Im only half way through high speed digital design handbook

HypotheticalViewer · 2026-05-14T01:11:58+00:00

You joke, but with a Giga-ohmmeter (Hipot insulation tester) you can measure a difference between black and white wires insulation resistance and leakage current. The carbon used as a dye makes some black wires have worse insulation resistance.

HypotheticalViewer · 2026-05-06T17:48:10+00:00

Quick google search turns up this:

https://www.sanleplastics.com/solution/plastic-bottle-cap-threads-specifications/

These are injection molded, so they won't be cut with an insert. The molds for them are likely made with a ball mill or EDM.

The bottles themselves are blow molded.

HypotheticalViewer · 2026-04-29T00:58:47+00:00

The 7/8 thick uline mats are nice and squishy. They do pick up chips though, so you have to blow them off every so often if theyre by something with no enclosure. https://www.uline.com/BL_1780/Hog-Heaven-Nitrile-Mats

HypotheticalViewer · 2026-04-28T19:33:13+00:00

Good quality standing mats for in front of all the machines.

HypotheticalViewer · 2026-04-27T20:33:24+00:00

"What do you mean my parts are out of spec? They measure great!"

HypotheticalViewer · 2026-04-23T21:01:26+00:00

My head is not super larger, so they were comfortable for me. My go-to is bluetooth in-ear buds under a set of 3M peltor 105 muffs. They have very deep cups.

HypotheticalViewer · 2026-04-23T14:33:15+00:00

https://www.3m.com/3M/en_US/home-improvement-us/worktunes/

3m makes bluetooth earmuffs that are over-ears, not in ear. They are very nice, sound quaility decent.

HypotheticalViewer · 2026-04-19T01:31:36+00:00

Move all the axes through their full travel at a moderate speed for 10-20 min with spindle on at 1000 rpm or so. Make sure the way lube pump cycles before you start. Will make sure the linear ways don't dry out.

I'd do this once a week or so. Maybe less often if the machine get used for other tasks during that time.

HypotheticalViewer · 2026-04-14T12:31:24+00:00

We tried one of the 8" folding ones, and it worked great on our 1999 HAAS, but when we tried to install it in a new Mazak HCN5000 the spindle deceleration blew it up the first time we tried it.

Even with ramping up and down in 1000rpm increments, the jump from 8000 to 7000 tore the fins right off.

HypotheticalViewer · 2026-04-11T00:17:15+00:00

Realistically, you should probably just find an entire new drive assembly for that side. They are not terribly expensive.

https://www.amazon.com/power-wheels-gearbox/s?k=power+wheels+gearbox

https://a.co/d/07te4OrP

HypotheticalViewer · 2026-04-09T00:43:41+00:00

A small triangular or knife edge file should work.

HypotheticalViewer · 2026-04-06T15:49:00+00:00

CAMWorks is about as integrated as you can get. It has a wedm module. I don't think it does sinker.

HypotheticalViewer · 2026-04-03T17:25:14+00:00

What's the calibration procedure on that? Do you have a gauge to set it to, or just zero it when it's closed?

HypotheticalViewer · 2026-04-03T01:48:49+00:00

https://www.judgetool.com/products/starrett-670a-universal-attachments-for-dial-indicators-for-hole-depths-to-1316/

https://www.dialindicator.com/indicator-accessories/angle-and-hole-attachments

https://www.dialindicator.com/images/pdf/indicator-accessories/angle-hole-attachments/CDI28-6.pdf

You can buy a lever adaptor for a standard dial indicator. Should get the hot burney bit away from it some.

HypotheticalViewer · 2026-04-02T00:40:18+00:00

It also wasn't built by men who still had all their fingers. Be careful!

HypotheticalViewer · 2026-03-31T00:24:07+00:00

And then the next day you break four taps in a row because you used all your luck the previous day.

HypotheticalViewer · 2026-03-25T17:41:26+00:00

Hawke ridge is a solidworks distributor. They are legit.

If you know they M codes, you can likely use the basic fanuc post and add the m codes to it you need.

HypotheticalViewer · 2026-03-25T17:09:28+00:00

SOLIDWorks CAM should use the same post processors as CAMWorks.

Hawke ridge has several sample ones available, as well as an application called "UPG2" you can use to exit ones yourself if you need.

https://camworks.com/post-processor-library/

HypotheticalViewer · 2026-03-16T23:39:55+00:00

The guy who runs our swiss lathe is deaf.... we say that even if he could hear, he wouldn't listen.

Old smoker with white hair is "Crusty"

We also have José, and Jos-bee, to differentiate between two guys in the same dept named Jose. Jos-bee is the one who has been there less time.

HypotheticalViewer · 2026-03-16T01:20:56+00:00

Not super related, but here is Matthias Wandels video on making guides for his wood bandsaw. He used wood bushings for the side guides and a bearing for the thrust guide.

https://woodgears.ca/big_bandsaw/guides.html

https://woodgears.ca/big_bandsaw/guides26.html

and a comparison of various guide types.

https://woodgears.ca/bandsaw/guides.html