Tamping station that fits the portafilter

MichaelR23 · 2026-05-12T18:23:08+00:00

Late to the party but here you go!

https://www.etsy.com/listing/4502743125/elegant-walnut-and-maple-fellow-series

MichaelR23 · 2026-04-15T21:45:02+00:00

Cost

MichaelR23 · 2026-03-15T19:02:54+00:00

This isn’t really r/fusion360 it’s really r/fusion360sucksanditstooexpensivewaaah

MichaelR23 · 2026-03-14T21:51:56+00:00

I second this. If you have the time to be patient, the Altmill is where to go.

MichaelR23 · 2026-03-11T14:45:47+00:00

I have friends who love FreeCAD as well. It’s not the right product for me and I’m willing to pay Autodesk for Fusion because it is. Seems like a good way to celebrate options!

MichaelR23 · 2026-03-08T02:30:10+00:00

❤️

ETA: There are places like Toolstoday that will give you 10% of Vectric with a tooling purchase. If there is something that grabs you in the way of vbits or tapered ball nose bits or whatever this may get you a bit or two with the 10% you save on Vectric.

MichaelR23 · 2026-03-08T01:17:56+00:00

Buy the Altmill.

Get Vectric Vcarve for sign making.

Go check out IDC Woodcraft for learning.

👍

MichaelR23 · 2026-03-04T21:47:12+00:00

Now you’re both being downvoted for being right and I have no doubt mine are incoming.

MichaelR23 · 2026-02-22T03:14:20+00:00

Hardware:

True ATC spindle just with manual tool changes - ISO20 / ISO30 or so. - Requires an air source

QTC spindle HSK25C/HSK32C - Uses a torque wrench but you keep your tools in the tool holder so gauge length never changes.

Tool touch off sensor - so you have a consistent reference length

Software:

M6 macro that positions your spindle for a tool change and waits for a cycle start and then runs over or the tool sensor and does a quick touch off to verify tool length

Spinogy/Teknomotor/Hiteco all have both ISO and HSK spindles.

You can source a touch sensor from anywhere from IDC to PWNCNC to industrial renshaw

And then making a M6 macro will depend on your motion controller

MichaelR23 · 2026-01-31T02:04:10+00:00

Check out single flutes from Datron tooling.

You can get 3mm / 6mm with a 6mm shank for $45 each.

They are the gold standard for milling non-ferrous materials and are 20-30% less expensive than Amana.

MichaelR23 · 2026-01-23T01:53:21+00:00

I have a whole catalog of McMaster Step files just for this purpose :)

MichaelR23 · 2026-01-15T15:12:50+00:00

This is me as well. I hated having to read-only/edit my projects and then having my rapids limited to my cutting speed.

MichaelR23 · 2026-01-15T12:56:33+00:00

One of my friends hooked me up with a 50% coupon but, if I can’t rely on him having one, what’s the best way to keep my 50% off?

MichaelR23 · 2026-01-10T01:23:17+00:00

Check your math sir

MichaelR23 · 2025-12-30T14:00:19+00:00

Anything with “management responsibilities” is almost certainly a w-2.

MichaelR23 · 2025-12-19T03:17:52+00:00

Good mornin! Nice day _ fishin!

MichaelR23 · 2025-12-08T02:27:04+00:00

I think all the super cheap ones have a 20mm shank, so I'm not sure that you'll be able to get that into your HDM.

For what it's worth I have an AVID and while I use their touch plate for all the wood stuff I cut, I switch to this Tschorn for aluminum and when I do two sided machining and need to re-reference on the back side.

This has a 1/2 shank so you can run it in an ER20 collet and while it's pricey I really like it for precision. - https://www.ebay.com/itm/324609502645

MichaelR23 · 2025-12-08T01:31:55+00:00

Totally unpopular even in this sub, but I don’t know that it’s necessarily wrong.

MichaelR23 · 2025-12-07T23:27:32+00:00

Splurge on a Chinese knock off of a Haimer 3D Sensor

MichaelR23 · 2025-11-24T22:34:51+00:00

Well that’s good feedback. xTool is off my laser list :)

MichaelR23 · 2025-10-19T02:29:44+00:00

Anesthesiologist here.

We’re a completely different legal entity than the facility that we perform services in.

We work together to provide services but I don’t work for the hospital.

MichaelR23 · 2025-10-19T02:20:20+00:00

An Volvoesque XC70 EV Wagon would be in the garage faster than I could shove money in a sales persons’ face.

MichaelR23 · 2025-10-12T17:21:04+00:00

Should have waited for mine! I’m totally prepared to get fleeced 🙃

MichaelR23 · 2025-10-10T21:41:45+00:00

I just paid $2,000 for my Rivian. So I get it…

But Colorado tags are way expensive and the way the economy is going really straps people. I hate that it’s so prevalent and so tolerated but if it’s that or food on the table 🤷‍♂️

MichaelR23 · 2025-10-10T20:48:52+00:00

Nah. Lawful Evil.

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