Hello:
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On Fri, Nov 29, 2024 at 08:44 AM, Peter Brooks wrote:
... (on the U3) that the mill at 90 degrees to the bed isn't a good place ...
Yes ...
Thank you for that.
Made me stop and reflect on all that has been posted.
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That said, it would seem (to me, YMMV) that we have very quickly lost sight of something important.
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That something is the rather large bundle of shortcomings the U3 milling head and the milling table both have.
Instantly, sow's ear, purse and all that came to mind.
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Of course, you can think up, design and throw an interesting amount of money into making really clever solutions.
Only to see our efforts thwarted by the rest of the equipment/tooling you are using.
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The thing is that we will still using the U3 milling head with the crappy spindle bushings, very limited travel, lack of accuracy in the tilt, etc.
And in some cases, the Unimat milling table, an incredibly overpriced item.
Won't go into what it has to offer in the same departments, fortunately it came with the U3 I purchased.
Had I paid what the going price is these days, I would have cut off my right hand. (fear not, I am left handed)
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This only to say that the solution to what is probably the worst feature the milling head has needs to be in accordance with the rest of the tooling you are using it with. ie: it can only be as good/accurate as the rest of the Unimat machine / tools you are using it with.
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Lest you want to go down the 'let's improve it' rabbit hole and end up with something like .
See the complete bit .
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Just a thought.
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Best,
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JHM
