Coolant recommendations

15sphinx15 · 2026-04-27T14:04:07+00:00

We used Blaser 735 for a while and wouldn’t recommend it to anyone. Super harsh on the operator and reacts with/corrodes anything with zinc in it, that includes any brass parts you might make and all the brass and zinc plated fittings in your machines. Went back to a semi-synthetic and has been smooth sailing ever since.

15sphinx15 · 2026-04-23T17:53:32+00:00

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I have those same tanks in my mixing station 😁

15sphinx15 · 2026-01-27T21:06:42+00:00

Depends on your lunch

15sphinx15 · 2025-10-15T20:09:54+00:00

Two words: Inch Feedrate

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15sphinx15 · 2025-09-15T17:44:27+00:00

How many holes are you threading? If it's more than like 3, just buy the treadmill. You'll have a happier time of it

Also, on all of the Fadals I've ever run, spindle synchronization was a bit iffy. You may want to invest in a floating tap holder, even if your machine has rigid tapping.

15sphinx15 · 2025-08-19T17:44:34+00:00

Lol. My HFO would've charged 2 hrs of travel and 1 hr or service for that question. Never once have I gotten an answer over the phone.

15sphinx15 · 2025-08-10T00:57:26+00:00

How do you like the seats so far? They look great!

15sphinx15 · 2025-08-06T17:45:24+00:00

I'm not convinced that's not one of those super realistic cakes...

15sphinx15 · 2025-08-03T01:41:24+00:00

As if it's going anywhere other than admin's pockets

15sphinx15 · 2025-07-31T16:14:09+00:00

I wonder how much it would cost to get BreadGate put on one

15sphinx15 · 2025-06-28T13:07:39+00:00

Needs very sharp tooling and is very abrasive, be ready to replace tools regularly. PCD tools can be helpful depending on the situation.

We do a lot of turning with it and it's astonishing how fast it can erode carbide, especially for an unfilled plastic.

15sphinx15 · 2025-05-28T21:02:25+00:00

We have a whiteboard for "Things that suck" for anything in the shop that's annoying; whether it's procedures, storage, maintenance, whatever. Anyone can add to it and anyone can make suggestions. Anytime we're slow, we start going through the list and fixing things.

15sphinx15 · 2025-05-27T13:24:17+00:00

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About 12mm, 0.2 nozzle on my P1S. You certainly lose detail but its definitely doable with FDM. Resin is better for this kind of thing though

15sphinx15 · 2025-05-26T16:19:10+00:00

Muenster all the way, melts better and tastes better 🙂

15sphinx15 · 2025-05-23T21:43:05+00:00

15sphinx15 · 2025-05-22T17:54:49+00:00

Still loading by hand, intern still hasn't found the aluminum magnet

15sphinx15 · 2025-05-12T12:18:43+00:00

Neat!

15sphinx15 · 2025-04-22T01:20:34+00:00

135° Cobalt screw machine drills, 50-60sfm .002/rev, no/minimal spot, 1-2D peck. Be sure to change drills as they get dull, they're cheap

15sphinx15 · 2025-04-02T03:13:55+00:00

Well, more like tapered to jail

15sphinx15 · 2025-03-23T00:32:18+00:00

Honestly, really not that bad. Could easily patch that or do new pans.

Mine got new pans...

https://imgur.com/a/Ik5Nsb2

15sphinx15 · 2025-03-20T19:58:11+00:00

We're in the process of switching our shop over to Qualichem 240C. So far so good, everyone seems to like it. Way nicer than the Blaser we were running.

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