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Details Easy Lathe Projects
Easy Lathe Projects Things for you to make in your shop! Easy Lathe Project Work Logs Making a Turner’s Cube Industrial Hobbies Mill CNC Conversion (includes Epoxy/Granite fill, One Shot Oiler, etc. Make Your Own Transfer Screws Button V-Block... 1 Comment
Details Mini Mill Projects
Mini Mill Projects are things for you to make in your shop that can be done with a smaller Hobby-class milling machine. Mini Mill Project Work Logs New Way Covers for the IH Mill Optical Limit Switches Vise Jaws of “Doom” Coolant Mister... 0 Comments
Details 2006 CNC Blog Archive
On December 21, 2006 Drill Press Speeder This is a cool gadget, made by Dumore, that goes in your drill press chuck and lets you run tiny little twist bits at 20,000 rpm: 12/20/06 Gravity Operated Center Punch I use center punches a lot, particularly as transfer... 0 Comments
Details Best Machining Books [ CNC or Manual ]
CNC Reference Information Groups& Organizations ReferenceData Suppliers Individual's Sites CNC Books Calculators & Reference Charts Free CNC Software Machinist's Dictionary CNC Resources Here are the 6 Best Books for CNC’ers and Machinists that I know.... 0 Comments
Details CNC Workshop Projects
These are projects that will make your workshop more productive. Belt Sander Idea Gallery DIY Disc Sander Shop Compressed Air System Welding and Fabrication – Welding Table – Press Brake Attachment Workshop Organization 32 Killer Workshop... 0 Comments
Details Tailstock Die Holder for Lathes [ Easy Machining Project ]
Editor’s Note: This was one of the first manual machining projects I did many years ago on my new manual lathe. I used it for many years after that. Somehow, I always manage to open a lot of cans of worms before I complete anything. In this case, I... 0 Comments
Details Home Switch and CNC Limit Switch [Easy, Accurate and Inexpensive]
What’s a Home Switch and How is It Used? Suppose you have no home switches. Every time you shut off the mill it loses track of its position. I used to go through this drill. If a servo faults, if I hit the E-Stop, or if I just wanted to shut down for the night,... 0 Comments
Details Rotary Table Milling [Easy Guide to Accessories and Tips]
Rotary table milling is a fact of life for using a manual milling machine. There are lots of operations that require rotary table milling. Conversely, if you use CNC, you’ll find that the rotary table sits gathering dust. That is unless you plan to... 0 Comments
Details Making a Rifle Stock with CNC
A friend of mine and I are interested in making a rifle stock with CNC to fit a Mauser action so we can have some nice target rifles. Part of that project will require a new stock for the rifles, and I’d like to make one using a CNC router that’s my own... 0 Comments
Details Mastering Aluminum Cutting: 11 CNC Router Secrets
Mastering Aluminum Cutting: 11 CNC Router Secrets Can a Router Cut Aluminum? Folks often ask, “Can a CNC Router cut aluminum?” They’re used to seeing them cut wood and plastics. My answer to this question is always, “Yes, any CNC Router can cut aluminum if you do it... 37 Comments
Details CNC Training: Free Online Machinist Training and Guides to Help CNC’ers
Free Online CNC Training Courses 14 Free Online CNC classes and Guides for CNC Machinists. Increase your skills by learning more about Feeds & Speeds, G-Code, and much more. These days, production CNC shops have gotten so busy it’s hard to get good... 0 Comments
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