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Recent content by Aarknoid

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    Hello From SW Ontario

    I have access some Fanuc manuals for a robot on our production line, let me know if you need anything from them
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    Now the Colchester has a Mini Me

    I'm still trying to figure out model and age. with Myford buying them out a bunch of records were tossed. The original motor has a 1960 date on it. another forum is attempting to record serial numbers and correlate dates
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    Now the Colchester has a Mini Me

    everything is a service item if you are ... determined enough? lol ( too many descriptors fit that sentence, not all flattering :D )
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    Now the Colchester has a Mini Me

    found a reference in the brochure , point 5
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    Now the Colchester has a Mini Me

    You can see the holes in the bed just under the rack (sorry messed up the reply with the pic)
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    Now the Colchester has a Mini Me

    I will check again, but I think the ways are flat bar with blind holes drilled in the underside and bolted to the bed, at which point they were ground in place to true up .
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    Now the Colchester has a Mini Me

    let me figure out where its going to land and sure thing. The more the merrier figuring stuff out on this thing. side note, I think those are 3c collets but i may be mistaken , anyone have an opinion? more pics to come this evening
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    Now the Colchester has a Mini Me

    This little beastie appeared on marketplace with over an hour elapsed since its posting, so i figured it was a lost cause, but the seller did get back to me the next day and it was on ! So, I had a day before he was available to take a crash course on Raglan lathes . I am bagged after...
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    If you could own just one special vehicle what would it look like?

    That is an excellent way to describe them, I'm not hating on them, but the few times i was subjected to them it was for decidedly not off road things
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    If you could own just one special vehicle what would it look like?

    I don't hold a high opinion of jeeps for anything but their offroad capabilities. IMO its a shame they didn't do much else well, not counting the war time versions, they were excellent at what they were designed for. I would pit the 6x6 Tatra against most challengers. The drive system is neat...
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    If you could own just one special vehicle what would it look like?

    I assume they are like hummers on the highway, an exercise in patience and absorbing a terrible ride, but they really do excellent at off road.I think my choices are all about being able to go wherever I want.
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    If you could own just one special vehicle what would it look like?

    well, that is a loaded question. For the longest time it was a 72 Mach 1 with the louvers, but then my tastes got weird.... its a toss up between a home built X-114 ( it counts as a boat :D ) or a Tatra 814-7 which would make a hell of a camper as long as I could resist not turning it...
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    Solidworks for Makers @ CAD30.00 per year

    not that it would fix your CAM issue but from what I heard offline mode is the full version solidworks interface without all the bloat.
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    Solidworks for Makers @ CAD30.00 per year

    Aye I have to agree, I've run it on a i7 960 from 14 years ago, 25gb ram and it was good for single part projects of varying complexity. But that was a 2022 full install. Ymmv
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    Solidworks for Makers @ CAD30.00 per year

    I have just gotten back into solidworks (work got me a license) and have dug up the training manual and accompanying training files if anyone is interested i can post a link. it got me making some complex parts by lesson 3 and .. i stopped doing it as it told me enough to do what i needed at...
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