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Speaking of the wallet, I just got a 20 piece set of 1/8" parallels at HF today. Used my 25% coupon so ended up paying $26. I expect the bleeding will not stop in the near future.
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No it will only get worse until you have enough mill bling that you realize you need a ....... better mill. Then the cycle starts again
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So what mill are eyeing for the future?
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Chris should allocate so much money from his monthly tooling budget to a fund he sets aside for the purchase of a real one. It's inevitable... ![]()
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For us? Or for you?
![]() ![]() You bein' a proud and patriotic American and all the only machine for you is a prime condition genyouwine Bridgeport. I don't think you'd be happy with anything else. Time to pony up Chris... ![]() ![]()
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Well every once in a while my thoughts stray to that new CNC mill we had a look at
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Truth is my shop has a 7ft 6 inch ceiling in it which puts a pretty hard limit on machine size.
I have had to get creative a couple of times to get enough travel range but a little thought and i get things done. If I was a full time machine shop the mill would definitely be larger. All my machines and tooling have paid there bills and I am happy. The first job I got for the mii put it in the black. It was making arbors for an adjust on the fly edger. the shafts were about as long as I could cut in one pass and needed key ways 180 degrees apart. I made 5 of them along with the mounting to allow the entire saw set to be swapped out in about 5 minuets when they got dull. The edger was fast enough that it would easily catch up with the head saw if it needed to stop for a blade change.
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https://www.grainger.com/product/STA...er_Also_Viewed Your also going to need this one too because larger round stoch will limit the use of the other Edge Finder. Edge Finder, Single, Cylindrical End Type, 0.5 Tip Dia. (In.) Brand MITUTOYO Item # 1ZRN6 Mfr. Model #050109 |
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