This is a story about a kid and a milling machines’ hapless encounter with ebay’s siren song. How does the new vise check out? Not that great, but also not that bad. Vise break-down & mill vise chat. I get into inspection & measurement: specifically checking squareness in the home shop. source
Get that popcorn ready because It’s finally here! The Maho milling machine conversion all the kids are talking about! Watch the whole thing… or… skip to the section you’re interested in: 00:00 video starts here 00:51 video REALLY starts here 02:31 axis conversion overview 08:20 converted performance (rapids & speeds) 10:56 machine health & general
CNC Etch-A-Sketch! Probably as good a project as any to get a handle on the basics. Very basics. Tentatively, the big picture is this: Part 1: CNC hardware / electronics / wiring Part 2: Software, setup and calibration https://youtu.be/eLdlV3-JaH8 Part 3: Machine Design — Music: “Sally Goodin” & “Reuben’s Train” – Nat Keefe with The
This one’s been a long time coming: 2 piece vise for the milling machine and CNC router! You’ll never believe how many pieces!! (two) If you’re into vises, check out Mr. Pete’s builds: https://www.youtube.com/user/mrpete222 source
Just like the title says, Part 1 (of 2?) of my Fixed Gantry CNC Router. Part 1 shows the basic building blocks coming together through to the frame construction. “Life of Riley” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/b… source
This video is a spindle build — a spindle used as both a CNC lathe and 4th axis / indexer for the router. Working better than I thought, but I’ve still got a long way to go. Music: Tag You’re It – The Whole Other Hermanos Ranchero – Biz Baz Studio source