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Congratulations! My school has a Haas MiniMill that I trained on after our Tormach, and the difference was quite noticeable. I found the learning curve to be quite gentle and the machine very impressive. I haven't been able to work with it since February and am a bit jealous of you!

I look forward to seeing what new items you will make.
 
Did I miss what the "big Thing" was? I've purchased (& love) the fly away rail guides. But what did you make?

Bought a CNC machining center to start making aluminum/SS Parts for 2021. No particular product announcements yet, but I have a very long list of things in development which I just couldn't print out of plastic :)
 
Haha,

A nosecone that has a spool of very thin, very strong string / line. So, you can record your altitude as well as easily locate it! (No need for messy electronics, programming, paring with Bluetooth, etc..)

You tie one end of this string to the launch pad, then fire off said rocket as per normal procedures. As it ascends, the string is payed out. You then just fish along the string to locate your downed rocket, and the length payed out determines it's altitude..

Note: can also be used to dislodge said rocket from those evil trees!

🤣😂😁

I had a theory of using something like this to get a perfect TARC altitude score every time. Then I realized that the time stops when any part of the rocket touches the ground, so the time score would be awful. 😐
 
Tooling is starting to arrive... The shell mill weighs more than the entire spindle did on my Shapeoko 3
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You get the WIPS system with it? The Mini Mills are great little machines, I think you're going to love it. Just be careful taking aggressive cuts with those shell mills, (assuming you went with the stock 6K spindle) 7.5hp sounds like a lot until it's not. 😅



If you're looking for some Mini Mill setup inspiration Adam Demuth seems to have figured out how to get the most out of a garage shop.
 
Oof, I hope you've enough ceiling space for your Z axis travel, or you'll be cutting a recessed ceiling around the spindle! :)

Already placed between rafters, gonna make the hole tomorrow :)

You get the WIPS system with it? The Mini Mills are great little machines, I think you're going to love it. Just be careful taking aggressive cuts with those shell mills, (assuming you went with the stock 6K spindle) 7.5hp sounds like a lot until it's not. 😅

If you're looking for some Mini Mill setup inspiration Adam Demuth seems to have figured out how to get the most out of a garage shop.

Yep, got the probe, auger, HSM, rigid tap, high flow coolant, and standard 6k spindle. I don't plan to push it super hard, I mostly need the high process reliability so it can run lights out. I'm going to load quick change pallets up ~3x a day, hit cycle start, and go do other things. I only plan to run the machine before work, before dinner, and before bed, which is how I run my printers.

I've actually messaged Adam a few times about air compressors! His shop is incredibly dense.
 
Clearance hole might need some RGB LEDs when its all finished.

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