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Hi - Abbotsford BC

Welcome from Ontario. Congrats on the retirement.

This has got to be the only profession out there that when people retire, they spend their time doing the same thing, just on stuff they want to build instead. We're a sick bunch lol.
 
Another welcome from Ontario. This time from corn country.

I retired 15 years ago from industry and took up farming to keep me fit. I'm mid 70s now. I wish I could have retired 25 years ago. Time is not our friend.

But I'm have a blast enjoying every single minute. Even our worst moments are moments others would love to have.

Looking forward to your contributions and ideas.

You have landed on a good spot by joining here.
 
Current projects include a mini Blanchard grinder for a Bridgeport mill and I'm developing a gear hobbing machine for gears up to M1 and 120T. If anyone has experience with hobbing small gears, including helical and spiral bevel, I'd love to hear from you !
 
Arbutus said:
Current projects include a mini Blanchard grinder for a Bridgeport mill and I'm developing a gear hobbing machine for gears up to M1 and 120T. If anyone has experience with hobbing small gears, including helical and spiral bevel, I'd love to hear from you !
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What kind of CNC are you running?
 
jcdammeyer said:
What kind of CNC are you running?
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TAIG Mill72.jpg

This is a customised TAIG mill with Teknic servomotors and an SMW tooling plate. There are several rotary tables for indexing parts. The controller is a PlanetCNC 9 Axis system driving MC542 stepper drivers.
 
East coast/NS checking in, welcome Don!

I think we're going to enjoy hearing about the projects you mentioned and more. Maybe some of your 40 years experience will rub off on those of us that are more hobby than pro.

D:cool:
 
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