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    Use a laser with enough power and the concrete...

    Use a laser with enough power and the concrete will explode. There is this little thing about heat, moisture, expansion, BOOM!
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    Have a bit of experience with the minis. Bought...

    Have a bit of experience with the minis. Bought an ACEPC T11 a few months back. Had no problem running the machine at all using Mach3. It is a 4gb machine. My system runs with a usb...
  3. Thread: new to CNC

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    Hey Bill, the one I wrote about is an ACEPC T11. ...

    Hey Bill, the one I wrote about is an ACEPC T11. It is still working fine but there have been some changes. I decided to go with a much bigger 27 inch monitor and opted for the 2560 x 1440...
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    I am curious about needing to be dead on accurate...

    I am curious about needing to be dead on accurate at 48"???

    A machine shop achieves close tolerance by using equipment that was manufactured to close tolerances or the use of glass scales, DRO's...
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    Here is some food for thought: "Units is...

    Here is some food for thought:

    "Units is Units".

    What I mean by that is if you use a tape measure to set up a cnc machine it is going to use the units displayed on the tape measure. If you cut...
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    Ah yes, a tad spindle runout, a bit of tool...

    Ah yes, a tad spindle runout, a bit of tool runout, tool not exactly to size, a wee bit of gantry deflection,a mite of backlash. . . . yup, like they say in government, a billion here, a billion...
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    Make sure if you blast air into a phenolic cut...

    Make sure if you blast air into a phenolic cut that you are NOT blasting that dust into the air you breathe. Machining phenolics and breathing the dust has been a known carcinogen for over 50 years....
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    You may not be a fan of painted wood but that...

    You may not be a fan of painted wood but that came out great!
  9. Thread: new to CNC

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    About two months ago I bought one of those really...

    About two months ago I bought one of those really CHEAP mini computers. Like $149 cheap. The thing is small, about 5X5X1. 4 USB ports, 4Gb Ram, hdmi, vga, yadda, yadda,yadda.

    Runs Mach3 fine. ...
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    Hitting aluminum with a router bit is not a...

    Hitting aluminum with a router bit is not a problem. Good thing it isn't because I do quite a bit of aluminum cutting on the machine (on purpose).

    So +1 on this comment Brian.
  11. I had to chuckle reading through this thread. ...

    I had to chuckle reading through this thread.

    IMHO it is sort of like "virtue signaling". SEE! MY air is cleaner than yours, so that makes me a better woodworker and person!

    Then I think...
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    +1 on that. I use aluminum bars for clamps. ...

    +1 on that.

    I use aluminum bars for clamps. Rockler sells a pair of table saw runners pretty cheap that work great as clamps since they already have a slot cut in them. Now that I have a mini...
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    I have no need of a track saw. I can understand...

    I have no need of a track saw. I can understand that they are handy for guys who toss them in their trucks.

    What I cannot understand is how the people who make these things have the idea that...
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    And what reason would that be? Over the years...

    And what reason would that be?

    Over the years I have read several, among them:

    It made numbers easier for scientists like astronomers.
    Europe wanted to inflict a huge cost on changing over...
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    I will agree that Whitworth are oddball tools,...

    I will agree that Whitworth are oddball tools, but Imperial? Give me a break! If they are so "oddball" then try tossing out your Imperial tools and see how things work out for you. They might since...
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    I use both, but I am not fond of metric. Here is...

    I use both, but I am not fond of metric. Here is one reason, wrenches:

    Inch . Metric

    1/4 . . . . .6mm
    . . . . . . . .7mm
    5/16. . . . 8mm
    . . . . . .. .9mm
    3/8. . . .. 10mm
    7/16 . ...
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    I am not a fan of the tapped holes/threaded...

    I am not a fan of the tapped holes/threaded insert method. I have about 250 5/16-18 threaded inserts I will sell at a really good price....

    My issue with that idea is that the tapped holes can...
  18. A wedgie sled is the way to go. If you have a...

    A wedgie sled is the way to go. If you have a friend with a cnc router he can make you one and save you a bunch of bucks.
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    My bench is now 20 years old. The top alone...

    My bench is now 20 years old. The top alone weighs in at 250lbs. It has been moved 5 times in those 20 years.

    The stretchers are at floor level all around. They have not been a problem...
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    I suppose one could say that "organic" is...

    I suppose one could say that "organic" is anything that is not mechanical. Flowers, plants, animals, etc.

    About adaptive clearing. I was VERY impressed with it in F360. It is huge on my wish...
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    You are almost correct Mr Becker. I export line...

    You are almost correct Mr Becker. I export line type work as DXF. Rhino models for 3d carving are not "exported" at all. Aspire can read V4 And V5 of Rhino .3dm files. It is MUCH better than stl...
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    If you have space for a larger machine that 12 X...

    If you have space for a larger machine that 12 X 12 inches then you should build a bigger one. Once you start looking at what goes into building a machine you will discover that most of the money is...
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    Not sure which Pfeil knife you bought? I...

    Not sure which Pfeil knife you bought?

    I bought a pair of Bartons chip carving knives years ago. They are heavy duty and work well.

    If you bought whittling type knives. . . . probably will...
  24. That depends on what type of modeling a person...

    That depends on what type of modeling a person wants to do. Rhino works well for organics and does a decent job with mechanical stuff. That is not the case for things like F360 and SolidWorks. I...
  25. I have been around CNC machines for at least 40...

    I have been around CNC machines for at least 40 years. It amazes me that almost everyone starts out concentrating on the machine. The fact is that cnc machines have changed very little in 40 years....
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