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https://tormach.com/machines/mills/1500mx.html Looks funny Kind of spooky that its not cast iron but its only $6k more than a 770mx with more features. Not to mention through spindle coolant. Its cool to have some of these high end features but I always saw tormach as hobby machines. Do we...

I'm not sure if the right forum for this but I want to create a thread getting peoples input on a mill build I'm working on. I'm very much in the design phase and while I have bought some stuff for the project in is only when there has been an exceptional deal. Here are my design goals for...

I am interested in making a tool touch-off part for my mill. Acorn has an easy interface which basically is a one-wire input; you use a standard height (I use the KP-3 probe) and then reference everything off it as a relative height. Although you can buy a factory made tool touch off system...

I decided to write this as an article in a PDF file so here it is. Merry Christmas everybody.

Alright, I figured I'd get into some lathe work. . . So I went and bought an ENCO 110-1351 that had its own home made CNC on it. Was sold to me as working order. Figured great, I'll get to start playing around! NOPE. hahahaha. Which is all good. Massive learning curves are fun. So, machine...

So far the build on this folder is going well with my Tormach 1100MX. Taking a custom ground design and seeing that come to life on a CNC is quite satisfying so far. Back to some true custom work for the blade next then some manual machining for the hardware in the next few videos. Still a...

This is an impressive machine. Ball & socket motion. https://www.nissin-precision.com/en/products/tubebender/

Hi all. I've been making fountain pens with a HF 7x14 lathe and I have been thinking about switching over to a CNC lathe for some basic operations. I'm not looking for mass production speeds. Mostly things like reducing a piece of stock to size and cutting tenons and threading. Mostly...

At my local electronics supply store, looks like the same one they've had on display for a while but I can't be sure. They're good guys so hopefully selling it will help get them through Covid https://sfbay.craigslist.org/scz/tld/d/santa-cruz-tormach-pcnc770-s3-with-atc/7289407229.html

I am so glad I found you guys this morning. I have been watching you tube videos for the past 6 months trying to decide on which mill to purchase. The general advice that I have been given is buy as large as I can afford. I have also been told that regardless if I purchase a new one (import) or...

So I bought a china spindle spindle motor package for making a tool post grinder. Its a brushless DC motor and most of it came prewired except for the wires coming from the motor. The seller does not have a wiring diagram. Through my research and looking at pictures, I have concluded that it is...

The start of a PM30MV conversion. A look at electrical and some of the issues I’m having. Toroidal Transformer Details: primary winding (220V) Secondary winding (60V) Power: 900W 220V Fuses: ATQR15A (15 Amp Fuse)

Perhaps, I should ask this on the another forum, but I know you guys are very helpful and friendly. As I work on my power supply issues, I've been playing with the LinuxCNC GUI. Note that my motors are wired, but are sitting on my bench pending the ball screw, nut, bearings, mounts, etc...

So, I finally got my CNC electronics done (YEAH!) and I'm ready to add the ball screws, mounts, etc. However, I'm having real issues with the motor power supplies. I'm using two 350 W (48 V, 7.3 A) switching power supplies from Automation Technologies bought via eBay. I have them wired for 120...

Hi everyone this is my first post here I'm supposed to get my LMS 3990 soon. I ordered the heavy metal CNC conversion kit. Having used the mini mill in the past there are some things that I want to address. Firstly there's the rigidity of the column, even though its a solid column there is...

I have a converted G0704 mill using grade c7 ballscrews with double nuts. I have matched AC bearings and oldham couplers on the x and y axis. Prior to installing the screws I straightened them with a setup on my bridgeport table. Afterwards I turned the bearing ends and threads in one operation...

Taking a buddy's advice that I should start documenting my projects, thought I would share a bit. Brief intro, I've been dreaming of building a CNC mill for a while. I have a closet full of servos, control boards, linear rails, and other misc parts. I had been designing a weldment frame, but it...

Hello, I have this old Techno-Isel router that I got about 20 years ago. I put maybe 100 hours on the thing for a very specific project (which paid for the machine) and then threw a tarp over it and rolled it into a corner where it has sat all these years. Now, I finally have time to fool...

Hello! How do you know if a product was made using CNC machining or die casting? For example, a phone back cover. The Google Pixel 2 has an aluminum chassis. How can I tell if that was made using CNC or die casting? Any input would be appreciated!

So I finally got back from deployment and started opening boxes and playing with toys I got while away. First project of mine was to assemble my CNC control box (I got the aluminum box and parts from Automation Tech). So far so good, although its taking longer than I would like since I'm anal...