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Yesterday,
06:47 PM
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What is your favorite material to machine.
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I don't care, it's all good. Use the correct tooling, lube, feed and speed an it works fine. Whiners don't read ;-)
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Yesterday,
06:43 PM
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What did you do today?
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I took two pairs of Bi-Fold Doors, removed the crappy face fitted folding hinges, planed 7.5mm of each vertical edge of the four panels, cut the...
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Yesterday,
02:53 PM
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DC motor controler
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I've used cheap Triac based AC controllers (Light Dimmer) combined with Bridge Rectifiers to control DC motors at 80v and over.
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06-14-2018,
12:37 PM
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OT: Paging Friends Across the Pond - Police Vehicles?
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There's a TV series about a UK Police Vehicle workshop that fits out, maintains and repairs a wide range of vehicles, it's an "In House" workshop,...
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06-14-2018,
05:19 AM
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OT: New Firefox disables Photobucket fix
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That's a great idea John Corpus, look where it got you! ;-) "It employed 120 people in downtown’s ballpark neighborhood at its height. Welch, its...
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06-13-2018,
05:01 PM
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OT - Hot tub heating
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They use bubble wrap on greenhouses.
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06-10-2018,
05:35 PM
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Work co-ordinate setting for 2-side working
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That's so basic that if it's not been checked then there are a myriad of other points which need probably also need checking.
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06-10-2018,
05:21 AM
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31/32", 30 TPI; what manner of wacky thread is this?
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BSC threads came in a variety of pitches - https://mdmetric.com/tech/thddat17.htm
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06-09-2018,
05:05 PM
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Dave, FYI GCode Commenter can be quite handy - http://buildlog.net/cnc_laser/cnc/gcode_comment.html (TEST POINTS SIDE 1) (T3 D=6. CR=0....
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06-09-2018,
01:35 PM
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Does size matter? ...for inserts, that is.
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Smaller inserts are still capable of cutting full depth of the cutting face if your machine can do it, do you do many 10mm OD reduction cuts?
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06-09-2018,
01:33 PM
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We'd moved on past that and it didn't look relevant, can you explain how it addresses the specific 0.5mm offset in X only on the second side issue,...
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06-09-2018,
01:29 PM
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I'd still be interested to see your code and run it in my install. What version of Mach3 are you running, is there a mandatory version for your...
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06-09-2018,
01:00 PM
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The correct name of Brake parts
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I included Thinking Time and Braking Time, good job the Digital Super Highway wasn't wet :D
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06-09-2018,
12:51 PM
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Bob, none of that addresses the issue Dave is encountering, did you read the thread?
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06-09-2018,
12:35 PM
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Can you post the code here? I'm happy take a look and also to run it on my Mach3 which deals flawlessly with flipped parts, indexed 4-axis...
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06-09-2018,
12:30 PM
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And you physically checked the zero before and after, manually, not using any Gizmo more complicated than a piece of paper and the drill bit?
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06-09-2018,
11:38 AM
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You have code with known points, now run it, see what it does on the machine, including checking your zeros before and after running the code.
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06-09-2018,
11:15 AM
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The correct name of Brake parts
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Google "Sheet Metal Brake Diagram", check a couple of likely looking results, find this in about 85 seconds - ...
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06-09-2018,
11:09 AM
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If the job simply spot drilled the hole centres you could not just measure the work, you'd see the coordinates for the spot drill ops.
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06-09-2018,
10:29 AM
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If you're setting your X reference correctly your CAD/CAM is off for one or both sides of the part, if your CAD/CAM is OK, you're setting your X...
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06-09-2018,
05:49 AM
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OT - Hot tub heating
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A heat pump is an active system in which energy is expended in order to concentrate the low level heat energy from one medium and transfer it into...
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06-08-2018,
06:05 PM
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OT - Hot tub heating
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No, it's not.
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06-08-2018,
01:33 PM
Magicniner
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Surface Gage Joint Clamping Strength
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The taper resulting from the clamps squeezing together when the screw is tightened is giving you point contact for the shoulder on your rotating...
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06-07-2018,
10:34 AM
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Pictures and details? Not understanding the error source suggests a deeper problem, perhaps the reliance on automated edge finding and macros?
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06-06-2018,
04:05 PM
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I work in CAD/CAM in multiple different User Co-Ordinate Systems for multi-sided parts, the way the co-ordinate system in CAD/CAM is rotated for a...
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06-06-2018,
03:46 PM
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Micrometer Attachments - Holding Them In Place
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1" to 2" micrometer with a straight adapter on the fixed anvil, avoid moving load out sideways as far as possible.
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06-06-2018,
10:59 AM
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Micrometer Attachments - Holding Them In Place
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But for measuring what?
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06-05-2018,
08:46 AM
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Fixtures. You design them in CAD at the same time as your parts, this allows you to have an offset datum on the fixture to align the second side. ...
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06-02-2018,
05:32 AM
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Micrometer Attachments - Holding Them In Place
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Usual sketch, if you tell the class why you need a Left Handed Screwdriver someone might have a good suggestion which doesn't involve one ;-)
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05-25-2018,
10:42 AM
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Thin shim stock and a sign of the times.
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No! It would be a bugger to use in the Kitchen if it was thicker than it is, it's right for the job it's made for. There is a saying about the...
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