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    How good/bad is your 3 jaw chuck

    I don't think a 6 jaw is necessarily more precise, maybe people think so cause they are more expensive? My understanding is that a 6 jaw is for holding thin wall items better with less chance of crushing or deforming the part. I haven't really checked my 3 jaw runout. Its from Grizzly and has...
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    DMC2 Mini Mill - Another build and review

    Nice, I have a question or 2: Where did you get the drip tray? Its a better fit than the Costco one I got (but was only $9). And what are you planning on doing for work holding? I made a little fixture plate, but I want a vise type device as well, either modular jaws for the fixture plate or a...
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    Weiss VM32 CNC Conversion

    Which is what you'd expect from a production machine which is to Gerrit's point. Doesn't translate well to a small light duty machine that lacks the rigidity that usually comes with 4000kg of machine. For giggles I tried the Tormach PathPilot hub. You need to pick your own peck depth. With a...
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    What's Paul up to?

    For the cost, Ikea wins. And its not cheaply made or all made in China either. Things like hinges from Italy, door fronts USA (ok, not happy about that anymore :() and parts from other European countries that I can't remember. Also, as I was doing mine on the cheap a custom laminate...
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    Weiss VM32 CNC Conversion

    the rpm and sfm were much lower on the carbide? whats up with that? something is off with the calcs. And the feed per rev tripled going to HSS? can you do a 1:1 comparison only changing the tool and not the machine or any other parameter? Its not April 1 so stop messing with me - save it for...
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    Weiss VM32 CNC Conversion

    Thats a carbide drill - you'll want to check what a HSS drill does (unless you have a carbide drill?)
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    Weiss VM32 CNC Conversion

    Feeds and speeds is a place where it can make or break your day. The thing with a home brew cnc is you don't know its capabilities until you try. That said, you can make some educated guesses. Using the link Gerrit posted for the PathPilot hub, use the conversational programming in it with a...
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    H2D?

    Also, unless you are truly space constrained, IMHO the laser doesn't make sense, you can get a stand alone laser engraver/cutter for similar $ as the increase in cost. I guess one of the Bambu's benefits is that its all in the same ecosystem so will feel easier to learn / use, fully enclosed...
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    H2D?

    A coworker has one on order. He's excited, as he runs his 3d printing as a side business. He figures he can probably get 2 times the throughput on the machine between the dual nozzles cutting time on 2 color or support material swaps and the larger build volume allowing more parts at the same...
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    Mikes shop activities

    Thanks, I think it looks nice cause alot of the glamorous parts are castings I bought (cylinder head and front crankcase). Doing my best to not mess them up as they are no longer available. I'd love to get one of the heads 3d scanned so I could make a new one, drawing it is such a pain...
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