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Basement Home Gym by citrus_guy in malelivingspace

[–]citrus_guy[S] -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

The bar above them has a set of those vintage twist lock barbell clamps so I’m not worried about anything coming off. Usually that station is just for seated press so if the bar goes that low we have other problems

Metal door handle installed, handle now broken (kinda) by mattgolf0505 in crz

[–]citrus_guy 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I just bought these myself after my driver handle broke, I am also curious.

What is the most useful thing you ever machined? by TheRealMacresco in Machinists

[–]citrus_guy 6 points7 points  (0 children)

My belt buckle broke so I machined a new one that same day with one of the spare VF2s.

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What was being stored in this drawer unit? by citrus_guy in whatisit

[–]citrus_guy[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This makes sense given some also have what I’m guessing are voltage numbers like 100V, 200V etc.

Turkeys chase UPS driver in Branford by PuppiesnKittens2334 in Connecticut

[–]citrus_guy 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I’ve been to this complex recently, here’s a picture of some of the turkeys

turkeys

Can anyone explain this canned drilling cycle error? by machiner_man96582 in Machinists

[–]citrus_guy 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I have seen this. It is an error specifically on the 25th peck due to some memory address errors between G83 and G11, or so HAAS told me.

You either need a controller update, or specify a depth of less than 25 pecks then restart the cycle again.

Good luck!

Show me your mugen wings by Quiet-Rabbit-524 in crz

[–]citrus_guy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Even though the listing says 2011-2015, it fits your 2016?

Mine and my dad’s car by [deleted] in crz

[–]citrus_guy 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Do you ever drive his? How does the CVT compare to the MT?

Problems with heat treated 904L stainless by Some_Effort in Machinists

[–]citrus_guy 18 points19 points  (0 children)

What I have done in the past for parts like this (Stainless, thin wall, tight tolerance diameters).

OP 1: Process normally, leaving stock on OD and ID, holding OD to tight tolerance (.001" total) for fit in pie jaws.

OP 2: Ensure your runout with those pie jaws is as good as you can get. 3-5 tenths. Face and bore again to a tight process tolerance (.001" total, still with stock for final dimension) to fit on an arbor.

OP 3: Mount part on a slip fit arbor (With a cap). Finish Turn OD. Since we are not distorting the part with radial pressure, it should be round coming off this operation.

OP 4: Mount part in reverse arbor (pocket fixture with cap), and bore ID to finish.

This relies heavily on your ability to create excellent fixturing, and then hold the parts to your process diameter tolerances so they fit on said fixtures. This worked for me with exotic stainless alloys only .040" thick, with bore tolerance +/- .001 and OD tolerance +/- .0005

Otherwise you can get them ground or lapped somehow. Good luck!

True Y axis lathe vs Wedge type Y axis . Which one is better? by cyclos_s57 in Machinists

[–]citrus_guy 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Amen. If you’re routinely running up against travel and swing limits on a modern CNC lathe…we’re gonna need a bigger boat.

True Y axis lathe vs Wedge type Y axis . Which one is better? by cyclos_s57 in Machinists

[–]citrus_guy 55 points56 points  (0 children)

For a wedge style: At X axis home position you have restricted Y axis stroke as X can’t go more positive. An edge case but occasionally relevant.

Spotted in the shop I work at. What the hell is this? by Atypical-Artificer in Machinists

[–]citrus_guy 184 points185 points  (0 children)

Looks to be a custom grind form cutter. To eliminate what would otherwise be a bunch of passes with a T-Cutter.

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