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Out of curiosity, what kind of paint did go with for the repaint?

I have the ShuttleRU STM32 that was linked to. It's a solid pendant. Andrey was actually very easy to deal with. I didn't find the language barrier to be a big deal. My only gripe about the...

I was just in the process of redesigning my y-axis ballnut mount to do exactly what you did. I want the oil port to point straight up. Please keep us informed if you have any clearance issues.
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Nice to see things are progressing for you guys. I'm hoping to pick up a manual mill from you guys sometime in the next year, so I'm really hoping business continues smoothly for you. Forgive me if...

jid2 owns one of their 10 gallon Ultra Quiet compressors. He mentions it in his PM45 thread: ...

That is a beautiful piece of work you have. Kudos.

+1 on those questions

My linearmotion ballnuts use M6 as well. I bought 10 Push in to Connect One Touch Elbow Fittings 3 16 M6 | eBay with the intentions of using them, but I'm not sure I'm going to have enough clearance...

You should be able to knock the balls out of the zerk fittings with a small pin punch. I did that with the zerk fittings that came with my Linearmotion ballnuts. Out of curiosity, do you know what...

+1 That's where I got mine.

Thanks for the clarification WOT. Much appreciated.

Ok, so the ACT ones he doesn't seem to list on ebay and you need to contact him directly it sounds like. What are people asking for when they contact him? Straight Shank, ATC compatible collet...

Forgive me guys, I just want to verify something because I'm a little confused. Is Yusing-Tools now offering collet chucks with the an ATC groove or is it the Darkon holders that people are...

I know when I used hoss's plans for the treadmill motor, I had to cut down the shaft on my treadmill motor to get it to fit the side plates in the plans. Otherwise I think .75" sounds right for how...

I have a side note to anyone that became interested in Vandal Switches after seeing them here in Ryan's thread. Back when I was into PC Modding, these were really popular with modding crowd and...

Someone (I think Hoss) talked about enlarging the slits in their nut so that the screws would get more clamping action. Sounds like it may be the ticket for your problem. Wish I could find where I...

That sound is really annoying, I sympathize. I believe Hoss made a printed spacer for that. If you have a 3D printer, I think there's an .stl file for it in his thread.

Thanks guys for your responses.

691175002: I suspect you are right about it not returning to 0,0 even though it believes it has. On one of the pulleys I did re-indicate the center hole after...

Hey guys, was hoping some of the experienced people could help me with some problems I'm having trying bore pulleys for my belt drive conversion. I have 4 - XL Timing Pulleys I purchased from...

Thanks for the clarification Ray. I wasn't sure if they were actually made here or not. Seems like very little is anymore, so I wouldn't have bee surprised if they were having them built overseas. ...

I too have been pendant shopping lately. I've been trying to decide between the iMach P4-S and the STM32. I like the idea of having a DRO on the Pendant, so that's why I've narrowed it down to...

I can't say what those guys paid, but in early November Andrey quoted me $255 with $15 shipping to the US for the STM32(his current top end pendant).

Sounds like Pete's method would be the way to go, but if for some reason you aren't able to make that happen, you can cut the race off with a dremel and a cutting wheel. Ask me how I know. Like you...

That's my thoughts as well. This one is a learning experience. Perhaps someday I'll build a better one with what I've learned from this one.

On a side note, I love watching build threads in...

I made this mistake, but not badly, on my G0704 enclosure. I centered my machine and "tried" to allow for motor clearance, but I built the enclosure long before my conversion. Therefore I estimated...

A lot of people build their enclosures with door opening's around that size and it seems to work for them. I knew I wanted the entire front to open for ease of access. I'm glad I went that route as...

Yeah, I either found out about them on Hoss's site or in gd.marsh's thread. There's also a version that has an extendable ratcheting lever to make leveling a little easier than the thumbwheels. ...

I'm using these leveling casters:
3P80F 3 Inch, Heavy Duty Capacity Leveling Casters

When I got them, I was completely blown away at just how substantial they are. Way overkill for my setup. If...

I tried making a part with coolant for the first time today, it was an unmitigated disaster. This day in general has been a disaster of epic proportions for me and machining. Several stupid...

Thanks Ray, that's been driving me crazy for about a week and a half. I imagine it will put Chris's mind at ease as well. Since it fell out, I assumed it should just slide right back in, but I had...

The copper colored strip came from the ruler/scale/whatever you call it for the quill readout. I noticed mine fell out when I slid the ruler/scale out to remove the quill/spindle for the bearing...