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This has been a fear of mine for some time now. Today it finally happened. I tapped the 100mm for jog distance when I was tapping Z- in 1mm...
Are you wanting to go watercooled or air cooled? Air would be a little simpler and can help clear material after being cut, but it does have...
If you want to be bulletproof, go with socket cap screws (SCS). The heads are much deeper and they use a key that is a size up at the same thread...
Why do you want a large spindle? What are you cutting? Why is RPM your emphasis? That looks like a 1.5m x 1.5m build. You won't be able to...
That's exactly what stripping is. Did you keep using the same worn out key? Did you make sure to have the key fully engaged in the socket? Did...
The concern isn't and has never been weight. The concern is loading. I understand the whole balancing thing, but in a realistic scenario, if...
How many are you stripping? I switched to stainless for the sake of being "rust proof", but they aren't any stronger. Instead of looking at the...
Holy crap, I can buy a brand new Tormach for those prices. As for machine spindle ceilings, even if the machines were stiff enough, the wheels...
@Ed Zacly As the other guys said, 2.2kW is absolutely ridiculous on an Ox. I have one myself on a much stronger build. I wouldn't dare put it...
I think you are missing the entire point of me posting though. My point is that you never know when, where, or how something can go wrong. Just...
old vs new
This was PLA+. I don't like the idea either, but it's the best route for the time being. My z axis plate has five rows of bolt holes spaced at...
You never know when something can go wrong. I was running full depth along 5/8" (15.875mm) 6061 at a 1mm step over with a 3/8" Tas Rougher at 12k...
I feel like most end mills will pull right out. You'd have to go around more than just 45 degrees to get a good grip.
Routers are much simpler to setup. Because of that, it's almost impossible to screw one up. Positives: Quieter in both air and water cooled...
Sweet. With that info, we can start talking. The very first thing to think about is how you are going to machine it. The design has a 6mm wide...
I'll play around with the file. What tools do you have? diameter flute count flute profile (regular, variable, rougher, o-flute, etc.) flute...
If you are going this far, you might as well go just a little further for the sake of ease of assembly and rigidity. Mounting an MGN15 will...
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A curved surface is 3D, not 2.5D. How drastic is the curve? If it's just a millimeter or so, you can use a spring loaded engraver. If the curve...
