the stock.
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The best place to get a rough idea of material removal rates, is to stick some figures into a speeds and feeds calculator (FS Wizard is free online, and good enough for most things).
Your approach...

As I understand it, going up in diameter but trying to keep the feed rate, DOC etc the same will result in a higher surface speed and spindle power. That may not be an issue depending on your machine...

Feels expensive but having lived in NZ for a year, everything is expensive there ....

No point going with expensive screws and keeping round rails.

Profile / square linear bearings are FAR superior to round rails

Hi Dudz
I don't have a machine but have done enough reading of the extensive knowledge available on the forum, IMO i think you would be better served by the linear rails, i feel this would...

I can try. It will be version 1.932. PM me your email address and I'll load it onto Dropbox as it's nearly 20MB.

Could be crap, could be good. I would advise against it. I i was buying it would ask if structure is welded, what motors, drives, control, picture of the frame underneath the table, and so on.
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ABS needs an enclosure, simple from cardboard or polystyrene foam, or more complex from wood and glass. You could print simple stiff without a box enclosure but anything complicated will be a 100%...

Erm. I must have hit the gin early today - I thought the link was to something altogether different. Deleted original post to avoid spreading confusion.

Doddy are you talking about Creality 10S which is linked in DudZ last post.? if so then your very wrong. I've got the same one and it's great. The build size isn't small at 300 x 300 x 400 and it's...

If you guys dont mind will try to explain here some stuff in detail and offer some tips. Even if you are an advanced 3d print user you may find sth usefull

I use Simplify 3d and IMO is worth the...

@Jazz: I'm basically a lazy b'tard. That answer pretty much sums up most of my life choices.

Qidi Print v5.3.2 is based on Cura v<can't remember - an old version>, re-skinned for Qidi and with...

What do you mean "poor-mans version" Cura is FREE just download and go.! . . . Takes minutes to install and few minutes to setup. I had no experience of 3D printers when I downloaded and was prinitng...

You probably should understand the tool-chain.

CAD: You have your CAD software - which you're familiar with from your CNC work. That's pretty much your choice.

TESSALATION: Now, the 3D...

If you want a reliable printer and your money to go into the right direction buy Prusa or Steel, as they have better quality electronics.


Hi guys, a bit late in the discussion.

If you...

Creality is a Chinese company. The official website is www.creality3dofficial.com

They've done a brilliant job of refining their printers to make them as cheap as possible, while still being...

A lot of this V2 is sales hype. Don't take any notice of things like the Resume after power-down features because while it does do exactly that it never works out good because the print as cooled...

Wouldn't need to rotate it at 150x150 with CR10S. But it would take days to print at 400 high with any decent quality. Think if I was building tall parts I'd fit it inside a box to retain the heat...

It's been a while since I used my scratch built 3d printer. Not because I dont have anything i want to print, but because one of the 3d printed parts broke and I never got around to fixing it....

I've got a creality 10S and I'm very happy with it.