I see there are several dealers listed on the Taig site. Does anyone have a recommendation for who I should buy from? Any recommended accessories that I should...
Mr. Green, The Taig and the 7x12 (in my opinion) are not that comparable. The Taig requires quite a lot of modifications to equal the features of the 7X12 but...
P.T. I think they are apples and oranges. The Taig lathe is responsible for a lot of very fine work from a number of people, but it is not designed to cut...
I am in the process of designing my own digital readouts. Those will be based on custom electronics and sensor, with a travel of 10-14" and 16 bit resolution...
In a message dated 5/17/2002 5:34:09 PM Eastern Daylight Time, ... As an owner of the Taig Lathe, Mill and 7x10 machine I can state that the Taig has a quality...
I'm not saying don't buy from the other guys, but I have always gotten A-1 service from Nick Carter. Just my .02. MJ ... ADVERTISEMENT ... [Non-text portions...
... Tony Jeffree gave a good run-down on how to do this once upon a time. You might search the archives for it. The upshot is this: Remove the four bolts...
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tomfitz_99
fitzt@...
May 18, 2002 12:17 pm
Any one have any experance? Tom Fitzsimmons Bedford, Texas...
I have cut clock gears on the Taig lathe - there's a small photo at the bottom of this page: http://www.jeffree.co.uk/Pages/divheadmk1.html Nowadays, I use my...
Thanks, Clocks is what I want it for. Looks like the mill mat be the way to go. Thanks again. ... ADVERTISEMENT ... [Non-text portions of this message have...
I would unreservedly recommend Nick Carter http://www.cartertools.com/ Although I'm sure there are other good dealers out there, Nick has been proven great to...
I think if you look around on the Internet you can find them a little cheaper then Nicks pricing. I just got a quote and several items I have found 20 to 30...
Nick just simply tries harder. The net and the opportunities the net presents help him, but there has never been another Taig dealer that tried this hard. The...
... I for one would be very interested in what you are doing as I'm working on my own DRO project for my Grizzly mill. I'm planning on using US Digital linear...
One of the things I like about both my Taig lathe and mill is even though they are quite "beefy", they are "portable";. I have them mounted to aluminum plate...
In the carriage and crossslide there is a small piece made of brass or bronze that is used to adjust the play between the slide and the lathe ways. It is...
Is there any commercial or quasi-commercial version of Tony Jeffree's nifty dividing head for the Taig? It makes perfect sense to me --- unlike dividing heads...
Hi, Have both a Taig and a 7x10 lathe. Apples and Oranges. The Taig is a modern version of a watchmakers lathe, for smaller projects. The 7x1x is bigger, with...
In a message dated 5/18/2002 12:24:01 PM Eastern Daylight Time, ... I second that, and you get good prices too with the great service, I can't answer for...
I have just purchased a CNC taig mill from Nick Carter. He was great to deal with. My question now is I am looking for a windows based processor software ...
[There's definitely a market for a cheap but robust 3-axis DRO adaptable for small mills like the Taig. The only thing I know of that comes close is the ...
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skozinko
skozinko@...
May 20, 2002 2:29 am
Nick Carter gets my vote. He is great to work with. ... Time, ... Nick has ... and he's ... service, I can't ... you will not be ... tough project...
I do not know if this will help much, but the pick and place machines specifically Fuji have been doing this for quite a few years. For Fuji it started I...
Hi All, The Taig CNC Mill as supplied in Australia comes with the 110V version of the Microproto Controller Unit. It's a bit of a pain as we use 240V in Oz. To...
In a message dated 5/19/2002 10:29:34 PM Eastern Daylight Time, ... Nick has a policy that he will not be undersold so rest assured that you will get the ...
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kohburn
kohburn@...
May 21, 2002 2:19 am
Hey all, recently purchased a Taig CNC Mill and am looking for opinions on the good-n-cheep cam/cnc software for generating tool paths and such for complicated...
If you don't mind doing a lot of the math yourself, using offset functions in most CAD packages will generate good 2D toolpaths. I use IntelliCAD from...
