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    slow-poke reacted to mbond's post in the thread SM Utilathe owners with Like Like.
    If it comes to a twist in the bed, the tool will not move parallel to the axis of rotation of the work. Probably the twist is not...
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    slow-poke reacted to whydontu's post in the thread Weiss VM32 CNC Conversion with Like Like.
    That is quite the abundance of screw terminals. Careful wire labelling would probably be wise. And if you don’t already have one, get...
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    slow-poke replied to the thread Weiss VM32 CNC Conversion.
    Hey speedy, just keep that encoder under the 10MHz speed limit of the MESA board;-) and Mine is Bigger then Yours;-)
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    slow-poke reacted to JustaDB's post in the thread SM Utilathe owners with Like Like.
    12" Utilathe. Had it for a couple months now. Did a preliminary levelling about a week after it arrived. Haven't re-checked it yet...
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    slow-poke replied to the thread Weiss VM32 CNC Conversion.
    Very
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    slow-poke reacted to historicalarms's post in the thread Hitch extension with Like Like.
    forgive me but I am going to be very blunt here for a reason...In my 20 yr trucking career I have seen my share of hiway mishaps, in the...
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    slow-poke reacted to Susquatch's post in the thread SM Utilathe owners with Like Like.
    I don't think that will be the norm for others, but I certainly agree that it's always good to reflect on what MIGHT be going on before...
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    slow-poke reacted to Chipper5783's post in the thread SM Utilathe owners with Like Like.
    11” Utilathe, levelled using the SM provided jacking screws. Not bolted down. I have a number of machines now, some pretty decent...
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    slow-poke reacted to djberta's post in the thread SM Utilathe owners with Like Like.
    Sm 9 utilathe. Mines been great after I got a couple things sorted out. Mines a 3 phase lathe with Vfd, runs very nice. I have mine...
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    slow-poke replied to the thread 12-11-10-9-8 just for fun.
    Fast is a relative word. For me my car is quick, when a car requires a parachute it's fast. Funny cars and dragsters are really fast;-)
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    slow-poke reacted to Susquatch's post in the thread SM Utilathe owners with Like Like.
    I would have bolted it down if it had needed it, but mine aligned up just fine without it, and it never bounced around at any speed with...
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    slow-poke reacted to Brent H's post in the thread SM Utilathe owners with Like Like.
    @slow-poke : I have 2 and they are level using the 1” levelling pegs, standard with the lathe. After levelling you “could” drive a 3/8”...
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    slow-poke reacted to jcdammeyer's post in the thread JCDammeyer's 42 projects with Like Like.
    Yeah on mine it's 180 IPM for X and Y and 150 IPM for Z. It really hauls and likely I could change the pulley ratios in 1/2 to get...
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    slow-poke reacted to Mcgyver's post in the thread Really ? with Like Like.
    You are on the wrong planet.
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    slow-poke replied to the thread JCDammeyer's 42 projects.
    G0 close to anything makes me cringe, but that's part of the fun watching the spindle/ end mill wizzing past your vise with 0.1" to...
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