View fullsize Setting the #tormach #slantpro up for another run of aluminum parts I did last year. These are the ones I added through tool coolant for. Well I never liked the coolant stream crossing the spindle head/nose gap so I manually edited it to turn on and
View fullsize Well I ended up getting a #kentusa KGS-200 #surfacegrinder It's a well build machine from 1981. I was surprised to find that it has a cast iron base too! This machine is roughly 1800lbs. It came with the dust/coolant vacuum tank, 13 wheel, 12 hubs, r
View fullsize Using my #pfgstones from @spencer_webb_nh to clean up the top face of the fixed jaw on my #glacernmachinetools vise. The mark on the left is from a crash that killed my first #haimer indicator a few years ago, the 2 on the right are where I accidenta
View fullsize Well I didn't have a better picture but I'm looking for advice! I'm looking at a Kent KGS-200 surface grinder. I have seen the machine and don't have any reservations about it, except for the ball way on the table slides. It's a row of ball bearings
View fullsize Well it's done! I went through every single but and bolt and cleaned everything. In total it took me roughly 25 hours to dissemble, clean, reassemble and convert the controls for the VFD. I made a trip up to Able Air in Hudson, NH today to get oil an
View fullsize Never thought I would have a #kaesercompressor in my shop!! Not to mention one of this size. The compressor is moved into the basement as it's the only place I can put it that stays within the temp range it wants. This unit is a 2007 and has 16996 ho
View fullsize Curious if anyone has any experience with the SM line of #kaesercompressor I have an opportunity to pick up an SM-10 from 2007 for a really good price. I happen to have a 375 gallon (50 cuft) air tank I got for free some time ago so I will have plen
View fullsize Some new @micro_100 tools for another job of small parts on the #tormach #slantpro #cnclathe The second op requires boring a hole 0.078" for a slip fit of a mating piece. The new qit-060400 positive rake boring bar has a 0.060" minimum bore
View fullsize Well everything is finally unloaded! Took alot longer than anticipated. The trailer didn't fit into the building as well as I had hoped, and the gantry crane wasn't as tall as needed.... Most of the stuff had to be disassembled on the trailer and tak
View fullsize A buddy had 3 more Sony SCARA robots that he was getting rid of which I couldn't pass up. Hoping to make 2 working robots from the 3 today and 2 a few months ago. Also got a bunch of 80/20 hardware from them and some other metal machine bases that wi
View fullsize Late night 50pcs of a custom plastic enclosure. Machining 5 sides in 2 ops. Looks like bed at 2am and then up early to go get some new shop toys! #cncmachining #jobshop #instamachinist #machining #cnccutting #entrepreneur #burningthemidnightoil #lin
View fullsize A day late, but yesterday was busy! Had both machines running all day. The more I use the MB11 mill, the more I love it. Second pic is a 1/4" drill with 8" flute to drill through a soft jaw(see previous post) 15.2" gauge length! This i
View fullsize Trying out a new fixturing idea from @spencer_webb_nh for holding small round parts for a second op. Drilled a 1/4" hole through the side of a 6" softjaw. For a 24XD hole, I was impressed the exit hole was only off 0.010 in X and 0.003 in Y
View fullsize Spent the weekend dialing in and running production on the #tormach #slantpro #cnclathe using @micro_100 quick change tooling with my own custom high pressure through tool coolant. 🤪 It was challenging to dial in, but once it was good, 65 parts part
View fullsize Finished up the control panel bezel for @saundersmachineworks #johnny5 build! @spacelyguitars have me a tricky part that needed engraved channels filled with paint. Some @rustoleum enamel thinned 10% with acetone did the trick! Tonight I added the fi
View fullsize Picked up some @micro_100 quick change tools for running production on the #tormach #slantpro #cnclathe . Super excited to see what they can do tomorrow! #cncmachining #cncturning #instamachinist #machining #jobshop #smallbusiness #entrepreneur
View fullsize Spent the day machining and filming a console panel for @saundersmachineworks #johnny5 ! Tomorrow, finish work! #fusion360 #linuxcnc #instamachinist #machining #cncmachining #machinist #millingmachine #shortcircuit #nyccnc
View fullsize First 100pcs of a production run of 1000+. Need up building a rotary indexer out of a retired Sony SCARA robot. The gearbox is a Harmonic Drive 32-50 with 500W AC servo. I used the @pierson_workholding custom end mill and gasketing and Jay's fantast
View fullsize WTH @ups ....this bush isn't the front door.... #ups #deliveryfail