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Yes, but some collets you will find put a death grip on the bit and you will hurt yourself getting them out. The Spellman R400 bushings work great and let go when you want them to. They have...

Does anybody know where I could find a 1/8" shank, 1/4" dia. ball bearing flush trim bit for a Dremel tool?

If you want to go with a vacuum hold down, I agree that the carbon vane type oiless pump is the way to go. I bought a Gast pump almost 20 years ago from American Science and Surplus to use for a...

I have not seen any "automatic" raster-vector conversion software yet that can do a better job than a moderately skilled person tracing manually with inexpensive CAD software like TurboCad. Some do...

turbosquid.com (And you don't have to apologize for making a model of a gun. Nothing wrong with guns. Just tools, like a ShopBot. ;-)

If you don't want to paint, how about powder coating?

A friend is having trouble with an intermittent Z zero. Seems totally random. Sometimes everything works fine. Sometimes you can touch the plate to the bit, (before running the routine to check...

"Most everything this company does, they have just enough time to do it twice, but never enough time to do it RIGHT!"

All of us who have "outside" (non-Shopbot) full time jobs work for this...

Dana,

Thanks for the quick reply. This is a one-off project; I am making a pair of front wheel hubs for a recumbent trike. Thanks for the heads up on lung protection. I plan to put a sheet of...

I'm cutting a block of G10 1.2" thick. I need a recommendation for a 1/4" end mill that will hold up to this stuff. Also need suggested speeds and feeds. TIA

And you can get a 1/2" / 3mm collet here:
http://www.rlspellmanmfg.com/bushings_sizes.html

I have tried them, and these split bushings work extremely well.
R.L. Spellman Manufacturing ...

John,
This happened to me, but it wanted to install MS Front Page (which I had installed once but had removed some time ago). It drove me crazy until I finally just decided to go ahead and install...

Thanks Brady. Yes Bob, you understand correctly. And I understand what you are saying, but I think shifting the spoil board has less potential problems.

I was working on a friends Buddy last night and had problems with the X proximity switch tripping at about 23.75". At that point the rack is out of travel, save for a tooth or two. In the negative...

Rudy,
So this is going to be cast in a foundry? Seems like you are holding your pattern in your hands already, why replicate it with the 'bot? Maybe I am missing something.

Rudy,

Just because one method can be used, doesn't mean it is the best choice for reproduction of the item. How big is this emblem? What is the quantity needed? What is the application...

Wayne,

I would suggest that you start by contacting SCORE:
http://www.score.org/index.html
You can have an idea for the best product in the world, but if you don't have a plan, your business...

Jack,

It was working earlier, it appears to be down at the moment. I would try again later.

Jack, I don't know where you're at, but there may be an organization in your state that promotes solar energy. We have one in Kentucky, the Kentucky Solar Partnership. http://www.kysolar.org/ I...

You might also want to give each bit a number (on the board) or some way to identify it, and keep a corresponding notebook (paper or electronic) that lists details like where you got the bit, stock#,...

TurboCad made a free version (2D only) called LE (Learning Edition). You should still be able to find it using Google. If not, email me and I will send it to you.

Rhino http://www.rhino3d.com/

Did Spellman not have them?

Jerry and Frank; thanks for your suggestions. I believe that with one simple modification, the carpenter pencil sharpener will be just the ticket. Thanks again!

Does anybody have a source for an inexpensive cutter for tapering the ends of wood dowels (like a large pencil sharpener)? Dowels are 9/16" dia.