Tooling

CAD mock up of R8 Spindle and QTC tooling
29Jun

Drawbar tension for R8 and MT3 collets to work safely with QTC tooling?

We have been asked on a number of occasions, and seen in a number of forums, the question of "How much tension should I put on my drawbar when I use  Emvio (or Tormach) repeatable Z tooling?" This question is a very common for those looking to make a pneumatically actuated drawbar using Belville washers. So what do you need to know about Drawbar Tension? (more…)
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09Dec

Quick change and repeatable Z tooling for MT3 and R8 spindles?

Industrial and hobby machinists alike all have the same pet hate when it comes to changing tools whether using a Bridgeport knee mill or a bench top CNC mill:

"It takes too long!"

Lets explore this topic and how Emvioeng.com will help small and large workshops alike become more efficient.

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11Oct

Smoothstepper series: Lets send some pulses

Welcome to the third instalment of the Smoothstepper series of posts. In this post we discuss what you need to do to make the computer communicate with the Smoothstepper over Ethernet.

When you connect you Smoothstepper to you computer you will need to make a very important decision: Which IP range do you want to use?

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