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Cutting Steel Gears with Homemade EDM

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Cutting Steel Gears With Homemade EDM

Electrostatic discharge machining (EDM) may be slower than alternatives like laser cutting, water jets, or a milling machine, but for some applications there’s no alternative: it can cut through an…

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136d ago
Cutting Steel Gears with Homemade EDM https://hackaday.com/2026/05/05/cutting-steel-gears-with-homemade-edm/
#Cnchacks #ToolHacks #Dielectric #EDM #Electrostaticdischarge #Tension #WireEDM
Cutting Steel Gears With Homemade EDM

Electrostatic discharge machining (EDM) may be slower than alternatives like laser cutting, water jets, or a milling machine, but for some applications there’s no alternative: it can cut through an…

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13Apr 2
The Threadless Ball Screw Never Took Off, But Don’t Write It Off https://hackaday.com/2026/04/02/the-threadless-ball-screw-never-took-off-but-dont-write-it-off/
#Cnchacks #Hardware #Acmescrew #Ballscrew #Threadlessballscrew
The Threadless Ball Screw Never Took Off, But Don’t Write It Off

If you’ve never heard of the threadless ball screw, which was invented over sixty years ago, [Angus] of Maker’s Muse has a video demonstrating the whole thing, covering its history and …

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Hackaday [Unofficial]Apr 2

The Threadless Ball Screw Never Took Off, But Don’t Write It Off

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://hackaday.com/2026/04/02/the-threadless-ball-screw-never-took-off-but-dont-write-it-off/

13Jan 17
The Journey of Finding the Right Press Brake https://hackaday.com/2026/01/17/the-journey-of-finding-the-right-press-brake/
#Cnchacks #ToolHacks #Pressbrake #Sheetmetalwork
The Journey Of Finding The Right Press Brake

Press brakes are invaluable tools when working with sheet metal, but along with their almost infinite versatility comes a dizzying number of press brake types. After starting with an old-school, pu…

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GeekProjects NewsAug 14, 2024
Laser Cutters: Where’s the Point? https://hackaday.com/2024/08/14/laser-cutters-wheres-the-point/ #laserengraver #lasercutter #cnchacks #Featured #Skills
Laser Cutters: Where’s The Point?

It is funny how when you first start doing something, you have so many misconceptions that you have to discard. When you look back on it, it always seems like you should have known better. That was…

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GeekProjects NewsAug 11, 2024
Proxxon CNC Conversion Makes a Small Mill a Bit Bigger https://hackaday.com/2024/08/10/proxxon-cnc-conversion-makes-a-small-mill-a-bit-bigger/ #cnchacks #proxxon #MF70 #mill #cnc
Proxxon CNC Conversion Makes A Small Mill A Bit Bigger

The Proxxon MF70 mini-mill is a cheap and cheerful, but decently made little desktop mill. As such, it’s been the target of innumerable CNC-ification projects, including an official kit from the ma…

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GeekProjects NewsJul 24, 2024
Workholding Options for the Beginner CNC Operator https://hackaday.com/2024/07/23/workholding-options-for-the-beginner-cnc-operator/ #CuttingandMachining #cncworkpiececlamp #cyanoacrylate #workholding #workfixing #superglue #cnchacks #adhesive #cncclamp #toeclamp #masking #clamp #glue #tape #cnc
Workholding Options For The Beginner CNC Operator

Designing a file to cut on a CNC is only part of the process. You also have to keep it in place while the machine does its work. [Garrett Fromme] walks us through five different work holding techni…

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GeekProjects NewsJan 23, 2024
Autofeeding CNC Lathe Cranks Out Parts All By Itself https://hackaday.com/2024/01/23/autofeeding-cnc-lathe-cranks-out-parts-all-by-itself/ #automation #industrial #Pneumatics #cnchacks #spindle #wood #cnc
Autofeeding CNC Lathe Cranks Out Parts All By Itself

The trouble with building a business around selling low-margin widgets is that you have to find a way to make a lot of them to make it worth your while. And if the widget in question is labor-inten…

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GeekProjects NewsDec 23, 2023
Mega-CNC Router Carves Styrofoam Into a Full-Size Flying Delorean https://hackaday.com/2023/12/23/mega-cnc-router-carves-styrofoam-into-a-full-size-flying-delorean/ #expandedpolystyrenefoam #Industrialrobot #dronehacks #quadcopter #styrofoam #cnchacks #DeLorean #router #abb #cnc #EPS
Mega-CNC Router Carves Styrofoam Into A Full-Size Flying Delorean

When you own an enormous CNC router, you’ve got to find projects that justify it. So why not shoot for the sky — literally — and build the 1980s-est possible thing: a full-scale f…

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