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    10mm 82* countersinks. Where can I find these?

    Where can I find such a beast?
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    Happy valentines day.

    nevermind.
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    How to hold a small part. 3/4 sq x 1.38 long

    I have a small part that could be made from 3/4 square bar or from 1-1/16" dia . I want to hold the bar in the 4th axis and hang the part out about 1-3/4" in order to machine 5 of the six sides. So how to hold it? Round collet with stop? Might be less secure. Round soft collet with blind...
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    Opening a cored hole with an allied spade drill?

    I have a bushing made from 660 bronze. It is 2" od and cored with a 1/2" hole. I need to open that up and finish bore to .750" I don't have a indexable carbide flat bottom drill. Will a spade drill work in a cored hole? Or use a standard twist drill? Or???
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    Speedio won't move when using probe.

    Went to set up, move probe into position, verify program, hit go, things blink on probe, but no axis movement.
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    Power die driver?

    I have a part, made from 3/8" 4140 CD bar. It needs a 1.90" long thread, 3/8-24 on one end. That means I have a 3/8 bar hanging 2" out from support and chatter and push off is a bitch. These parts get heat treated, and then I have run a thread chaser die over the part after heat treat to...
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    Subroutine calls, repeat

    I have a 1998 Hardinge Conquest 42 Lathe, Fanuc OTb I want to run a sub routine 20 times and then stop. Normally that would be like this M98 P1000 L20 where L20 is the repeats. But there is no "L" key on the control. So?????
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    Face or turn?

    I have a part made from HT 4140. 4-1/4" dia. After working the front, the part is flipped and all extra material needs to come off. That is about 0.350 in Z and from 4-1/4" down to 1.18 hole thru the middle. So, should I take multiple facing cuts down to center line, or take short OD turning...
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    Long reach stability and how to get it.

    I'm working on a fixture and it requires some cuts with a 1/4" dia x 1.0 LOC 3 flute carbide endmill. The problem is getting down to the feature to cut it and not crash the spindle into the top of another part on the fixture. All done on a BT30 speedio. My options are as follows. 1) Use a 4"...
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    In a Speedio, how do I do a location verification in program.

    I have a few parts that I want to locate visually, have the speedio grab the probe, locate and verify location and change G54 X-location in machine, then run the part. I reckon this is simple like the tool breakage check, however for me, I'm a virgin and haven't done this before. Thanks Jon
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    Indexable or solid carbide for an unstable part?

    I have a part made from 4" x 4" x 1/2" A36 angle. I'm holding on one leg and machining the other which is about 3" extended from the clamp. I need to rough some surfaces and profiles on the face of that leg. Am I better off using a 5/8" 2 flute indexable or a 3/8" solid carbide. I can't run...
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    How to deep slot on a speedio?

    I have an aluminum 6061-t6 part. It is 1-1/2" x 3" and 8-1/2" long. Standing on edge, I mill the part to 2.875 tall, then mill a 1" step down across most of it. At the bottom of that step is a 3/4" wide slot going down from the edge of the tall square end to the opposite end. This requires a...
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    Macro on a speedio?

    This is a macro program designed and written by JW Done corp. This is to use their orbitool for deburriing. Since I've never done anything macro, will this work, as written, in Brother Speedio S700X1 C00 control?
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    Carbide Tool Source, in Rogue River Oregon

    I received some endmills from them that were not ground correctly and have been trying to contact them for over a month now. Has anybody else had recent problems with these guys? They used to be fairly good, but I feel ignored.
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    How do you store your fixtures and vise jaws?

    As I keep creating fixturing to replace vises, I'm running into storage problems. My fixture plates are stored on their side, however I don't know where to store my special cut vise jaws for repeat jobs. Right now they are in a vidmar but it is crowded not working well right now. I was thinking...
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    New fixture design. Clearance I tell ya!

    Final version of the fixture, final version of the tool path and prior to putting tool path to to all 4 sides . I've done more twisting and leaning on this set up, but I'm pretty proud of it. https://www.instagram.com/reel/CpoYteFDMi1/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link...
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    Speedio is too damn fast, how do I slow down spindle acc/dec

    I was attempting to add a LANG chip fan to the speedio, but the acceleration on the speedio is so fast I swear it is going to destroy this fan. Is there a method to slow the spindle acceleration down for just one tool? As is, I was going to do something like this. M3S2000 G4P1 (1 second pause)...
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    Just wanted to say thanks to all you grinders here.

    I got my old, 1952 Norton 6x18 surface grinder up and running and parts made. Here is a finished part and that is a great surface for me. I'm not sure how to link the video itself, but here is my instagram showing the machine grinding. https://www.instagram.com/reel/Cnz7awAji4a/ Thanks guys...
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    Does anybody use TRIM MicroSol 585XT

    I have a brand new 5 gallon pail of this coolant and really don't want another coolant type. Anyone in the Portland area looking for a bucket of coolant? Make a great deal.
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    Grease for boxed ways on grinder.

    I'm working on getting my old Norton surface grinder running and functioning properly. The square box ways that the spindle and entire Up/Down set ups are very dry and I need to get the, or at least A grease. This will be for up down only, the cross and long feed are all hydraulic pumped oil. Do...

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