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- Mon Mar 18, 2024 7:33 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: New hobbyist waterjet cutter being offered
- Replies: 12
- Views: 424
Re: New hobbyist waterjet cutter being offered
Thanks for the kind words Harold! I only speak from experience as I'm sure you, Glenn and many here have had at least a few times as well. You spend a great deal of time crafting something that requires an outsourced process only to find they failed to execute it to the level of quality you expect. ...
- Sun Mar 17, 2024 6:47 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: New hobbyist waterjet cutter being offered
- Replies: 12
- Views: 424
Re: New hobbyist waterjet cutter being offered
That's not unreasonable! My laser cost almost that, but to have control of what and how I do something is priceless. Not having to deal with an outsourced vendor adds a lot of value to me. There's lots of small shops that might benefit from having one in-house giving them the opportunity to explore ...
- Thu Mar 07, 2024 7:38 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Boring on the lathe
- Replies: 23
- Views: 680
Re: Boring on the lathe
The wearing of gloves on a lathe (in particular) is rather risky. While those rubber gloves tear easily, they offer an opportunity for chips to grab them and drag your hand in to the work. I use them all the time and have found this to happen a few times, however I believe they offer that thin marg...
- Wed Feb 21, 2024 4:04 pm
- Forum: Lathes
- Topic: New Knurling tool
- Replies: 17
- Views: 1382
Re: New Knurling tool
Actually I do! I ordered a piece of brass from MMC at 6" x 6" x 3/8"....they sent me 6" x 6' x 3/8" God thing I didn't have to pay for the extraKellyJones wrote: ↑Tue Feb 20, 2024 11:56 am Do you have any idea how expensive brass is these days? Sheeesh!
- Mon Feb 19, 2024 6:55 pm
- Forum: Lathes
- Topic: New Knurling tool
- Replies: 17
- Views: 1382
Re: New Knurling tool
Looks great!
- Sun Feb 18, 2024 8:40 am
- Forum: Milling Machines
- Topic: Ring for a Troyke graduated in minutes
- Replies: 13
- Views: 811
Re: Ring for a Troyke graduated in minutes
Looks good! Get to work!
- Sat Feb 17, 2024 8:12 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Alloy similar to keys
- Replies: 13
- Views: 672
- Thu Feb 08, 2024 8:06 am
- Forum: Lathes
- Topic: Left handed lathe, for lack of a better name
- Replies: 31
- Views: 1374
Re: Left handed lathe, for lack of a better name
I'm right there (no pun intended) with ya brother Lefty and proud!Charles T. McCullough wrote: ↑Wed Feb 07, 2024 12:03 pm Us lefties wish there were more tools built for us! I am fed up with right-handed calipers, right-handed rules, right-handed scissors, right-handed shears, right-handed--- !!!!
- Fri Feb 02, 2024 7:39 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Drilling a .25mm hole.....any advice?
- Replies: 15
- Views: 710
Re: Drilling a .25mm hole.....any advice?
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- Fri Feb 02, 2024 6:31 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Drilling a .25mm hole.....any advice?
- Replies: 15
- Views: 710
Re: Drilling a .25mm hole.....any advice?
I would advise that you not use your lathe if you have an alternative. Thanks Harold, That's all well and good, and I have 4200 RPM on my mill as opposed to 1500RPM on the lathe, and it's spindle alignment is likely much more accurate but! I don't feel confident on the quill with my hand. I can't f...
- Fri Feb 02, 2024 2:58 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Drilling a .25mm hole.....any advice?
- Replies: 15
- Views: 710
- Fri Feb 02, 2024 11:55 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Drilling a .25mm hole.....any advice?
- Replies: 15
- Views: 710
Re: Drilling a .25mm hole.....any advice?
Drills that small need to turn really, really fast... .25 mm = .01 inch With, say 200 sfpm for brass, the recommended speed would be... rpm = 200 * 12 / (π * 0.01) = 76,394 rpm You'll never get close to that with any conventional lathe. Even a Cameron micro drill press can't spin that fast although...