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Howdy, I have recently rewritten the notes I created years ago for the Omag probe manual. I have mass emailed it to all the Omag machine people that I know of but a lot of undelivered messages came back to me. If you have an Omag router/milling machine and would like a copy of my new notes then plea...

Startup Suction Cup List - Blick 3- 40mm x 300mm 3- 75mm x 300mm 8- 120mm x 120mm 4- 200mm x 200mm 8- 200mm x 300mm 6- 250mm x 500mm 2- Large Mechanical Clamps, Base is 200mm x 300mm 6- 50mm Pin Stops (a.k.a. locators, 2 sets of 3 - maybe 9 for 3 parts) 1- Stop Locator Tool Optional 2- 75mm Round Co...

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All the people that I have set up so far are using a blind hole bit first and then the T-31 but. All the RPM's around 6 to 7K but I was at Cold Spring two days ago and their tool manufacturing department tells me that they now have T-31 bits that have a thru hole for internal water so it can do the ...

Aside from keeping the water and debris contained inside of the safety doors in front of the horse they are there to assure that no one is is the work area itself. I have no understanding as to why but the tool applications themselves are not confined to a designated area but seemingly at any second...

Sorry it occurred to me that some info is missing here. The statue is 2 meters tall. What is so interesting about such a machine is that it can do really big work, work that in the past needed a very tall machine that often was too tall for most buildings. Now you can do much bigger work in a much s...

Its a two year old project and it is headed towards being a possible 13 axes machine. Two of these 6 axes towers and a rotary table in between is how you get to 13 axes. The design is very similar to a lot of metal working CNC's. Very rigid, very fast and capable of holding a 54 hp. spindle to get s...

Thank you for clarifying that. It can be amazing how such a small detail can much such a big effect. Some people read this when it was posted and thought that Arthur P. was Arthur Plicht. Since then it has worked its way out as rumor and rumors often keep growing. I did not know this gentleman but k...

I want to elaborate further on Arthur - I was called and told this was referring to Arthur Plicht. If it is Arthur is alive. If Arthur P. is someone else I cannot confirm that.

Jerry Kidd

Hello to All, Somehow some bad information is out there saying that Arthur Plicht is dead. I just spoke with him and he is in fact alive and well. He was not too happy to hear that he is dead...

Jerry Kidd

Hello to All, I have just heard of this today on 4-2-2914 and because I care deeply about Arthur I called him instantly to confirm if he was alive or not.

I CONFIRM TO YOU ALL THAT ARTHUR IS IN FACT ALIVE AND NOT TOO AMUSED TO HEAR THAT HE IS DEAD

Jerry Kidd

Hi, When I watch the video link that you provided it is not showing me a laser etching machine is showing a machine that I used to know as a dimplier. I am pretty certain that is not the correct name for this type of machine. It is making its image by impact and not by laser. Really considering it i...

Thanks Dan for your comments on the pressure and how the brush should be just touching. The people that I am running into are trying to press too hard. Next time I get to test the tool I will double my feedrate.

Regarding how much faster the feedrate could be - I would like to test that area because watching it I was guessing that the feedrate could possibly double. But fact is I do not know yet. We all need time to do more testing but we can help each other with posting what we find to reduce the amount of...

Oh for the rpm I would be concerned about that low for that type of spindle. We ran at 1500 rpm and it worked well for us.

Jerry Kidd

Wow! I am not sure if it is what I said technically or if it is just Dan has a lot of supporters eager to defend him but if you consider that I did not say anything like I am reading there is something wrong here. I was sincere. I am sorry that there is so much negative response to people bring up o...

I am sorry I have not been able to get on the site and address some of the comments until now. My first thought is that I am somewhat surprised how this turned into a Leatherhead versus a dedicated bed polisher thread. I had thought of this tool as something for the little shops who cannot afford or...

Blick Leatherhead Report I had an opportunity to test the Blick Leatherhead and I am very impressed. I have wanted such a product since I got into the CNC stone game in 2000. The ingenious design provided options to use 4” and 5” snail lock brushes and Frankfurt style brushes. I am told that the sys...

Dear Gabriel, I am sorry I have not gotten onto the sfa site for a while but I can tell you that I do all the repairs and training for Omag machines in North America. If you can write me details about what is going wrong or photos of the issues I can eliminate them. What kind of tools do they have? ...

Chris, In MDI mode key in GG52XYZ and let your machine move to its machine home. Now turn your feedrate knob to 0% so the machine cannot move. Now hold down the X, Y, and Z plus and minus buttons and record the value in the distance to go window on the controls. Then give me a call while your near y...

The ice blocks are fairly common until people wise up and get a Blick manifold. The biggest issue is the venturi effect. The manifolds you guys are talking about are built in a way that there are a lot of opportunities for creating the venturi effect in several places. Eventually this internal cold ...

Fair warning for those who follow Nick's posts. He is completely competent and skilled at running his shop and his Omag. Don't be suckered in by his blog story or his vacuum pump story he may have a human moment once and a while but he knows how to get his machine and shop to put out high quality at...

Nick, I am confused as to your comment - are you talking about the same application in an un-filleted corner like Steve is? I am a little lost in what you are saying and Steve just accurately described that situation more eloquently than I have ever heard it said. In fact I intend to do my best to s...