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16-08-2025
Thread: Hi all looking looking for a machinist
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Re: Hi all looking looking for a machinist
I've not had any response from the gentleman Lee.
I'm not in his neck of the woods but I can probably do what he needs.
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27-05-2019
Thread: Machining ABS plastic
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Re: Machining ABS plastic
lower the rpm or increase feed. The problem you are having is heat generation so you need to remove that heat, The main way to do this is by removing a large amount of material that carries the...
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Re: Hello All
Why don't you speak with XYZ machine tools? I understand their support is very good.
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15-12-2018
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Re: The dude butchered my aluminum extrusion :( !!!
Unfortunately a chop saw is only as good as the idiot in control of it... this applies to all machines unfortunately. To a general company that will be about right squareness and length wise......
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28-11-2018
Thread: fitting bearings to a shaft advice
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Re: fitting bearings to a shaft advice
I misread the original post and as Neal said expressing it as 5000 of an inch is misleading. That interference is fine if it's measured correctly. It needs to be pressed on squarely using tallow....
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10-11-2018
Thread: Carbide ballnose sharpening
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Re: Carbide ballnose sharpening
It's obvious is mm Min. How can it be 117 meters a min? The fastest rapids out there are in the region of 60 mtrs a min. Even if it was inches it would be nearly 3 mtrs a min, Its obvious its not...
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06-07-2018
Thread: BT30 in an R8 spindle?
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Re: BT30 in an R8 spindle?
Ross, I need to eat a bit of humble pie in a way. I have both tapers at my works and tested your idea. Much to my surprise the actual taper appears to be the same and the and it fits in a R8, and...
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12-06-2016
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Re: How tricky would this be to machine? I guess a Triac is not up to the job!
Personally i would look at away to mill it if possible. Reason is: its hard to define how that clamp was manufactured in the first place. There is a chance it could drop forged and if it is, it...
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04-03-2016
Thread: Ecocast plate
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Re: Ecocast plate
There inst an issue with a supplier sending a bit of material that marked up providing they inform you first so you can say 'yea or nay' to accepting it. Tooling plate is after all exactly that 'for...
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