M K
@mkadnk
Co-founder and lead machinist at Box-K CNC LLC. Message me and let me know how we can help you!
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Pouring out bottle of almond milk in honor of the data center were canceled over water consumption.
JUST IN: It’s been revealed the “waste water” used to produce a single 16oz bag of almonds could power someone making 100 ChatGPT queries/day for >385 years.
Is anyone else too busy reindustrializing America to even post?
Finished my fixture . It is put togeather with 276 pieces. It is made out of a piece of 7075 from @noxmetals. Thank you @zanehengsperger for your help getting me the metal I need to keep my shop running.
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Here is the vacuum cap installed. Fits like a glove.
I made a cap for my vacuum fixture. Unfortunately, I can't drill a 16" deep hole.
What is the point of having a fully constained drawing if Fusion freezes every time you try to change something? What do you do while you are waiting for fusion to calculate a few thousand dimensions.
I made a cap for my vacuum fixture. Unfortunately, I can't drill a 16" deep hole.
@JackIsLearning it lovely chat today. You asked me today what tolerance I cut my stock to. For today's project I cut my stock to .03"-.06" on all sides using a quality steel rule and my twice rebuilt harbor freight horizontal bandsaw. Looking forward to cutting my @noxmetals 7075 plate with my new t-slot clamps.
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Remember, we are all standing on the shoulders of giants. Everything we have was pioneered by men better than us. Are you going to create something that outlives you?
Create something the next generation can stand on.
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@JackIsLearning it lovely chat today. You asked me today what tolerance I cut my stock to. For today's project I cut my stock to .03"-.06" on all sides using a quality steel rule and my twice rebuilt harbor freight horizontal bandsaw. Looking forward to cutting my @noxmetals 7075 plate with my new t-slot clamps.
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My neice got a 3d printer. Anyone know a good way to get figurine files to print?
Are you trying to hold a .001" profile? You need to manage tool deflection.
A spring pass runs the same toolpath a second time,ideally cutting nothing, but you can still hear how much material was left from deflection on the first pass. That same deflection will also put a taper on the part.
If you’re using a face mill, run an indicator across the surface after the cut and you’ll usually find it isn’t flat; .003" of variation is common. Drop the face mill another .001", it skims the peaks and leaves the valleys, and you can walk the part into a flat surface that way.
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$6,061 METALS GIVEAWAY AT @noxmetals
I am giving away $6,061 in free credits to Nox Metals Instant Quote. Here's how to enter:
1. Like this post
2. Comment your favorite machining story
3. Create/or have an account on the nox website
We will pick someone with the best comment!
Then a bonus $500 credit for someone random. Also a bonus $500 for the next order starting now.
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Haas has a crazy sale going on right now. I can buy a VF-2 cheaper than I bought my minimill for and with more features.
I interviewed a college-trained "machinist" who said he knew GD&T and could program in Fusion 360.
• Pointed to a flatness callout on a print — he had no idea what the symbol meant.
• Asked him to locate true position — he didn’t know what it was.
• Told him he could use AI to find it — he said he doesn’t use AI.
• Had him program a simple cube from raw stock — didn’t know speeds/feeds and left zero stock for vise holding.
Would you hire him?
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I found some limited edition ramen. This might be the best ramen I have ever had. Do my Japanese friends approve?
Small part efficiency. 14 parts per button press is cheaper than loading 14 separate parts.
