Water activated fiberglass tape...

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Sid, you didn't buy that new did you? Considering that the classic Hardinge 24 position HV-4 indexer now lists for $12,438 (yes, that's right $12K) that...

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Political correctness too........ I have a copy of a WWII era "Dieless Duplicating" published by Di Acro. It shows a variety of their bench...

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I've had both mill and lathe CNC's for a number of years . Funny thing about CNC, you get so used to it and wonder how you could possibly do anything...

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Yes, it is a line of sight. I scanned a 3" high action figure, looking down to the head at a 45 degree angle, another series of shots straight on,...

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Try photogrammetry and 3D printing and you'll come to appreciate 3D printing again.

Photogrammetry is the process of scanning an object by...

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I have a motorized, indexing grinding fixture similar to the one posted.

Don't recall the brand, it uses 3C collets. All I have is the...

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FWIW, Amazon Prime has the Acorn with free shipping. I'm assuming Centroid charges for shipping.

Shipping costs have become such a big...

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Good point. I use soft machinable foam to proof out new types of operations. Especially important with small, fragile cutters that break easily. I...

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We aren't talking about carbide cutting dies here. Besides that, they probably had some type machine with rigid tapping or a lead screw tapper....

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Who in manufacturing would use the type dies featured here?

There's a very major problem using these "button" dies to cut new threads...

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Like the title says, water activated fiberglass tape, the stuff doctors use to put a cast on a break.

After ankle surgery my cast was made...

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Doc, I sent you a private message....

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I didn't read this whole thread...... On my laptop I ran fusion this morning. It said expired or something like that. I was able to draw a part, just...