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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

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.

_paralyzed_ · 01.25.2011, 11:15 AM

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Originally Posted by rawfuls

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.

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.

**411 -** 01.30.2011, 10:34 PM

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 !

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!

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!

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Originally Posted by jzemaxx

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

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.

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

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.

02.27.2011, 10:02 PM

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Originally Posted by DrKnow65

We need an update Cody

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

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