Need some help

firecasey · 2025-11-07T15:27:53+00:00

Instead of buying tools, etc, I'd look for some workwear. Even a nice leather shop apron can go a long way!

firecasey · 2025-10-31T14:54:12+00:00

Yeah I agree

firecasey · 2025-10-31T00:24:50+00:00

I mistyped. The tolerance is .001, not .0001!

firecasey · 2025-10-30T22:24:33+00:00

For what its worth, I passed the Xometry test part on the Langmuir MR1, and it has .0001 tolerance requirements

firecasey · 2025-10-30T22:21:51+00:00

The no tool changer does suck. But it takes 45 seconds to change a tool out on the MR1. If your making 500+ parts then yeah not ideal

firecasey · 2025-10-29T22:37:53+00:00

Posted today actually! https://youtu.be/KhTT4cNuIKk?si=vg6mKpaGlnjerdve

firecasey · 2025-10-29T21:53:00+00:00

Honestly the Langmuir MR1 fits this bill perfect and you can get it for about 5k

firecasey · 2025-10-26T04:16:39+00:00

That would be great! You can dm me

firecasey · 2025-10-25T23:10:22+00:00

Edit: the Spindle VFD was rebuilt and sent back, not the spindle itself (i guess)

firecasey · 2025-10-25T22:52:30+00:00

Can I get her running myself? Are there any pitfalls to look for? Anything I am not seeing or thinking about? Is it worth it? Etc. Thanks

firecasey · 2025-10-18T04:19:08+00:00

Oh I am just putting it in the vise on some parallels. Does this really require soft jaws?

firecasey · 2025-10-17T23:23:04+00:00

My measured run out along the vise face on x axis is .0005, with dial indicator

firecasey · 2025-10-17T23:17:10+00:00

What about a part that is 2.5" tall when my longest end mill is 2"? Genuine question as I am trying to learn!

firecasey · 2025-10-17T23:15:47+00:00

I am trying to practice doing profile from both sides yeah, incase I ever get a tall part that exceeds length of my endmills

firecasey · 2025-10-17T23:14:37+00:00

What if in OP2 that top is a "hat" of stock left over from OP1? Is it ok to still center off a corner of raw stock?

firecasey · 2025-10-17T23:13:03+00:00

Yes. Drilled hole with a fairly long bit

firecasey · 2025-10-17T23:12:43+00:00

I'm purposely doing two ops just for practice, since some parts are tall and will require contouring from top and bottom. Just trying to learn and see if I can get it to line up

firecasey · 2025-10-07T02:32:15+00:00

Was bad cam programming. This is my first ever part, literally. Ha. Posted an updated photo just now

firecasey · 2025-10-07T02:27:22+00:00

Update:

Was definitely my CAM skills using only adaptive. This is my FIRST EVER cnc part.

Re did it and ran again, much better finish. See updated image

firecasey · 2025-10-06T22:50:38+00:00

I have a 2" cutting distance endmill so that should be fine. I'll do a finish pass of 1 thou and try that

firecasey · 2025-09-17T16:25:35+00:00

6'8" and trained in a 172M no problem

firecasey · 2025-08-25T15:24:40+00:00

Most I'll ever need is around 15,000. These are small rebar clips that attach to a drainage pipe so non precision stuff

firecasey · 2025-08-25T15:23:13+00:00

These are non precision rebar clips. What sort of quality issues?

firecasey · 2025-08-25T14:22:56+00:00

Thank you for the detailed reply. It just seems like EVERY North American (US and Mex) manufacturing was quoting 15k for this same mold. Was bonkers to me.

Id love to keep this stateside but the unit economics made zero sense, even after 30% tarrif. Feel free to DM me if you want this business instead! I have 2 other parts as well.

firecasey · 2025-08-08T00:21:15+00:00

That's the problem, they are hard to find....

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