Brown & Sharpe No.10 cylindrical grinder?
Okay folks, this one has me a bit stumped. It's possible that I haven't looked at the correct piece of literature to find it. The interweb keeps telling me that a No.10 is a tool and cutter grinder,...
View ArticleSelf-healing clock mystery!
What could be a possible explanation for this? 1)This clock, (RA pendulum) previously working, began to only swing for a few seconds after I started the pendulum. Tried several times. 2) I left it...
View Articlenitrile gloves and machine spindle?
A friend called me today asking an interesting question. He said he does a process that leaves a high-pH solution on the surface of parts that are subsequently cleaned with a wire wheel on a pedestal...
View ArticleHeidenhain TNC640 ( powerMill &mastercam) Postprocessor
Hello everyone anyone would like to share me a postprocessor file for powermill or mastercam for heidenhain TNC640 or any other 5 axis heidenhain control ? Many thanks for advance
View ArticleRegrinding double V ways, jung hf 50
Dear friends, I have a worn Jung HF50 surface grinder with double V ways. All work what i make on it is convex or concave... especially in the middle.. Has anybody experience regrinding these v ways? I...
View ArticleDeckel FP1 Slotting Head For Sale
Deckel FP1 Slotting Head For Sale, $400 plus shipping. If you want it crated, add $50, otherwise it will come in a cardboard box. I am guessing that the weight is around 80 pounds, so shipping will...
View ArticleChatGPT to find tangent points and points
I am trying to get ChatGPT to find all the points of this shape so I can program this piece.Tangent points
View ArticleBest APKT 1604 insert for AR500?
Hello friends, I primarily mill AR450/AR500 on my two old manual Cincinnati mills (vertical and horizontal). Huge amounts of material removal (100lbs per workpiece at times) using indexed EMs and...
View ArticleFunniest shop pranks and stories
What are the funniest pranks and stories you remember from the shop? I remember a few but not many. I remember in high school I got a freshman back, by putting his lathe feed in reverse. The look on...
View ArticleHaas Mill Tool Table Information
Other than scrolling through the tool table and writing down all the tool numbers in the tool carousel, has anyone identified the macro variables or other parameters that contain the tool numbers? I'd...
View ArticleStainless Steel Pricing
Does anyone know of a website where I can get pricing on various grades of stainless steel sheeting. Would be useful when designing parts and getting a uick estimate for how much the material alone...
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Share your stories about guys who got fired
Since it's the start of a new work week, I thought it would be fun to make a post for people to share their stories about guys who got fired. I know you guys have plenty of stories, let's hear them
View ArticleBarreling question, Chamber pressure etc.
Ok folks got some questions, hoping for some answers I have a browning 86 receiver I'm going to put a barrel on. I was hoping to chamber for 500 s&w magnum but I think the 60,000 psi is too much...
View ArticleSpeedi Sleeve / Shaft repair sleeve questions
I have a Gen VI BBC that has some pitting on the rear main seal surface. It's in a marine application, so the cause probably obvious. Rather than pull the crank and send out for grind I'd like to try...
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Quick Turn Nexus 250-II M Turret Alignment
I'm having some issues with aligning my Turret. It wasn't a huge crash. Bar loader got hung up on a bar end when pushing new bar and pushed it out 2" farther then needed. Turn tool tried to face off 2"...
View ArticleProbing datums as called out on the print
I have a question for the machining community. A lot of my work involves making parts from drawings with a lot of GD&T called out. Say I have a raw block that I want to machine (contour the outside...
View ArticleJust Purchased Colchester Triumph Round Head - Plan to Add VFD
I just purchased a Colchester Triumph Roundhead Lathe this morning - 15 inch Swing over bed. Purchased it from a large machine shop that primarily does CNC work for customers. They used this lathe for...
View ArticleSAG 14 common issues
Hi all, I won a SAG 14 this week at an online auction for 950 Canadian pesos, I could not believe it haha. It was sight unseen but the add came with a video of the machine running and machining so I’m...
View ArticleSodick Taper Issue
Hi, first post here. I work part time on my company's Sodick A350 wire cutter. I'm cutting a series of identical plates with a 3 degree taper. The first 5 had no issues. The next one I tried the top of...
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