One thing I think can be really helpful, with not only your vids but a personal feeling of productivity/professionalism, is putting some nice white paint on all that ply/OSB sheet you've got all over the shop. It'll look better on camera, and might subconciously make you feel better too. I know it helped me out when I did that in my shop lol.
I 100% agree. It hasn't been a huge priority until now (this video is almost a year old, but the shop hasn't changed much). Now that things have settled into a rhythm, I am definitely starting to think about making the place look a little more professional. Painting the floors and ceiling is top on my list. Figuring out what to do with the walls is probably next after that.
What issues did you have with the Drewtronics wireless probe? I use one on the Fadal and it works fine, however it kept powering down to quickly so I had him reprogram it for me. I use it along with a wired TS27 tool setter.
It had constant issues with triggering for no reason. Like anytime the machine moved with it, it would trigger. I eventually got that sorted out in software, but worse It stuck triggered about 25% of the time. that made it basically worthless to me.
@@AudacityMicro Wow, I never had those issues. Drew was very responsive and although I had to ship it to Austin and fixed my issue and I had it back in a few days. I broke several tips writing my own probing routines. The Fadal has a few gotcha's on the jog away and jog return where the jog away offset correct unexpected sometimes.
Why dont you get a Haimer 3D Taster? We run those on all machines and barely ever use probes. Sure it isnt as fancy or "automatic" but its foolproof. A broken 3D Taster tip only costs around 40$ if youre unlucky =)
I just started watching your vids and I’m curious about your haas mill, looks like it has a smaller footprint than the Tormach. I have a Tormach 770 and I want to upgrade to a higher power machine but my shop is a single car garage. You think I could fit that sucker and is it the mini mill? Thanks
I have a Haas office mill (they replaced it with the CM1). I LOVE it. It's tiny, easy to move around, and shockingly accurate. Runs on single phase too. Smaller than a 770 in the Tormach enclosure. About the size of a refrigerator.
I took some 1/8" plywood / Luan and I cut rectangles the proper size in it so I could load lots of 316 SS cubes (fixture). I sprayed and let dry while the first batch was doing it's engraving. I went really well. I used Lightburn to do all the work including the fixture. I had 350 parts to do and it was painless once I figured it out. I hadn't done brass yet. You did this 9 months ago so what I'm saying doesn't help a bit :) plus, only half way done with the video so you may have done it already :)
Dont be afraid to buy ebay probes, they work fine, and you can still chop them in with renishaw, no problems. I've got OMPXX and OMPXXX in 10 machines and they all came from ebay.
For reasons I don't want to get into right now, this video was published a long time after it was recorded. I bought a probe on Facebook marketplace and it's been running flawlessly ever since!
Kind of a cool throwback to how far youve come in 9 months!
It is!
I work in a valve shop, where we make anything from 1/4 to 4-inch NPT. without a doubt, brass and bronze has to be one of my favorite materials.
I whole heartedly agree! it's just a joy to work with
One thing I think can be really helpful, with not only your vids but a personal feeling of productivity/professionalism, is putting some nice white paint on all that ply/OSB sheet you've got all over the shop.
It'll look better on camera, and might subconciously make you feel better too. I know it helped me out when I did that in my shop lol.
I 100% agree. It hasn't been a huge priority until now (this video is almost a year old, but the shop hasn't changed much). Now that things have settled into a rhythm, I am definitely starting to think about making the place look a little more professional. Painting the floors and ceiling is top on my list. Figuring out what to do with the walls is probably next after that.
I'm ready for cool fall but not that ready! its high is like been 85-90 here this week.
Don't worry, this video was recorded like a year ago, and it's also 85-90 here as well.
I thought the tormach went out of the shop or was I dreaming lol. Great video really enjoy your content 👍
It did! Just an old video!
Great vid. Halfway through I started wondering if this is a reupload because some scenes seemed strangely familiar.
It is 😅. But not a ton of people saw it originally before I had to pull it
What issues did you have with the Drewtronics wireless probe? I use one on the Fadal and it works fine, however it kept powering down to quickly so I had him reprogram it for me. I use it along with a wired TS27 tool setter.
It had constant issues with triggering for no reason. Like anytime the machine moved with it, it would trigger. I eventually got that sorted out in software, but worse It stuck triggered about 25% of the time. that made it basically worthless to me.
@@AudacityMicro Wow, I never had those issues. Drew was very responsive and although I had to ship it to Austin and fixed my issue and I had it back in a few days. I broke several tips writing my own probing routines. The Fadal has a few gotcha's on the jog away and jog return where the jog away offset correct unexpected sometimes.
Maybe I just got a lemon? 🤷♂️
What hass machine is That?
OM2a
As this is an older video, did you go over your tooling (and material?) inventory system since or how has it been working for you?
My organization has lasted, and held up well. The air table document, not so much 😅
When ordering new tooling where do you find your default feeds and speeds? some manufacturers will have a table for the tool but others dont.
I just use the Harvey tool. It's pretty reliable for most tools.
Why dont you get a Haimer 3D Taster? We run those on all machines and barely ever use probes. Sure it isnt as fancy or "automatic" but its foolproof. A broken 3D Taster tip only costs around 40$ if youre unlucky =)
I just started watching your vids and I’m curious about your haas mill, looks like it has a smaller footprint than the Tormach. I have a Tormach 770 and I want to upgrade to a higher power machine but my shop is a single car garage. You think I could fit that sucker and is it the mini mill? Thanks
I have a Haas office mill (they replaced it with the CM1). I LOVE it. It's tiny, easy to move around, and shockingly accurate. Runs on single phase too. Smaller than a 770 in the Tormach enclosure. About the size of a refrigerator.
Cool, I didn’t know that existed. I’ll check into it, thanks for the info and inspiring videos.
Glad I could help!
What are they use for ?
Buttons. Some sort of hydraulic system 🤷♂️
I took some 1/8" plywood / Luan and I cut rectangles the proper size in it so I could load lots of 316 SS cubes (fixture). I sprayed and let dry while the first batch was doing it's engraving. I went really well. I used Lightburn to do all the work including the fixture. I had 350 parts to do and it was painless once I figured it out. I hadn't done brass yet. You did this 9 months ago so what I'm saying doesn't help a bit :) plus, only half way done with the video so you may have done it already :)
Makes sense!
Awww..it's sad to see the now gone Tormach 1100MX in the reupload. If only you had another Tormach in its place..
That spot is still open! 😁
Are mostly Xometry or do you have regular customers?
I'm still mostly Xometry but that balance is slowly shifting to more conventional work overtime
Why so cold man. 😂 lost me with the snow on the ground.
This was originally recorded in January 😅
@@AudacityMicro makes sense cause you still had the 1100MX.
Yup, exactly
Benjamin Button
Haircut 🤣🤣🤣
Dont be afraid to buy ebay probes, they work fine, and you can still chop them in with renishaw, no problems. I've got OMPXX and OMPXXX in 10 machines and they all came from ebay.
For reasons I don't want to get into right now, this video was published a long time after it was recorded. I bought a probe on Facebook marketplace and it's been running flawlessly ever since!