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    How warm does your Deckel vertical spindle head get?

    I've been running my Riken RTM-3 quite a bit this week and have noticed the head and tools get quite a bit warmer than I'm used to on other machines. The painted surfaces on the head are uncomfortably hot and the tools are hotter. It doesn't sound bad. Runout is good. It's leaving great surface...
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    Dijet BME and similar replaceable nose insert end mills?

    I've been looking at Dijet's BNM, RNM, and EBEM tools. I'm curious if anyone has opinions of this construction of tooling? Are there others who manufacture similar tooling? I can't seem to find a name for this type of construction. Are there any versions which are common across manufacturers or...
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    50 Hz Riken RTM-3 on 60 Hz power

    I finally got to open the back of my Riken to take a look at the motor plate. It's oriented in a way which you can't see from the back, but I could stick my phone in and take pictures that way. Good news! The motor is spec'd for 220 V and 60 Hz! Now I need to decide how to compensate for the...
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    Shipping FP2 from Massachusetts to Detroit

    I recently purchased a Deckel FP2. It is currently being crated at a facility in MA. I'm trying to coordinate shipping and lift-gate delivery to my shop in the Detroit metro. While talking to the company who picked it up and crated it, they mentioned that a machine they recently shipped had...
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    Setting up alignment on Deckel SO

    The tool holder spindle on my SO seems to not be assembled correctly. I'd like to pull it apart, check everything, reassemble, and get it all aligned. It looks like there's stops and orientations that are critical to it behaving correctly. I don't see anything in the manual about checking and...
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    Compatibility between dovetail vise jaws

    I saw today that Glacern has joined the dovetail vise jaw game with their Custom OP Jaws. I know Kurt has their Dovelock jaws. Orange Vise includes geometry in their here's the venerable CARVEsmart. I'm curious what, if any, compatibility exists between the systems. I believe Orange Vise uses...
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    Deckel SO $2000, Cincinnati, OH

    2001 serial number. Comes with stand, collets original wrenches and manuals, some carbide and HSS blanks. [email protected]
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    New to a Deckel SO. Any suggestions?

    Just picked one up. On my todo list is finding some collets, some blanks, and some wheels. Does anyone have suggestions for suppliers, methods, tooling, maintenance, etc? Anything not obvious or not covered in the manuals?
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    Pros/Cons of DNA collets versus ER collets?

    Right now the greater majority of my mill tooling goes in ER collet chucks. I use ER32 and ER16. I do not own any other sizes. My preferred brand of collet is Techniks. I recently stumbled on DNA collets and collet nuts for ER collet chucks: Techniks CNC Machine Tooling | ER DNA Collets I'm...
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    Metric Deckel or similar in the USA?

    I'm shopping for a Deckel or similar machine and am having trouble finding any in the USA or Canada with metric screws and dials. I've found a company in the Europe who has an FP1 and is willing to crate for shipping. It's honestly not all that expensive, but I'd expect putting a machine on a...
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    4" reverse vise?

    Is there an alternative to the Kurt 3410V? Manual VersatileLock Vise, 4" - Kurt Workholding Even a 100mm or 80mm or 3" vise. I'm looking at 4" because I want part availability for jaws, but really everything in my shop is metric and I'm not looking forward to needing to keep inch tools and...
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    Mechanical Engineer who lives to get hands dirty

    I recently graduated from Southern Illinois University with a Bachelors in Mechanical Engineering and am looking for employment. I bring more than a decade of problem solving skills from a diversity of environments, from combat to racing. I am familiar with machining practices and product...
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    Replicating the Tormach Tool System

    So I just got introduced to Tormach's Tool System. http://littlemachineshop.com/Instructions/U10044M_Tormach_Tooling_System.pdf http://littlemachineshop.com/Instructions/DS10052_TTS_Catalog.pdf I think it's a really cool idea and was looking into how I could do something similarly. There's a...
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    Ideas for tangential cutter tool holder?

    I'm looking at putting together a tangential tool holder to suit Norman Patent style QCTP systems. Here's the design I've come up with: A few disadvantages I can see right from the start: The front face of the holder has a 12 degree angle with respect to the back face. The slot for the holder...
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