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Owner issues.....anybody else get 'stuck' ? (Not A/R issues)
Yeah I know how those accumulate over time. I am just stuck in the space between getting the new shop up and running and all the stuff I already had coming from the old shop space needing a home so I can work and earn $. Seems a lot easier when I had first just started getting going and had a...- 604Pook
- Post #54
- Forum: Shop Management and Owner Issues
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Text/Font design in CAD/CAM
I use Adobe Illustrator for most graphic and font stuff so I can pull it into mastercam or solidworks/camworks. But I picked up lightburn for my fibre laser and for quick font stuff and graphic work I really like it. Will export dxf’s as well. -
Owner issues.....anybody else get 'stuck' ? (Not A/R issues)
I get “paralyzed” often. My list of “to do’s” only gets longer it seems, no matter how many things I cross off. I made a big move 6 hours away from where I lived my whole life and where the family business was 2 years ago. I moved my family, my shop, and the cnc machines as well. Doing that...- 604Pook
- Post #46
- Forum: Shop Management and Owner Issues
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Business growth, machines purchase to grow.
Recessions are a great time to grow a business if you can manage it and have good cash flow and low liabilities.- 604Pook
- Post #16
- Forum: CNC Machining
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Solidworks prices more than doubling?
I have already emailed and stated they need to up the value of what I receive for my $ Buying terabyte or bigger SSD drives for less then $100 and them working for years is definitely cheaper then subscription based and I know who has access or has accessed it. My one PC which I run... -
Solidworks prices more than doubling?
We all know an agency is watching or at least recording every single thing on the internet… I am not doing anything wrong but why would I want my data, work, 3d models and everything else including when my dogs birthday is on the internet? Just like everywhere my phone goes, they all know... -
Solidworks prices more than doubling?
Really pissed me off when they got rid of that. I have a computer in my shop, and one in the house, and one at the family business I use when I am their working on on things there. Now I just do everything on the shop computer and bring my PC Tower with me when travelling to the family business... -
Coolant Through Lathe Tooling Pressure
I have some through tool coolant holders, I find it helps even with a 300psi pump. I also use a bunch of nozzles from these guys www.qpmproducts.com I like the copper tube ones as well, nice to be able to bend and adjust them exactly where I want them to be. They have added a bunch of new stuff...- 604Pook
- Post #18
- Forum: CNC Machining
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Skimmer: disk or belt?
I bought the belt one from Vevor, off of Amazon. Under $300 canadian. I am real happy with it. Been using it on a timer at night for 3-4 months now I think. Works well. I am using Fuchs EcoCool Ap 811 BC They give me their Canada website, but I am sure you can find it on Amazon.com...- 604Pook
- Post #2
- Forum: CNC Machining
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Internal roll formed threads. Inspecting Pitch Diameter and Minor Diameter don't account for missing material at thread peaks.
I am usually doing 3/8-16 and 1/4-20 roll formed threads, in aluminum and brass. Hole is pocketed .365" deep and I thread form right down to .360" depth. They are for stainless studs, and I need to get the best thread holding power I can get. I use Nachi, thread forming taps. -
Internal roll formed threads. Inspecting Pitch Diameter and Minor Diameter don't account for missing material at thread peaks.
That (and because they are shallow bottoming holes that I am roll forming) I usually skip drilling, and just pocket the holes with an endmill. But I am only doing 2-4 holes in the parts I do, and having a perfect hole is worth the extra few seconds of cycle time. -
Looking for a good mid grade 3d printer to get started with.
I have still been holding out on buying a printer. I have been leaning towards the Bambu. Just have been investing in other areas of the shop still, so money's been tied up. Maybe Santa will deliver one this christmas. :D- 604Pook
- Post #27
- Forum: Additive Manufacturing/3D Printing
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Breaking 1/32 end mills in 6061-T6
PMT actually told me to raise my rate from the slowed down 10ipm to 12ipm. I think it was maybe a case of run out in the old tool holder and collet, and possibly hitting a hidden chunk of the old end mill. I ran for another 3 hours last night with the same end mill, and she is now going good...- 604Pook
- Post #17
- Forum: CNC Machining
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Breaking 1/32 end mills in 6061-T6
No, nice and bright Polished- 604Pook
- Post #16
- Forum: CNC Machining
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Breaking 1/32 end mills in 6061-T6
Performance Micro Tools. I have had very good results with these end mills for years now. Just this current job I am having issues. I spoke with them today and they told me some stuff to try as well as asking for the trace number on this batch I am using, and said to let them now how things go...- 604Pook
- Post #12
- Forum: CNC Machining
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Breaking 1/32 end mills in 6061-T6
Lot of coolant flow, 4 jets at it, concentration is at a 6 on my refractometer thing, should be around 4, but I was doing a lot of tapping last week and ran it richer. Would it being richer cause issues? Tanks is still to full to water it down, unless I move some to the lathe.- 604Pook
- Post #10
- Forum: CNC Machining
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Breaking 1/32 end mills in 6061-T6
No, couldn't find any of them. I am wondering if maybe one was buried in the pocket and broke the a couple of the other cutters. It's pretty tiny would be pure luck to find it.- 604Pook
- Post #9
- Forum: CNC Machining
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Breaking 1/32 end mills in 6061-T6
So l was able to finish the pockets with the tool I had in there, looks like the run out on the current tool is just a hair over .0001" My spindle is pretty new and is an upgraded model from ITS. To bad I can't tell what the previous end mills that broke where. I am not going to touch this...- 604Pook
- Post #6
- Forum: CNC Machining
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Breaking 1/32 end mills in 6061-T6
I will see what I am getting for runout in the machine. Thanks- 604Pook
- Post #5
- Forum: CNC Machining
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Breaking 1/32 end mills in 6061-T6
I will take a look on the mill stamps on the other piece I have when I head out to the shop to see if the current cutter survived.- 604Pook
- Post #4
- Forum: CNC Machining