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  1. Houdini

    Another Slow down Thread

    We have dropped down past few months, extremely. But wondering how the rest of our locals were, I noticed the metal delivery guy only had a couple orders on the truck :scratchchin: They are probably the largest metal vendor in the valley/state, he said that he only had 2 more orders to...
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    Slick Move, Slowing Economy Tactic

    So I bought a new VMC and an auto saw last year. Been a year, out of the penalty stage of the loan. Have the money to pay it off, and its at 4%. But the economy being shit, I wanted to keep that money around, just encase. But I don't want to loose 4% on hundreds of thousand of doll hairs. So I...
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    OT Posts Missing Media Links/ Edit: FIXED

    OT Issues, Anyone missing media links in their posts, as of today when "I" post a Youtube link it isn't there in Chrome.? Thought it was Adblock cause I blocked that ad today, but nope, not it. Edit: I have 5 web browsers, only 2 of them now show Youtube links when I add them to a post...
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    Drill Manufacturer Recommend

    OK, I asked this about a year a go and didn't get any good answers, so lets try again. We currently are doing 100% Aluminum So I have only been buying Cobalt drills, no carbide. I was buying all my drills, spot drills...from Wedevag(Swedish made) Someone bought the company, and I guess ran it...
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    OT, Youboob idiots laugh

    Saw a guy on Youboob comment that you don't need to be a machinist to be a CAM programmer. Other guy said, that's like saying you never went to medical school, but your a brain surgeon.:nutter::ROFLMAO:
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    5 Axis Machine vs part choice

    I have been contemplating a 5 axis past couple years, but this year I think we have to get one. Parts lately are franken parts where multiple parts have been combined into a single part with compound surfaces blended with organic curved surfaces. Most of the current parts are about the size of...
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    OT Dental Machining Tech.

    Coming from prior dental labs, I thought some would find this interesting.
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    OT You can tell an older machinist by.

    You can tell an older machinist, no parts on the bottom row. :D
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    Helical Lens finisher

    So I just bought and tried one of these things today, surfacing 4" X 18" customer needed a non planar surface finished. Worked extremely well with the large 1.5" rad tip. Just thought I'd post encase someone hasn't seen these. :cheers: Helical Lens Cutter GibbsCAM even had a lens cutter...
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    Hydmech Saw Recommend/Opinion

    Just thought I would put this out there for those looking for a new saw. I bought a Hydmech H14-A a year and half a go, Its been awesome. Like having another employee, literally. I saw Peter/Edge Precision say once "why the fuq do you need a touch screen display on a saw" or something like...
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    Coolant Spill Stop!

    I bought some of these a couple years a go, and they have been our savior for coolant overflows. savior sensor alarm
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    Injection Mold in a Haas MiniMill

    When you need to make an injection mold in your garage shop, but all you got is a table saw, some 3" thick 7075 plate, and a Haas MiniMill haha :D Thought you would get a laugh out of this, hey we do what we have to do.
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    Milling Eccentric tech?

    Haven't seen this, so was like WTF is this. Thought it was interesting topic.
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    Hard Milling over 60Rc? Coolant/Air

    So I wanted to bring this back up, after so many years on this subject. I had never hard milled before so, I bought some Harvey Hard Mill Cutters $$$$, called the mfg, they said use wet. Looked at some Maritool Hard Mill Cutters , says wet or dry, Sandvik said use dry. So I have ran a bunch of...
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    Banned on Youtube wannabe machining channels. TOR tip.

    Well I have been banned on my like 5th or 6th machining channel now. just a tip, if you use a TOR browser with the country set to a shady country, Youtube will not count the views, this is my new way to watch these Youtube machinists.
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    Garage Shop

    I guess to some this is known as a "garage shop", just because its a one man show. HAHAHA One Man Show.
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    Medical or Aerospace Certification worth it?

    Quick question since I haven't worked at a shop in this field. With the increasing number of small garage shops set out to increasingly ruin standard job shop demographics. I am looking to where I want to direct my current investment as a small shop forward, but also possibly diversify those...
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    Haas UMC350 Not being marketed now.

    Anyone notice that Haas is not marketing the UMC350 for sale anymore, edu only. UMC Page
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    Coolant Water Quality Opinion?

    We are running Oemeta Novamet 910 We have been running it for years no issues Now we are seeing foam. We did switch from a home RO/DI system to a commercial dual bed DI system, water may be less hard. but the mfg info is confusing. Oemeta Water Quality
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    Walrus Coolant Pumps

    We ordered a Walrus hi pressure coolant pump, it arrived damaged. they would not send out a new one, or refund our money. They said what they do is file a claim with Fed-X and when Fed-X investigates and then sends out a payment for damages caused to Walrus, then Walrus would forward that to...
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