Hi again, I have a question (maybe a dumb one). My controller is a Xylotex 4 axis and I need to know if it is possible to setup a different feedrate ...
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Jeff Demand
jpdemand
Jul 25, 2007 10:02 pm
Gabi, Should be no problem. I do it frequently with a homemade Xylotex clone. Two options, well really three... 1. Design flat, change all the Y moves to A in...
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Jim
oldtool2
Jul 27, 2007 1:50 am
Where to start???????? I have been looking at some of the different collet systems and can not help but to wonder about them in comparison to each other and...
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polybear2123
Jul 27, 2007 6:37 pm
Thanks for all the replies. I was aware of the website, and also have the book. I'm waiting for a copy of the DVD at the right price!! Best Regards, Brian....
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Mike Gatzke
gatzkecues
Jul 28, 2007 3:07 pm
I read a few years back that someone did a carriage mod. that used brass on the front (aluminum) side of the carriage. I was curious to know how it held up....
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Michael Fagan
woodworker_88
Jul 29, 2007 4:46 am
I have been reading this group for some time, but this is my first post here. I have a Taig CNC mill which I use for engraving, profiling, and other...
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Nicholas Carter and F...
nickandfelice
Jul 29, 2007 5:24 am
First I've heard of that problem (and I have heard of almost every problem!) I would imagine it was because of overtightening of the strain relief/cable clamp....
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Michael Fagan
woodworker_88
Jul 29, 2007 5:30 am
Okay. The cable clamp was designed for Romex house wiring (since the switch enclosure itself is stock for house wiring) and is designed to clamp flat wiring...
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Nicholas Carter and F...
nickandfelice
Jul 29, 2007 6:02 am
I never thought of that. Most of the motors powering my shop machines have a similar setup, although I usually use thicker gage wire...I'll have to keep that...
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Jim
oldtool2
Jul 29, 2007 4:15 pm
I turned stone on a full size lathe and had bought different tool bits to try for making my own tools for that. Going thru my stock I found a bunch of 1/4...
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Rich Crook
richcrook9418
Jul 29, 2007 8:22 pm
... What type of stone do you want to turn? If soapstone, then most any tools will work, including HSS (soapstone is relatively soft & easy to cut.) For...
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Jim
oldtool2
Jul 29, 2007 10:07 pm
Rich, I did not make my question very clear. I am looking for info on the tools for use on the Taig lathe for turning metal, not stone. I turn the stone on a...
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Jim
oldtool2
Jul 29, 2007 10:16 pm
Has Taig made any changes or improvements in these items in the last few years? They are items 1200 and 1220. Jim D....
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Paul W. Chamberlain
pwc_co
Jul 29, 2007 10:17 pm
I would say you can't go wrong with 8mm collets. They have been in use for the watch/clock trade since 1875, and still in production. The current crop come in...
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Rich Crook
richcrook9418
Jul 30, 2007 4:00 am
Ah, I see now. You want to use the tools you've made for stone turning for turning metal on the Taig. 3/*' tools will work fine on the Taig, if you have a tool...
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Chris Ghent
chrisghentone
Jul 30, 2007 8:21 am
I know this is not absolutely on topic, but I have a question about the electronic verniers many of us use as cheap readouts on our gear. I am using one...
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Lester Caine
lscesuk
Jul 30, 2007 9:05 am
... Small grinding wheel will cut them fine. Just take it very slowly and don't allow things to heat up too much. The 'capacitance' is to a printed circuit ...
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Jim
oldtool2
Jul 30, 2007 10:13 am
Alabaster, depending on the color and where it was mined, is 3 to 4 times harder than soapstone. Its big advantage over soapstone though is the color...
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dtcuemaker@...
cuemaker45786
Jul 30, 2007 3:02 pm
Hi Jim, The pieces on your web site look real nice. Do you think it possible or feasible to cut alabaster into 1/8 inch slabs with a carbide band saw and then...
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Michael Fagan
woodworker_88
Jul 30, 2007 3:27 pm
I don't know about the alabaster specifically, but I can see where you're going with it. I think that the mill would work, but the bandsaw probably wouldn't...
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Rich Crook
richcrook9418
Jul 30, 2007 5:13 pm
I'd try finding a supplier that has large alabaster tiles or something similar that's already been cut into relatively thin flat sheets. = Rich = ... [Non-text...
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Jim
oldtool2
Jul 30, 2007 5:34 pm
Dan, It is not impossible but be prepaired for quite a few "failures";. A lot depends on the type of alabaster and the overall size you would require. After...
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Nicholas Carter and F...
nickandfelice
Jul 30, 2007 6:20 pm
Nope, when they finally run out of the screw assemblies for them in a year or so they;ll start doing the same ball bearing screw assembly as they now do on the...
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benedict-list@...
inetd_conf
Jul 30, 2007 7:24 pm
Best bet would be to call the manufacturer. There was an article in HSM or MW a while back where someone was fitting a quill DRO to their mill. It looked like...
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dtcuemaker@...
cuemaker45786
Jul 31, 2007 1:22 am
I was thinking of using them as inlays in a pool cue, so they would mostly be smaller than .5x1 and no more than .160 thick. After gluing them into the cue the...
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Jim
oldtool2
Jul 31, 2007 3:34 am
Dan, Some really nice inlays could be made but I do not think itwould hold up unless a very heavy sealing coat was applied over it. Being supported on all...
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James Eckman
lost90804
Jul 31, 2007 12:37 pm
... Your alabaster turnings are really neat, there are some translucent soapstones, but their colors are much darker, I have worked with some pinks and greens...
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Jim
oldtool2
Jul 31, 2007 2:29 pm
Thank you for your compliment! It is appreciated as are the others I have received. True soapstone is just as you say, talc powder. When I turn it or ...
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Michael Fagan
woodworker_88
Jul 31, 2007 5:25 pm
... I know that feeling rather well. A couple of times this year I have been stuck with machining composite flouropolymers such as Delrin with 20% glass ...
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Rick Reyes
aztaig
Aug 1, 2007 12:45 am
I beg to differ Jim but Alabaster is mainly comprised of Calcite not silica. Though it may contain some it is not where it gets it's translucent quality. ... ...
