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ESC replied to the thread CNC Upgrades.

That Z was impressive Kelly. Even though it is what you designed I thought it was going to run off the rail.

Smoking Shoe attached a file to the thread CNC Upgrades.

Sounds like a good plan. IMHO it's better to keep the steppers comfortable in the mid range of the planned cutting speeds rather than go...

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I'm looking for some input as to what went wrong with my lost foam pour. These are a transition piece from the flue outlet of a PRR...

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Al2O3 replied to the thread CNC Upgrades.

Still learning, but if I knew then what I know now, I would have just built my own. But if I hadn't bought the machine in the first...

DJN Holistic liked Jason's post in the thread I just hvent been doing enough naked women lately.

check out double boost on youtube. He uses Rtech.

DJN Holistic replied to the thread I just hvent been doing enough naked women lately.

What should I be looking for in a tig? Prices range from a few hundred to a few thousand and it's not clear to me what parts of the...

DaveZ liked Al2O3's post in the thread CNC Upgrades.

I did some testing on my new Z. I changed the resolution to suit the 10mm lead ball screw, and increased the max travel. I left the...

Zapins replied to the thread I just hvent been doing enough naked women lately.

Tig welding bronze is pretty easy. Even if you dip the tip into the puddle it still welds (unlike steel). Just pick up a torch and give...

Smoking Shoe replied to the thread CNC Upgrades.

That is a hazard of this kind of upgrade project. By the time you are finished you have a pile of parts to build the original machine -...

ddmckee54 replied to the thread CNC Upgrades.

Kelly: Have you tried bolting the equivalent mass to your existing router's Z axis and moving it in X&Y? That might tell you if the...

DJN Holistic replied to the thread I just hvent been doing enough naked women lately.

I'd like to get a Tig set up, but I'm a little intimidated to learn how to use it. I've used a bunch of filler rods before, but I find...

Ironsides liked Mark's castings's post in the thread Beginner to melting cast iron..

These days they are typically 4% silicon steel if good quality: grain oriented silicon steel GOSS. So the melting temp would be higher...

Ironsides liked Mark's castings's post in the thread Beginner to melting cast iron..

My friend Peter with the small foundry has been accused on occasion of using "special gas" by people wanting to know where he buys it....

Ironsides replied to the thread Beginner to melting cast iron..

Mark gave a good reply but I add one more thing, Sheet metal can be a poor choice in any metal to remelt because of the poor recovery...

Mark's castings replied to the thread Beginner to melting cast iron..

These days they are typically 4% silicon steel if good quality: grain oriented silicon steel GOSS. So the melting temp would be higher...