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Another opinion question.. anyone have much experience with these? They worth using? Many are billed as not being as susceptible to chatter as fixed-helix milling cutters. Has that generally been...

This may be an interesting opinion question.

At a previous job we used to cut extensive amounts of aluminum and plastics.. Using carbide finishing end mills on a 7500rpm machine (1) we often ran...

I'm interested in doing some tapping on an older Fadal VMC ('87). It has the original, 10000rpm spindle (not vector drive), but has been upgraded to a -5 control.

If I were to get a tension tap...

There's nothing inherently "wrong" with Fadals, in my opinion. Like any piece of machinery, or even if you think of it like buying a car, it's all about application. Everything has its place. Is it...

88HS is just fine as far as controllers go. You might want to consider some other variables if you intend on buying a machining center though... other than weight and the controller.

Currently working on a 1987 Fadal VMC40 ("2216") with a CNC88 control. I'm used to working on a late 90's 3016L with the 88HS.

On this VMC40, there's a Cold Start location tag on the X-axis, but...

Not sure what you mean by "material is 0.060" if you have a "1.200 height."

What are your stock dimensions, and final part dimensions?

Any particular reason it needs to be 1" diameter for profiling, if the sheet is only 0.060 - 0.250?

What kind of plastic is it? I worked a fair amount with polycarbonate and ULTEM1000 pieces that...

How precise do you need your measurement to be? Within 0.001-0.002"? Within Around 0.0005"? 0.0001-0.0002" ?