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Show"N"Tell ( Your Machines) / chuck and collet ordering....

« on: October 28, 2009, 01:58:56 PM »

Hey folks, it's time for me to order a chuck and collet set.  Do you have any recommendations?  My spindle is ER25, max RPM of 18000, and it's 2 HP.  I'll be primarily cutting wood and light metal, precision sculpture out of both mediums.  The design of my mill is in the link below, so maybe that helps with a recommendation?  This part of the decision seems confusing to me, there are so many options.

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General Mach Discussion / controlling metal shavings...

« on: October 28, 2009, 12:33:41 AM »

Hey folks, I had to grind down a couple 8020 parts tonight to slip into my machine, and I got metal shavings everywhere.  They weren't like having dust shavings.  They stick to everything, and are like tiny needles.  What do you guys do to control this, keeping the shavings to a minimum?  Damn, that really blew...

Barry

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Show"N"Tell ( Your Machines) / Re: Milla Render Complete

« on: October 25, 2009, 11:33:00 PM »

I've got a friend that is using just 1515 extrusions for a machine in his shop for the past 5 years and he says it's still rock solid.  As you can tell I went way way stiffer.  Each double anchor has at least 1200 lbs pressure holding it together, and I'm using at least 2 at every joint.  I think it'll be okay, but yeah, I'll be checking each joint like a madman the first few months.

Barry

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Show"N"Tell ( Your Machines) / Milla Render Complete

« on: October 25, 2009, 10:56:11 PM »

Hey folks, thought I'd show you progress on Milla.  I was getting all my ducks in order with parts.  Then I had to model all those parts, to make any custom plates to connect everything together.  Anything in these renders that is metallic red will be a fabricated plate out of Alluminum.  I'll probably anodize them red too, just to offset the colors a bit.  I took a few snapshots around the model showing detail.  I'm sure it's not the best or most ideal system, but it's what my puny brain could come up with;)





Barry

Feeling fragile now, damn that was a lot of work.

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Show"N"Tell ( Your Machines) / Re: The Laser Project.

« on: October 24, 2009, 12:11:13 PM »

Now that's more like it!

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Show"N"Tell ( Your Machines) / Re: The Laser Project.

« on: October 23, 2009, 12:32:36 PM »

nice, love the signs.  For some reason I was expecting some jokes about the danger on them, not real danger;)

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Show"N"Tell ( Your Machines) / Re: My TSlot based router...

« on: October 23, 2009, 12:30:31 PM »

very nice, running well too, it looks.

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Show"N"Tell ( Your Machines) / Re: gears, ballscrews, and setscrews

« on: October 23, 2009, 11:24:52 AM »

Thanks for the tips.  I think the first thing to do is machine some flats as some have suggested.  I'll see if I can do that this weekend.

Barry

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Show"N"Tell ( Your Machines) / gears, ballscrews, and setscrews

« on: October 23, 2009, 02:50:52 AM »

Hi folks, I've been a modeling madman getting all my parts in the modeling app so I can get some precise connecting plates fabricated.  IN the process, I was assembling lots of parts together, like ballscrews, end supports, gearing...

This is where I noticed that the gears lock in place using a set screw, only the ballscrews are machined smooth.  There's no flat side for the set screw to lock onto.  Is this customary, we just screw directly onto the round shaft?  Do we drill a detent for the screw?  Do we file down a side?

Forgive my ignorance n this matter, it's not something I do everyday;)

Barry

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Show"N"Tell ( Your Machines) / Re: The Laser Project.

« on: October 05, 2009, 12:50:38 PM »

Heh, no problems here.  I'm barely treading water just finishing my machine;)

Barry