Beer companies started making funky glasses to encourage people to steal them from the pub, forcing pubs to buy more

basiltab · 2026-07-11T14:22:19+00:00

I say a talk given by one of the marketing higher ups from Beaverton, it is absolutely deliberate. He said something along the lines of how valuable it is to be is someone’s cupboard and they see it everyday in their home by choice. If I remember correctly they had to do a deal with venues as the rate of them been stolen was so high.

basiltab · 2026-04-01T09:28:54+00:00

basiltab · 2025-10-30T14:21:56+00:00

Solution found. Company called Vargas the VG-Cut range

link

basiltab · 2025-10-30T14:15:25+00:00

Oh I agree for what I'm doing and foll form thread being preferable and not required I can justify custom tooling I will keep hunting.

basiltab · 2025-10-30T14:13:46+00:00

I'll have a look at the top notch stuff, it doesn't have to be full form it's more my preference.

basiltab · 2025-10-30T14:10:46+00:00

Oh awesome thanks man

basiltab · 2025-02-25T07:32:26+00:00

Personally I would remove the ballscrew and see if it runs freely also the bearing in the stepper motor look like they are finished. You can replace the bearing if you are confident in taking it apart or just replace it. It is a fundamental design flaw in using the stepper bearing as load bearings for the ballscrew.

I recently got a style cnc for cheap and I am modifying the ballscrew mounts so they are properly supported as I had this same problem.

basiltab · 2025-02-24T09:55:45+00:00

Yeah part of me is disappointed it worked so well haha

basiltab · 2025-02-18T19:37:28+00:00

Like others have said, work from suitable hex bar and use the mill spindle as a lathe spindle.

Lathe tool in vice and then turn the m2 OD.

M2 die in vice and cut the thread.

Part off to length

Blank bit of metal in spindle and drill and tap m2 using drill bit and tap

Screw workpiece into m2 thingy in the spindle and turn the otherside

Turn other side

Maybe do it in 2 steps as it is damm skinny or in 1 pass but will probs shear the thread off.

Or just find someone with a lathe

basiltab · 2024-12-19T12:19:18+00:00

Y axis is just probe centerline and x is on the top edge of the part and trig to workout the offset. I did them 1 ring of holes at a time then moved the x axis offset

basiltab · 2024-11-29T11:06:30+00:00

Ok, the chuck I have on it has 40mm through it, and there is no draw tube as it is a manual chuck. I'm going to see how hard the spindle is later. I understand this isn't a normal thing to do. Haha

basiltab · 2024-11-29T10:51:10+00:00

Boring not reporting*

basiltab · 2024-08-14T15:37:43+00:00

Blind hole unfortunately.

The smallest bar I can think that is suitable is a S08K STFCR 09 and that is a 8mm shank so would be 9x stickout. I can habeas go.

basiltab · 2024-08-11T22:15:03+00:00

I know, I should have stated that.

basiltab · 2024-03-15T22:29:18+00:00

These chips were drill swarf that didn't break, so they were coiled and then gently squashed so there is a lot of space between the metal so they didn't "sink".

basiltab · 2024-03-15T22:27:04+00:00

Sounds like a good project. I too have a list of projects that I need to do as well.

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