Folks - this mill/drill recently popped up on a local craigslist: http://swmi.craigslist.org/tls/3175658748.html In case the ad expires before you get a chance...
I ordered a collet holder and collets from CDCO and I want to know what type of collets they are. They are 1.78 long and .943 wide and look like ER collets but...
See this thread. It may be of some help. If this doesn't get you in the right place I will draw you a diagram when I am not mobile. I will arrive at my...
Ok, I shouldn't really be surprised but... I stopped in the local HF store to get some set screws for a project. I was just finishing up and find the 1/2-20...
Can anyone help. I feel foolish because this shouldn't be that difficult to figure out, but.... I just purchased an older Enco mill/drill and for some reason...
The comment about the 'wrong order' made me think of an incident years ago at my Dairy Queen. We had just had a massive blizzard [a NC storm as bad as any I...
This article, written for users of Alibre PE with minimal experience, shows one way to draw angle iron and square tubing. If you are interested, please see ...
I have an older Taiwan built Rf31 and was playing with a different version of a simple mounting bracket for a direct drive cnc stepper motor. I laser cut a...
http://vancouver.en.craigslist.ca/rds/tls/3164968428.html Seller knows nothing about it so I'm asking here. I've never seen a mill like this, looks like the...
Yes, I'll get it in an hour or so and post info here. From my HTC Sensation 4G on T-Mobile. The first nationwide 4G network ... From: RedfieldRH@... To:...
I have one on each side of the head and it works great. They surely take a lot of the load off of the servo motor, pulleys, belt and ball nuts. From my HTC...
I have seen posts about using gas springs on the haed to compensate for the weight of the head that seem to work. Has anyone ever used a gas spring on each...
http://vancouver.en.craigslist.ca/rds/tls/3153180516.html Anyone know what make / model this mill is? Owner says it is a busybee L15A which I think is a...
This is the third in a series of designs dealing with detecting the touching down of a lathe cutter on a work piece. The Noise Canceling Electronic Edge Finder...
Hello all! I recently bought a RF-45 clone (ZX7045) that was already converted to cnc. My Z axis is all over the place and bumps, thumps and hangs thru its...
Thank you Jean-Claude! I will give that a check as well and report my findings. From my HTC Sensation 4G on T-Mobile. The first nationwide 4G network ... From:...
I'm working on a project that will have nylon screws (probably 10-32) with regular steel nuts. What would be a good thread locker for these? Would regular...
I just had the halogen light on my big mill go out and replaced it with this: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00075WJMA Good points: Small, bright, narrow...
Not to put a wet blanket or throw in the towel on everyone's activities, this appeared on BBC news. "Towel spontaneously combusts at Wirral house Fire crews...
This new version contains an updated schematic plus more electronics information. Yet to come is a through hole and surface mount version of the artwork. Both...
This video looks like a hoax but I assure you it is real. I am measuring the resistance of a 1-2-3 block with my Self Compensating Electronic Edge Finder and...
Hello all, I'm not an active poster but do read almost all the threads & replies since I've joined. But does anyone know of a group or forum that has info for...
Anyone have recommendations for the best steel to use for a signal gun, or a mortar, or guidelines for making either one of them? I'm thinking something in the...
I have added a few things to the article on my Self Compensating Electronic Edge Finder on a lathe. A parts layout usable for a circuit board design has been...
Someone in one of the magazines or maybe here had talked about using a laser and crosshairs to re-aline a mill-drill after raising or lowering the spindle....
Yesterday I went to a third shop and tested the Electronic Edge Finder on 4 commercial grade machines including a Monarch AA lathe, a Hardinge HLVH lathe, a...
Initially I tried using my end mill as my probe with the Electronic Edge Finder. I got lots of variation. Now I see that for a 2 flute end mill, there is a...
I have made a video showing how I use my new Electronic Edge Finder on my lathe. It puts out around 20 mA of current at a maximum voltage of 0.7V. As long as...
