Bad idea. Keep the vac cleaner on and buy some ear protectors, that's what I did. Otherwise : it will be a chore vacuuming bloody everywhere wh...

The "Troubleshooting guide" you wish for would be a thick volume indeed. If you read this thread from the beginning you'll be aware of my views on th...

Doug, what a Philistine you are 😛 See St Luke 15:7 I say unto you, that likewise joy shall be in heaven over one sinner that repenteth, more th...

Hi Doug, My requirements are clear, see the photos 🙂 I want a way to rotate the piece to certain fixed positions for machining at specified angl...

Ahhh, there's more like it! Now the issue is making those clamp jaws acting at the same time so that alignment is symmetrical!

Obviously I have to do all the thinking in this damned outfit! 😆 No ideas yet, anyone?

If you manage to do that your glory shall elicit praise for times immortal :woohoo:

Sounds challenging, I'm sure you'll make it B) Re "requirement to re-zero the Z axis", I got the standard Tool Length Sensor and it works a charm...

While you're there perhaps you might think of inventing some wider than 38mm attachment, for if you use a longer skirt you'll run an increased risk of...

Hi Norbert, Personally I think that dust extraction adapter is an absolute need, and the pipe is more than enough diameter. The removable brush ski...

Hi MMorao, I would just do it in two jobs and turn the stock after the first oneby hand. This is not possible for all geometries, but often times y...

FWIW.

Thanks Owen, for the moment I'm toying with working with perspex - so far so VERY good, keep tool passes fast and shallow - but I'm very interested in...

Thank you Doug and SiSt, your suggestions are quite correct for the example I gave but I should have provided a different one. In the wing example one...