Finally got around to making a case and tray for my L15 & ER25 collets.

These came with an #Emcomat 7 combination #Lathe & #MillingMachine I was given.
The machine and tooling belonged to the manager of the New Product Design Office where I worked back in the early 1980s.
I hope he'd be glad to see that I took good care.
There's something special about a man's tools. Something of their spirit stays with them.

#Engineering #Workshop #Restoration

I'm in a fun rabbit hole. I decided to use my #mill as a #lathe. I didn't have #tooling so I ground my own from a drill bit. I didn't have a tool holder so I made that too. I wanted to turn a 1 inch cylinder but don't have anything to hold something that big. So I drilled a hole and press fit a 3/8 inch rod into it and mounted in a #collet.

I'll post steps, photos, video, rationale someday. "Doing it the hard way, on purpose."

#machining #millingmachine #metalwork #bootstrapping #macgyver

🛠 Meet our team member – the portal CNC milling machine. It's the powerhouse behind prototyping Kampela casings, crafting dev kits, and molding tooling.
Also CNC systems ensure a high level of part reproducibility, critical for the production of mass products or components.

#polkadot #dot #blockchain #tech #millingmachine #cnc

PicoDro BT via Bluetooth SPP with the Raspberry Pi Pico W

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If you want to add Bluetooth Classic SPP to your Raspberry Pi Pico W projects, please check out this blog. I released an example project that you can use.

https://www.mrgreensworkshop.com/posts/2023-02-16-raspberry-pi-pico-w-bluetooth-classic-spp

#DIY #digitalreadout #dro #raspberrypipico #rp2040 #microcontroller #raspberrypipicoprojects #embedded #opensource #linearscale #glassscale #millingmachine #microcontroller #milling

Upgrade A 3D Printed CNC Milling Machine By Using It

One of the original ideas behind the RepRap project was for the machines to create their own upgrades. That philosophy is shining brightly in [Ivan Miranda] CNC milling machine project, which has been used to upgrade its aluminum and 3D printed frame components to steel.

For precision machining on hard metal, machine rigidity is of utmost importance. [Ivan]'s original CNC mill made extensive use of lightweight aluminum extrusions with 3D printed fittings. The machine worked, but the lack of rigidity was visible in the surface quality of the machine parts. The latest upgrade included a completely new frame from welded steel tubing and heavy aluminum mounting plates. The original machine was used to slowly machine slots in the steel tubes to retain the adjustability of the Z-axis. Some of the 3D printed motor mounts remained, so in the second video after the break [Ivan] used the newly upgraded machine to mill some aluminum replacements.

While this machine might not be perfect, we have to respect [Ivan]'s willingness to toss himself in at the deep end and show all failures and lessons learned the hard way. This project was clearly used as an opportunity to improve his welding and machining skills. His fabrication skills have come a long way from mainly 3D printed projects like the giant tracked tank and screw tank.

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