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Show"N"Tell ( Your Machines) / Re: New Build 6 axis CNC first timer

« on: April 08, 2009, 05:02:59 PM »

What kinda spindle ya getting?

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Tangent Corner / Re: Guitar Fans?

« on: April 08, 2009, 12:45:11 AM »

Oh, I wouldn't part with any of my guns, but if I were to spend any more money, it would rather it go for a guitar than another gun. I would get allot more enjoyment out of it. Thanks for the AR compliment. The 1911's are my favorite also. Once I get my carry permit, I may go ahead and get me a small handgun. Every time I go target plinking with my AR, the cops show up. I told 'em "I will put ya out a chair, cause your gonna be here allot." He took it one step farther, now he fixin to be my neighbor. HA! I wonder how that's gonna play out. Better go ahead and start that gun thread, cause we've already hijacked Daves thread. Would like to see the mounts ya made.

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Show"N"Tell ( Your Machines) / Re: New Build 6 axis CNC first timer

« on: April 07, 2009, 11:14:52 PM »

I have never heard of having one for each axis. Generally, you need an E-stop (too late button, as I call it) so that you can easily access it wherever your at. Typically, small bridgeport styles have one. The small lathe at work has 3. One at the manual controls, one at the interface, and another close to the door. A machine we're building at the moment has 5. I'm sure OSHA has guidelines.

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Tangent Corner / Re: Guitar Fans?

« on: April 07, 2009, 11:04:21 PM »

I would like to have that Jackson Performer. I'm not really a gun collector, but I have a few. Tactical 12 gauge with aimpoint, Smith & Wesson AR-15, crappy 9mm, 45 Ruger.  I would rather have me a good guitar than another gun.

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Show"N"Tell ( What you have made with your CNC machine.) / Re: Peter, the cedar lion.

« on: April 05, 2009, 06:56:20 PM »

More idea testing. The pieces don't match up precisely, but it's just a test.

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Show"N"Tell ( What you have made with your CNC machine.) / Re: ATV part

« on: April 05, 2009, 03:12:59 AM »

darker the color , the courser the grit

Good to know info. Thanks.
Blue has no cutting action, and is for use after the white. It's very dry. I always thought green was for stainless. The reason I heat the parts is because... the force required by heating the part with the wheel and compound, always altered the part in some unwanted fashion. So, instead of heat by friction, I use heat by torch after sanding to a fine finish, allowing me to go straight to white, keeping the most detail possible. Try it out sometime, see if it works for you.
Have you tried the flannel buffs? I thought about getting a stone like an Arkansas stone or a fine grit carbide slip stone to see if they would give a good pre-buff finish. Ever heard of doing that Ed? I'll hafta try out the blue magic. http://www.drillspot.com/products/457207/Blue_Magic_500_Metal_Polish_Cream

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Show"N"Tell ( What you have made with your CNC machine.) / Re: Amplifier Head plates

« on: April 04, 2009, 11:24:06 PM »

That's real slick Dave. It looks very professional. Nice work indeed.

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Show"N"Tell ( What you have made with your CNC machine.) / Re: Pattern for Castings - parts is parts...

« on: April 04, 2009, 01:49:27 PM »

Tell them if there gonna tear up, fix, or modify stuff, they need to do it on another shift. It's cutting into to much of your personal time.

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Show"N"Tell ( What you have made with your CNC machine.) / Re: ATV part

« on: April 04, 2009, 01:37:33 PM »

I used mastercam for the cad and the cam.
The logo I modified from the standard one. All the curves are arcs, not segmented splines. I sketched most of it, then cut vertically down the middle of the logo, deleted the remaining unwanted half, then mirrored the half to create the full logo. This insured the logo to be truly uniform, and eliminated most of the dimensioning.
I'm not really clear on what your asking about keeping things lined up. When flipped on the cutting table to cut the reverse side, the screw holes lined everything up. After buffing, the holes are countersunk. This removes any defects caused by the hole during buffing.
I modeled the piece from the original by using a good set of calipers to measure the features on the old part.
Eagle One has some great stuff call nano-polish.

I've used it on parts that are now 2 years old, and they still look good with no corrosion. My only complaint with the wadding type polish is that it gives everything a chrome look, instead of a polished aluminum look. It does do a superb job, though.

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Tangent Corner / Re: Guitar Fans?

« on: April 01, 2009, 08:56:46 PM »

Well, you already know I'm a guitar player wannabe. After selling my Charvel+Crate amp in a time of misfortune, I lost most of my desire to play. I bought a cheap Ibanez, slapped some good pickups in it, but it still plays like crap, and so do I. I pick it up and try desperately to learn something every few months. The urge usually last for a month or maybe 2, then it sits in the corner, and my fingers are hardened from calluses once again. I would like to make a good guitar body, but it's just not on the top of my priority list. I remember back a few years ago, there used to be a program called "Mplayer". It was a voice chat program, and had hundreds of channels for anybody and everybody. It also had lots of guitar player channels, and you could go in and people would take turns playing. It was a really great thing. All good things come to an end I guess.