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Well, we just made 5 rotor measurement micrometers, the most we’ve seen in a batch thus far. Figured I’d share since they were interesting to modify and calibrate. Here’s some pictures of them before we make a box and ship ’em out. They’re always a nice looking tool.
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So, I wrote a program, out of some necessity for speed to allow the rough facing of the side of a bar of round stock. Often times people will use a standard facing cycle to mill the side of a big bar of round stock but there’s a ton of wasted time and air cuts. […]
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Over the years I’ve designed a whole range of different comparators for various purposes and with various external constraints. I just finished my hopefully final one, blending every version from the one before it and having learned lessons on what works and what doesn’t. It seems like a simple thing, and it is, but even […]
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So, we have these pieces that need a certain texture placed on them. Well, less a texture and more a 3D scanned surface of some sort of machine block or something. I’m not entirely sure of the application. All I know is that it requires a very fine surface to be milled so that it […]
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Wrote a quick spline cutting routine for cutting splines for the side. Supports starting at a given tooth, roughing depth, taper adjustment and finish depths. Can come from -/+Y and go any direction on X. Nothing too spectacular but I leave it here for fun.
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Back in 2018 I designed a type of comparator (and setting master) for compressor valve grooves. Just finished another batch of 10 of them, it went well. Nowadays we wrap the master in paper along with oil in order to prevent rusting. Sending them to the southern states made them rust a fair amount. Just […]
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So, I wanted to try my hand at making a communication device between a standalone device and the CNC, something I wanted. I achieved that. I wanted it made out of the most common parts an average person can easily buy off Aliexpress. You can buy one for like 200 bucks but it was fun […]
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So, I have that Python source code on the side of my site there for calculating gage block buildups. I figured it was time to turn it into a JS program so that people can just access it from the web. Not super complicated but useful nonetheless. http://smackaay.com/files/gbcalc/gbcalc.html Features as follows: Anyways, hope somebody out […]
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Here is a chart for RTJ ring groove facings. It’s very specific to my own use case but maybe somebody else will find it useful. I guarantee nothing, if you use it, it’s at your own risk. Bottom width is the size at the bottom of the groove, Largest Ball is the largest ball that […]
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So, I was measuring a plate on our Mitutoyo CMM yesterday and I figured it’d be a good test to see how videos embed on WordPress these days. When I started this site the first time, you could not embed videos very easily and you had to embed with either YouTube or whatever other video […]
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Just finished a new die/punch housing for use on an old press. Works well and allows you to index at different distances. The initial drawing was kind of wrong when I drew it but I just shifted it a bit to work given the machine.
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A collection of odds and ends
