it looks like the only extras i will need to buy are the UltraCoper RTV and the 1/2" Kapton tape
I mostly build Working model stationary steam engines and I also machine part for antique firearms and other mechanical antiques.
In my workshop I have right now
Atlas 12 x 36" Back geared, quick change, screw cutting lathe built in 1952 but it is very well tooled
J head Bridgeport Mill with Heidenhan Positip 855 glass scales 4 of them 2 on the Z axis for a floating zero on on the quit and one on the knee the position 855 lets me turn the handles semiCAM wit rapid traverse indicators to move the cutter where it need to go for each step. since I seldom do more than 5 or 6 identical parts its enough with its things like built in hole parent generator. for the curious about this antique http://content.heidenhain.de/doku/oma_n ... 873821.pdf is the lathe version of the manual i did not see the milling machine version on their website. found this shows my 4 scale setup the mill was delivered to the Hamilton Standard propeller factory in 1956
http://www.atechauthority.com/pdf/pt855_manual.pdf
where did the last 17 years go it seems like yesterday I got the 855
Schaublin 102 Instrument makers high speed collet lathe while i have to work on the vintage Atlas to hold .001" parts tolerance on the Schaublin i can make parts to .0001" tolerance with a bit less effort It came out of the Bulova Watch Factory and was built in 1964
Delta Floor type drill press built in 1952
7"shaper built in 1943 has a war production word plate apologising for the war finish used on it
Pedestal grinder
the above all have 3 phase meters and individual Freqrol units to create the 3 phase and adjust their speeds
Small heat treating oven
and all the other stuff a small machine shop of 30 years accumulates
This will be my first 3D printer and my first project involving electronics since I built a Heathkit color TV as a teenager
so expect to see me asking lots of questions. the last serious programing I did was in 6502 assembler in the late 70s
I plan to use OnShape https://www.onshape.com and so I have that to learn as well but I do have some working knowledge of solid modeling and did QA beta tested for few of them on the Apple Macintosh between 1995 and 2004
I came here and placed my Cyber Monday order from doing diligent research and the community here is one of major reasons. several youtube videos helped but the record of constant improvement and the realitivly open architecture and ability to use different filament materials were other reasons. I doubt I will ever need the full build envelope but its nice to have it just in case...the very clear manual which i skimmed before i ordered is another reason.
so reading the manuals and awaiting my MaxV2 arrival and wondering if i should put it under the tree till Dec 25 or get stuck in the moment is turns up.
I strongly suspect the later but I did see a post about a Probe update due by the end of the year and I wonder if
I should wait for it before I build. (i.e. how much unbuild ing will be needed to incorporate the kit and do they have an idea of how much it will cost.
Cheers
Windy
) and deciding what to do about my cad needs (OnShape or AutoDesk Fusion360 or Strata Design 3D SE 7 even though the Fusion one will be the hardest to learn right now it seems to be the best bet)
) which means it will be hard to avoid looking at some parts made of wood or plastic and dashing down to the shop to make a metal version.) if you have any recommend lines of quick disconnects (I assume from my manual reading so far that 2, 3, and 4 wire sort will the most useful) I can also head to a radio shack or even buy from amazon or other online source....So in addition to the sort used for autos perhaps the light weight kind as used in RC might be useful for the low current hookups. GeneB said that they used to be called for in the first version but that they caused too many support calls. I think I can use them with out becoming a support burden.
