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    Valenite tool holder

    Just for reference, turning tool holders have a definitive (ok mostly) nomenclature:
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    Standard Modern 11" Utilathe Dro?

    Have the same lathe, do you mind sharing pictures of the 2 already installed DRO's and a bit of info on the model chosen , thanks!
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    Laser Cutter/Engraver

    Just bought my wife an xTool S1 10W diode cutter with the rotary attachement. Have no idea what the capabilities are but will be trying out the unit once it gets here. Will keep you posted :)
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    Laser Cutter/Engraver

    I have the exact same router from General and I've ripped out the control to put a Mach3 board in it ... also changed the spindle. Works great but don't use it alot.
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    Center drill or spot drill

    Nice video on the subject: He talk's about spot drilling at 17:33.
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    Center drill or spot drill

    Just to add to what @trlvn just wrote - drilling IS a roughing operation. The drill will almost always produce a hole that is bigger in size (from +0.003" to +0.006") and is not straight. Using a reamer is a better solution when trying to reach a certain diameter but best of all is going to be...
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    Center drill or spot drill

    Well, we went down this rabbit hole when trying to find the best way to teach this subject to new students. To make things simple, our guidelines are: CENTER DRILL = LATHE CENTER (60 degrees), SPOT DRILL = CNC DRILLING with the added benefit of producing the 90 degree chamfer on most holes at...
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    Tips/Techniques Intermixing metric and imperial on a CNC machine

    I agree it would be "simple" to switch over to metric but, for example, teaching in a mechanical engineering college course, we have enormous amounts of tooling and measuring tools in imperial and simply don't have the budget to purchase everything in metric. Although we have started certain...
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    Ditron DRO Sale on Ali

    On my King 1440 lathe, the read head was installed in the back of the carriage with a bracket (not shown) - would like to see pictures of your installations for wisdom :)
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    Ditron DRO Sale on Ali

    Tools on splash guard were done yesterday - had a piece of Kreg T-Slot track left over from a table saw jig build and 3D printed some tool holders. Didn't want to drill thru the metal splash guard so I printed some standoff's that snap into place:
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