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    Help with finish on SS

    I do a lot of 303 and 304 stainless (about 2" x 2") parts that I need to polish to a mirror finish afterward. I need to know the type of face mill you would use for a very smooth finish.. Right now I have to spend hours sanding before I can polish, (to get all machining marks off of the...
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    Need help with monitor!

    This morning I go to the 97 Haas I am running and the monitor is blank. All else works, but that doesn't help of course. Pulled the cover off of the back and I see one of the two little bulb things is on. Pulled the cover off of my other Haas and turned it on and both of them are off. See...
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    Help with Brother HS-300 EDM

    Need a little help from the gang here. I have been using a Brother HS-300 for years. No formal training, just trial and error. I mostly do stainless steel in 304 and 303. Most of the time it is a .01" slot anywhere from .4 to 1.1" deep. Height of the material varies from 1.8" to 2.75" tall...
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    RS-232 port #2, how to use

    I am having problems with my #1 RS-232 port sending programs. I'd like to try port#2, so how do you activate it for communications. Thanks----Mike
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    Rs-232 com board, which one is it?

    I have a 1996 VF-2 that will not send programs back to the computer. It was that way since the day I got it about 5 years ago. I would like to get this fixed and I want to know what board the RS-232 function is on. It receives programs fine, but when you attempt to send, it beeps but nothing...
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    Molybdenum EDM Wire

    I going to try to do some .006" slots on 2" thick 304SS with .004" wire. The regular brass wire is not going to be able to do it on my old Brother HS-300. Book for the machine says it can only do about .75" thickness with .004" wire. Does anyone have experience with Molybdenum wire. It is...
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    Wire Guides Brother HS-300---Trade!?!?!

    Hi all, I have a brother HS-300 that I got recently and so far I love it. Too bad they are orphaned. Anyway, I have an extra set of new or like new .010" (.25mm) wire guides and I would like to trade them for a set of .006" (.15mm) guides. So, if you have a set that you are not using, drop...
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    New Site Software!

    Sorry, I could not find a place to put this, so I'm just putting it here for a moderator or owner. Since the software update a few days ago, you can visit and read the threads that you want and they will show as read. Go back and check for new posts in a little while and they will show up as...
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