Someone just sent me a drawing asking if I could build the item. The main dimensions aren't much of a problem but the "drilled" holes are listed at +/- 0.001"...
Would some-one tell me where I can find the algorythm to calculate the diameter of a timing wheel of any oitch diameter. Thanks in advance John in Florida...
I have customer owns a machine shop. He has an expensive Optical Comparator (OC) that has some bad XYZ stepper motor control problems. He asked me if I could...
I guess this is a dumb question, but I just got my new copy of the MH 29th edition. I ordered the large print version. The problem is I can't tell if it is...
Ok I got my HF mini mill apart, and a gear was broken not a key? So now I need a new one, where can i get one? I would rather not wait to get one from China....
Hi all, By a twist a fate I have another Enco mill 404-0045 (or perhaps 325-5184, they can't really explain which) on my hands. This is a generic RF-45 clone....
I posted how to take apart a gear box, cuz I thought that I broke a gear . BUTT Now I think the I might have sheared a key?? But How do I get the spindle...
Well I think that I broke a Gear? How do I get the spindle gears out of the gear box I removed the plastic cover rings and now looking for how get them out I...
This brief article shows how to safely drill a hole through a slot by using a step drill rather than a twist drill. If you are interested, please see ...
MachTach kits and parts are again available at http://www.machtach.com. The sales portion of the site had been shutdown over the holidays but is now again...
Jose Rivera solved this problem by developing a platform with a very fine micro control that lifts the work piece into the drill bit. He calls it the...
This article shows how I build a drillpress which holds a Dremel rotary tool. It is build onto a very nice machine given to me by Tom Davis many years ago....
Hopefuly this works. Here is a pdf I found on the Internet of a home made Precision Drill Press. Where the table is moved up to the drill bit. looks like it...
This article describes how to make a nice looking project box using aluminum extrusions. No measurements are used. Everything is cut to fit so it is a fun,...
Hello, I am new to this group. Thanks for letting me in. I am also in the lathe group, shaper and horizontal mill, and 4x6 bandsaw groups. I posted the...
A client asked me about 3D printing for short-run enclosures for their product. I said I didn't think any of the "personal"; printers were up to making...
... Hi Ed, Yes, I also run linux on the machines here. The main reason we aren't getting clobbered is that we aren't a large enough target group. It's good to...
Anyone had success or problems using a 3 inch boring head on the round column mills? I've been looking to add a boring head but had questions whether 3 inch...
I am going to share some techniques or ideas from time to time. I have been a mechanical engineer for 35 years at more than a dozen companies and have seen a...
My Daughter and I are working on the boards for Ricks Electronic Edge finders. We have 5 fully assembled prototypes of the Model 1 ready. One of which is...
Hi, I have an Enco mill/drill with the 2hp motor. It's probably 20 years old. I've noticed about every third or fourth time I start it up, there is a bright...
Folks - I got a new Grizzly G0619 a few weeks ago. After cleaning all of the shipping grease off of it, I promptly coated all the bare metal with either way...
I do not have the decal listing the spindle speeds and pulley arrangements. Could someone possibly take a picture of the speed/pulley chart for me please?...
I recently purchased a used Jet jmd 18 mill, well used, with a Asong AS 235 table power feed and was curious if anyone had a owners/parts manual for it? Thank...
Is there a good free or inexpensive 2 or 2.5D cam program? I'm coming to the conclusion that my 3D is lacking when it comes to 2D work. Any suggestions? Brian...
What can I expect for bit life cutting steel? The mill is a Grizzly G1007 converted to CNC before I bought it. I bought the mill a little over a year ago as a...
