Where's the cheapest place to buy a Kress 1050?

[FatFreddie]

I'm trying to machine a block of MDF thats 3 sheets of 18mm glued together. I need to cut to about 50mm deep...maybe I'll have to do it one sheet at a time then glue them together.

You can get bits designed for slot mortising - see the second cutter down at http://www.amanatool.com/bits-fv/45500.html or http://www.machines4wood.com/mall/pr...sargeant/CM103

I've used them on a manual machine to cut beech and they worked well but you need a light final finishing cut due to the flex.

On the other hand, one of the big advantages of CNC is that you can stand well away from the scene of the accident

[Jonathan]

Problem with standing well away means I'm too far away from the stop button!

Those cutters look useful, but still a compromise. I'm cutting 50mm deep to clear the material around a mould.

[FatFreddie]

Problem with standing well away means I'm too far away from the stop button!

Those cutters look useful, but still a compromise. I'm cutting 50mm deep to clear the material around a mould.

A secondary emergency stop button?

Maybe a dead mans handle style one so all you've got to do is drop it as you run away :-)

[M250cnc]

A secondary emergency stop button?

Maybe a dead mans handle style one so all you've got to do is drop it as you run away :-)

Good idea.

Jonathan on a machine your size you just need an EStop on every corner. Hitting the button should cut power to everything except the PC and you should not rely on the PC to do this it should be hardware based.

Phil

[Jonathan]

Good idea.

Jonathan on a machine your size you just need an EStop on every corner. Hitting the button should cut power to everything except the PC and you should not rely on the PC to do this it should be hardware based.

Phil

That collet extension is similar to what I made, except I held the cutter in with 2 grubscrews to keep the diameter down...the whole idea was to extend the cutter without the extension colliding with the material above.

Yes I'll sort out the Estop buttons soon. Two should be enough considering where I'll be standing...

[phill05]

If anyone is looking for a Kress have a look here http://www.damencnc.com the owner Kevin Damon is extremely helpful, his turn round time from order is 3 days to the UK