On 3 February 2017 at 13:25, TJoseph Powderly <tjt...@gmail.com> wrote: > until > i read the price... 62Euro!?
Stolen from someone else's web site: "A terrifying ordeal Much as one might try (and I did!), it is virtually impossible to cut a thread in Ti using a tap. This led to several problems with the M2X0.4 bolt threads in the rods. I don’t have a an M2X0.4 threadmill, there hasn’t been one on EBay in over 2 years, they cost about 130 quid new, the shank is so bloody thin it looks like it would break as soon as it touched anything and .... the FP2 won’t do helical interpolation in the Y axis / horizontal spindle. I had to bite the bullet and order a threadmill from Isacr in the end. I then had to sit down and write a section in the post processor to take care if the helical interpolation in different tool planes. To see that tiny cutter disappearing up a 1.6mm hole for the first time was indeed a terrifying ordeal!" -- atp "A motorcycle is a bicycle with a pandemonium attachment and is designed for the especial use of mechanical geniuses, daredevils and lunatics." — George Fitch, Atlanta Constitution Newspaper, 1916 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Check out the vibrant tech community on one of the world's most engaging tech sites, SlashDot.org! http://sdm.link/slashdot _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
