Re: [Emc-users] GO704's fat spindle is being a problem child.

2015-09-21 Thread Gene Heskett
On Monday 21 September 2015 11:08:50 andy pugh wrote: > On 21 September 2015 at 15:45, Gene Heskett wrote: > > Is there a quick & dirty but adequate way to extend the 2 most > > common carbide bit sizes in my collection in order to gain clearance > > between the workpiece and

Re: [Emc-users] GO704's fat spindle is being a problem child.

2015-09-21 Thread Gene Heskett
On Monday 21 September 2015 11:19:46 Cristian Bontas wrote: > Hello > > Have a look here for the sizes of the ER nuts (there are several > versions). > > http://www.aliexpress.com/store/product/ER-chuck-nut-ER-collet-nut-ER- >nut-ER11-50-type-A-M-UM/506241_528850800.html Nice link Cristian,

Re: [Emc-users] GO704's fat spindle is being a problem child.

2015-09-21 Thread Gene Heskett
On Monday 21 September 2015 10:45:52 Gene Heskett wrote: > Greetings everybody; > > Thinking in electronic ink here... > > Is there a quick & dirty but adequate way to extend the 2 most common > carbide bit sizes in my collection in order to gain clearance between > the workpiece and its holding

Re: [Emc-users] GO704's fat spindle is being a problem child.

2015-09-21 Thread Gene Heskett
On Monday 21 September 2015 10:57:04 Jim Craig wrote: > On 9/21/2015 9:45 AM, Gene Heskett wrote: > > Greetings everybody; > > > > Thinking in electronic ink here... > > > > Is there a quick & dirty but adequate way to extend the 2 most > > common carbide bit sizes in my collection in order to

Re: [Emc-users] GO704's fat spindle is being a problem child.

2015-09-21 Thread Gene Heskett
On Monday 21 September 2015 11:02:40 Rick Lair wrote: > All I have to say is, is that I hope like hell that I have half the > amount of ambition that you have Gene, 48 years from now, when I am > your age. > > > Rick That makes you 32, Rick. Too late for a back of ear drying towel & still too

[Emc-users] GO704's fat spindle is being a problem child.

2015-09-21 Thread Gene Heskett
Greetings everybody; Thinking in electronic ink here... Is there a quick & dirty but adequate way to extend the 2 most common carbide bit sizes in my collection in order to gain clearance between the workpiece and its holding jigs? Something like an ER8 that I can plug into an R8 maybe? What

[Emc-users] GO704's fat spindle is being a problem child.

2015-09-21 Thread Cristian Bontas
Hello Have a look here for the sizes of the ER nuts (there are several versions). http://www.aliexpress.com/store/product/ER-chuck-nut-ER-collet-nut-ER-nut-ER11-50-type-A-M-UM/506241_528850800.html For ER 20 (the smallest that can take a 1/2'' tool shank), the minimum diameter would be 28 mm,

Re: [Emc-users] GO704's fat spindle is being a problem child.

2015-09-21 Thread Rick Lair
All I have to say is, is that I hope like hell that I have half the amount of ambition that you have Gene, 48 years from now, when I am your age. Rick On 9/21/2015 10:57 AM, Jim Craig wrote: > On 9/21/2015 9:45 AM, Gene Heskett wrote: >> Greetings everybody; >> >> Thinking in electronic

Re: [Emc-users] GO704's fat spindle is being a problem child.

2015-09-21 Thread andy pugh
On 21 September 2015 at 15:45, Gene Heskett wrote: > Is there a quick & dirty but adequate way to extend the 2 most common > carbide bit sizes in my collection in order to gain clearance between > the workpiece and its holding jigs? Does this link work?

Re: [Emc-users] GO704's fat spindle is being a problem child.

2015-09-21 Thread Jim Craig
On 9/21/2015 9:45 AM, Gene Heskett wrote: > Greetings everybody; > > Thinking in electronic ink here... > > Is there a quick & dirty but adequate way to extend the 2 most common > carbide bit sizes in my collection in order to gain clearance between > the workpiece and its holding jigs? Something