Today I’m starting on a new project to build a dial indicator holder for my lathe toolpost. The plan is to 3D model and CNC mill a holder for a pair of indicators, but in order to design it, I’ll … Continued

This week: a quick update and thank you for all the comments on my weight loss journey. Also, we need to repair a piece of critical shop equipment.

Previously I showed how to use a CNC mill as a vertical shaper to make a keyway in Aluminum. In this video, I develop general-purpose GCODE to cut any size keyway and we take a shot a cutting one in … Continued

Today we’re going to make the hub for the diamond grinder, and we’re going to use the single-point CNC broach we made last time to cut a keyway. This kind of operation is also sometimes called slotting on the vertical … Continued

Today we’re getting back to the diamond grinder. Sort of. We’re making a tool that we’ll need when we get back to the diamond grinder: a single-point broach for CNC shaping the keyway in the hub. This is the same … Continued

Today, we’re going back to the lathe VFD project to install proper circuit protection: a breaker and fast-acting semiconductor fuse. I probably should have done this from the beginning, but here it is now. If you’d like to do something … Continued

Today we’ll take a look at tool length offsets in Fusion 360 and MACH3 and explain everything you need to know to perform tool changes during CNC programs without losing your Z height. Tools used and shown in this video: … Continued

The rumors are true. I have been shrinking. I’ve also been receiving a lot of questions. Today I’m going to try to answer the most common ones. If you don’t want to hear about someone else’s diet, skip ahead to … Continued

Today, we finish up the G0704 mill spindle lock. We have the parts CNC milled out of aluminum and the top hats removed, so now we just need to pocket, drill, tap and slit the clamps. To align the clamps … Continued

Today, we continue work on the spindle lock for the G0704 mill. Last time, we milled out the clamp parts, down to a waterline. Now we’re going to remove the holding stock (top hat) on the lathe. Or at least … Continued