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  1. J

    Major hard drive failure -- who has experience with data recovery?

    Years ago I got lax with backups and went about 4 months without one, My drive crashed I sent the drive (spinning) to drivesavers, They said they couldn't recover any data. I would have paid almost anything to get back all the programming work I had done I even begged them. No luck. they...
  2. J

    OT- looking for decent dash cam

    I have a Dual Dash Cam front and rear facing... I always have a trailer on so the back cam helps watch that. I have had good luck with Cheaper Dash cameras and I saw a video explaining how all the cameras use the same internals...(not sure if thats true)
  3. J

    Calculate a cantilever beam?

    I have used a program called Beamboy 2.2 Its a bit confusing to use but you can set supports (including cantilever), and loads on different beams to see the loads twisting and deflection
  4. J

    X axis stuck

    I am curious too, Power feed? If it is I would remove the Power feed maybe it got jammed
  5. J

    Refrigerated air dryer needed. Which should I stay away from?

    For my plasma table and powder coating,... I want really dry air so this has worked for me. I run a 50' 3/4" Hose from the 80gal compressor along the floor behind my bench and back to a desiccant dryer (old Harbor freight thing) then to a clear bowl type filter oil/water separator then to an...
  6. J

    OT. Moss on roof

    As I am a part time machinist, I own a soft wash company in NH, Power Wash NH LLC Power Wash NH LLC Do not pressure wash the roof, It will remove the granulars on the shingles which will shorten the life of the roof. I recommend hiring a soft wash company like mine to do the work for you...
  7. J

    TorchmateCAD

    To adjust ramping, In the Torchmate cutting software (3 or 4) from the top menu Configuration -> Machine -> Feedrate/Ramping There are three settings for ramping, We leave the "General" and "Feedrate Move" at 10.00 but we change the "Continuous Contouring" to about 70% of what ever our cut...
  8. J

    TorchmateCAD

    are you sure you dont have any binding of the y axis carriage? disconnect the to cap screws on each side and make sure it slides very smooth no binding at all the entire way Also you should be able to spin the inner and outer bearings with your fingers. We have ours dialed in really good and...
  9. J

    TorchmateCAD

    Are you creating the design from scratch or are you importing a svg?
  10. J

    TorchmateCAD

    What version of tm cad software are you using? How are you creating the tool path? Are you creating a male, female or on path? Did you setup the material thickness? How are you exporting the dxf file? What version of the cut software are you using?
  11. J

    Quality of magnetic sine plate chuck from China

    We knotted wire wheel and flap disc thousands of thin (16ga) small parts so I wanted disposable mag chucks. I bought two 6x12 mag chucks from ebay. They work as advertised.
  12. J

    Swaging a lifting cable

    Anything you do with wire rope (cable) will reduce its strength, This includes using sheaves (pulleys). End termination of any kind will cause stress on it. Correctly done Wire rope end terminations are very strong see here: Efficiency Ratings of End Terminations You can get a small chinese...
  13. J

    Edit my thread photo links

    Is there a way to modify an old thread I started to update the links where the pictures are? I had to move the pictures and I can't figure out how to change the links.
  14. J

    Bridgeport mill quill lock problem

    I use a small neodymium magnet on the head that holds the lock handle tip in the up position
  15. J

    VFD for the Bridgeport

    Not sure about the Teco50, But If you have a 220 single phase input into a VFD and the VFD is using 10amps to produce what ever 3 phase out, and you change to 110v single phase input into the VFD, it will take 20 amps in to produce the same 3 phase out. a VFD is just a highly customizable 3...
  16. J

    Fall shop mice !! suggestions on kill bait ?

    I have gone to multi catch traps I really like the bucket trap with water in the bottom, or...
  17. J

    D1-4 mounting plate for free

    I would take it too if cyanidekid doesn't want it.
  18. J

    dividing head problems.

    These would be the numbers for a rotary table 39 holes: 0 9.23076 18.46153 27.69230 36.92307 46.15384 55.38461 64.61538 73.84615 83.07692 92.30769 101.53846 110.76923 120 129.23076 138.46153 147.69230 156.92307 166.15384 175.38461 184.61538 193.84615 203.07692 212.30769 221.53846...
  19. J

    dividing head problems.

    You need a plate with this many holes 39 or 78
  20. J

    Credit card processing

    I have been through PCI compliance testing as a merchant and as a payment processor. (Many years ago now) PCI Compliance is a set of security standards implemented by VISA, MC, etc... These security requirements are put in place to ensure protection of consumers personal and financial...

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