kevinj308

I've got one if you want to pm me an email addy. I used the .igs file from cncguns.com and converted it with HeeksCad. That's about all I can get Heeks to do lol. I've never used it so I can't speak to how well it transferred. Looks good in MeshCam though.

Do some searching on BE, can't imagine that not getting you pretty close. Take care Kevin

We have a Dropcam. It's hidef enough that you can actually recognize people from about 6ft away. We just have one pointed at our front door, but its already caught a couple nefarious things. Pet sitter not doing their job, someone stealing our mail. We're really happy with it. Kevin

Beautiful!!!!!!!!!!!! Nice work!

Never had a problem like that. Get priority boxes with brass and lead all taped up.

The vacuum truck usually also runs the jet sled you send up the line. Probably had a plugged main. Glad it didn't make it up into the house!!!!!

I'm not a plumber by any means, but I work for a large county sanitation district. I'm not sure what flushing sewers means. We do clean lines by dragging a bag through them with a large winch. And also by running a water powered sled up the line and then pulling it back while it sprays down the inside of the line. If there was a blockage and the line was filled up it might start to backfill into the residentiall lines. If the county was out there clearing a blockage and suddenly the lines drained, then I could see that. If that's what happened you were pretty close to getting the main line backed up into your house. That's a bummer when it happens. Usually starts coming out of the manhole's before it makes it into a house though. Take care, Kevin

As far as the Z on a G0704 goes, you can flilp the head around and gain some. No other change is required. You'll get about 18.5 inches of spindle to table clearance. I did this on my still manual 0704 and couldn't be happier with it. Take care, Kevin

Would that make it Texas Tranny? Just asking lmao!

http://www.psychologytoday.com/articles/201312/meet-the-super-taskers This is a really good article on multi tasking, kinda long though. I certainly cannot multi task, not at all.

Read this and make me think of this thread. http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/confessions-techie/201403/why-we-rush

Great advice, applies to every conscious moment Thanks!

You just need to remove the double action sear. It meets all the size requirements for a single action only revolver that would be exempt from the DOJ roster under current law. Your FFL should allow you to do it on the shop counter. If not head over to Calguns and find a a hip FFL. Similar transaction to a single shot exemption for the semi's. Take care Kevin

This is one of the coolest threads since StraightupOG's mill. And that cost me $2k. Awesome job dude, just awesome. Kevin

I've got to go check my lot numbers, but if I've got some of the recalled ammo my plan is to weigh them on my reloading scale. They're just to hard to come by not to do a little troubleshooting. I've got more time than rimfire ammo right now Take care Kevin

Nice job!!!!! and thank you for the awesome write up Definitley adding that to my project list.

For anybody out there reading this most awesome thread and considering jumping into cnc here's the beginning of what will be a series of blog articles by Bob Warfield on bench top cnc mills. Cnccookbook is a pretty cool resource anyway for anybody looking at or already into this. Particularly the g-code tutorial! http://blog.cnccookbook.com/2014/01/08/ultimate-benchtop-cnc-mini-mill-part-1-the-donor-mill/ Kevin

This is something Brian has posted, and it's always solved any priming issues I've had. Particularly pay attention to the 4th and last bullet points. The operating rod must be straight in line with the primer magazine tube. The bracket that holds the rod needs to be touching or almost touching the press, the lower it is the farther out the end of the rod can push the primer slide. I've had the rod bracket loosen up occasionally and get twisted on the primer magazine or pushed up slightly. Both things shorten the effective throw of the rod and the travle of the slide. 550 primer tune up 550 Priming Assembly Adjustment Notes: Thoroughly polish frame, wherever priming slide touches it, with green Scotch Brite. (Approx. every 3000 rounds) Wipe off Primer Slide with solvent or alcohol. Leave it all dry. At rest primer slide adjustment: Set so that one primer, dropped down the tube, goes all the way into the Primer Seating Cup, 10 times in a row. Angle of Primer Slide Operating Rod (13869) - Release rod from rollers and swivel it 180º so it's pointing straight up - it should be parallel with the Primer Housing Shield, or maybe outward "a little"; it should not be "inward" at all. Be sure both screws (14530) that tighten Roller Bracket Shell Platform (14280) from bottom (to the Shellplate Platform) are tight! Make sure Priming Seating Punch Assembly is fully bottomed out before tightening screw (13996): Measured from bottom of Primer Slide (13920) to top of seated Primer Seating Cup (13284/5), dimension should be between 2.125 - 2.220 inches. Be sure Priming Operating Rod Bracket (13887) is adjusted so it's within a few thousands of an inch from the top of frame/Toplhead.

For what its worth dskinsler grizzly just came out with a g0704 with dro. Pretty cool package if cnc isn't in the near future. http://www.grizzly.com/products/Mill-Drill-with-Stand-and-DRO/G0759

Congratulations on the pm45!!!!! Lots of mill envy here too. Kevin

That looks awesome!!!!!! Hope the surgery goes well!

Lots and lots of youtube. Whatever your project is at the moment almost certainly some one has done it on video. Start with projects that don't cost too much when you have to throw them out due to inexperience(that's how it went for me anyway, and still does sometimes). You're gonna have alot of fun ETA oh yeah get on some forums for machining. CNCzone, practicalmachinist,etc... Lots of awesome info and stickies out there. Take care Kevin

Put in a back order with those that still take them, MidSouth and Bruno's for a couple. But no I'm not finding any of my preferred powders locally or otherwise. Kevin

Thanks!