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etc1006 01.24.2011 10:40 PM

Damn, the shit i could make with that.....

rawfuls 01.24.2011 11:09 PM

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Originally Posted by etc1006 (Post 395201)
Damn, the shit i could make with that.....

Oh jeez, if Linc or Harold had one at their disposable...

Is it possible to file a patent on a human being?
I don't want any "statues" of myself in Lincs or Harolds...proximity.
:whistle:

:rofl:

_paralyzed_ 01.25.2011 11:15 AM

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Originally Posted by rawfuls (Post 395205)
Oh jeez, if Linc or Harold had one at their disposable...

Is it possible to file a patent on a human being?
I don't want any "statues" of myself in Lincs or Harolds...proximity.
:whistle:

:rofl:

picture of you on a pillow/mattress/cucumber/roadkill..... it all ends the same

slimthelineman 01.25.2011 11:36 AM

Sweet setup man! Good luck with your business as well. Cnc is a blast to use. Like watching a movie for me but at the end you get a shiny part.

jzemaxx 01.25.2011 03:37 PM

Very nice....Haas is great. I have several of them in our facility....never a problem. VF3, SL20's...etc. What software did you end up with??

Bondonutz 01.25.2011 04:32 PM

Wow, Soooooooo Jealous but happy for you also.

Look forward to seeing what you will be making.

anthony213 01.30.2011 10:34 PM

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i just moved two cnc's last week for abuddy of mine who owns a motorcycle shop and makes harley cylinders and heads or speacialty parts for his drag bikes , it took 2 8000 lbs forklifts and a 25,000 lbs flatbed trailer to move them badboys ! one of'em is just under 10,000 lbs and the other is just over 12,000 lbs !:yes:

reno911 01.30.2011 10:48 PM

Cool new toy... I mean tool, yep definitely tool. J/K.
So I am not too knowledgeable of these things but what is the limit of what materials something like that can mill?

Steel, aluminum, wood, plastic, concrete, etc???

Just curious!

Cody.McP 01.31.2011 05:09 AM

Thanks for all the kind words guys, it's all hooked up to power now, just need to set up the rest of my shop and get the technician in here to do the initial set up/inspection and this thing will be running! :party:

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Originally Posted by jzemaxx (Post 395279)
Very nice....Haas is great. I have several of them in our facility....never a problem. VF3, SL20's...etc. What software did you end up with??

Still deciding on software, I run Solidworks for design but I'm looking at Onecnc, Gibbscam, and then Visualmill for Solidworks at the lower end of the spectrum. Probably going to go with Visualmill just for cost unless I can get a used seat of Onecnc.

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Originally Posted by reno911 (Post 395953)
Cool new toy... I mean tool, yep definitely tool. J/K.
So I am not too knowledgeable of these things but what is the limit of what materials something like that can mill?

Steel, aluminum, wood, plastic, concrete, etc???

Just curious!

It can mill mostly anything really, just limited by the spindle power and the rigidity of the machine. At 4400 lbs, this thing is a lightweight but should still be able to handle pretty much any steel with decent success. And I'm not sure why you need to machine concrete, but I'm sure it could do that just fine. :yes:

reno911 01.31.2011 01:13 PM

Like I said, just curious, always wondered what the limits were.

Pretty cool though!

hemiblas 01.31.2011 06:15 PM

I've got a couple chunks of concrete in my backyard. Could you mill them into some beautiful birds for me? Or how about some emaxx parts? JK. Very nice though. Good luck with your business venture.

DrKnow65 02.27.2011 06:48 PM

We need an update Cody :yes:
Have you built anything with it yet?
Anything RC related?


P.S. I just ordered a 4 axis benchtop with my tax returns... not nearly as large and capable as your HAAS, but should make me some nice parts and work for a few projects I'm working on.

Cody.McP 02.27.2011 10:02 PM

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Originally Posted by DrKnow65 (Post 399402)
We need an update Cody :yes:
Have you built anything with it yet?
Anything RC related?


P.S. I just ordered a 4 axis benchtop with my tax returns... not nearly as large and capable as your HAAS, but should make me some nice parts and work for a few projects I'm working on.

I've just been slowly setting up shop, mostly just waiting on some tooling to come in and for the technician to do the start up, but it should be up and running soon, probably a couple weeks, but little delays seem to pop up every week, lol. I'll let you guys know when I have it up and running.

What mill did you end up getting, a Taig? Or maybe Sherline?

aqwut 02.28.2011 12:47 AM

That's awesome dude!!...

DrKnow65 02.28.2011 01:01 AM

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Originally Posted by Cody.McP (Post 399420)
I've just been slowly setting up shop, mostly just waiting on some tooling to come in and for the technician to do the start up, but it should be up and running soon, probably a couple weeks, but little delays seem to pop up every week, lol. I'll let you guys know when I have it up and running.

What mill did you end up getting, a Taig? Or maybe Sherline?

I got the townlabs 4 axis with the brushless motor, R8 spindle, zero backlash servo's, and the 4 jaw chuck/ tail stock combo. Just less than $4K shipped. Should see it in about a 2 weeks. All steel and iron, no aluminum.
http://www.townlabs.com/Files/CNC%20Machines.html

Going to try to build a mini lathe attachment with it LOL. I've always heard it said that you can build a lathe from a mill :intello:


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