Hi to all, I have a Taig and I replace original milling head with a Proxxon drilling machine (possibility to clamp smaller bits, variable speed, ...). Obvious...
Hi Gabi The conversion is not ideal. The bearings in a milling head are designed to take lateral thrust whereas those in a drilling machine only need to...
... My thought, too, Peter. I just checked the Proxxon catalog and the drilling machines do have ball-bearing shafts, though. If he is doing only light duty...
... From: "pacnwfoto" <photec@...> ... Even usually garrulous groups are down to a trickle this month. I've recently got a catalogue from H S Walsh, an...
... Even the ones given to prosy, rambling, or tedious loquacity?!! <g> ... The large wholesale supplier to the U.S. jewelry trade [Rio Grande] is stocking the...
There is a new photo at the website showing an FF230 with a 4" Grizzly Rotary Table. Build quality is good with nice metal finish and clear etching. The unit...
It took me a moment to work it out! I imagine many people are on holiday or doing their gardens, so not much time for workshop stuff. Cheers Peter ... ...
One more garrulous old fart pitching in ;-) Talking about the Leica syndrome, my old M2 from 1959 is still in almost everyday use. I doubt if you can find many...
Hi Folks As it is the 'quiet season' for posts I have just added a photo (See Roger's Photos) of my work-in-progress for building a replica of a 1740 bracket...
They used to be up in Clerkenwell, when it was the centre of the British watch and clockmaking industry. There were lots of handy little shops selling stuff to...
Hello Gang, I just posted ten pictures of the Proxxon micro-bandsaw. This machine is a real gem. It is a MICRO bandsaw, so it will not replace the need for a ...
... The digitals are still evolving. Like the next generation of computers that will have solid state flash memory instead of spinning mechanical Hdds, I...
... From: "pacnwfoto" ... Maybe not the exact machine, but similar concept at: http://reprap.org/bin/view/Main/WebHome ... It's been a 20th Century thing, the...
My 35 yeard old Miranda Sensorex C (black body with a serial number that precedes the black bodies!) is is still working, just like my 35 year old Unimat -...
Wow! A web search for 3D prototyping came up with more than 2 million hits. Seems like they are already using it for limited production runs in sintered...
Hi All, Just joined this Group. New member here, but I am not new to hobby machining... Or full size machining for that matter.... I was a toolmaker for fifty...
... From: "pacnwfoto" <> To: <proxtools@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Thursday, September 20, 2007 6:41 PM Subject: [proxtools] Collets... I need your feedback! ... ...
... Proprietary Proxxon collets. Some thoughts: - From the perspective of the US consumer, there are an abundance of 3/8" shank end mills available. They are...
Enter your vote today! A new poll has been created for the proxtools group: Proxxon is considering production of THREE inch/imperial collets for the FF/PD230...
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... Typo correction, the collets are for the FF/PF230 Mill....
... The decision will ultimately be Proxxons. If your primary need is inch sizes, would you spend another $100 on a set of proprietary metric collets just to...
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