Tikka, you're absolutely right, it shouldn't do that considering that the tailstock is there to guarantee alignment only. I do mark end centres on the...

So when the tailstock screw is tightened against the workpiece it exerts a force against the headstock which is transferred to the fastening bolts and...

I have a small 1kg ABC powder extinguisher (same as usually required for a car) in my hobby room and a large household ABC powder extinguisher in a ro...

Yeah this is a good one 4 motors are the best, sadly i have sc 2 840 and the belt is really bad choice. ... I have only good things to say about th...

... I tried to scratch with a file and it seems quite soft (with a single pass of rough file, I removed almost a millimeter),... That seems like a b...

Did an experiment with a vacuum gauge. Left of the picture is what I had and right is what I needed to get for connecting the gauge to the existing...

Drill bits are for drilling holes, milling bits are what you probably need. I suggest getting carbide bits, not HSS or similar. Number of flutes and s...

I didn`t use any specific break in speed or period. I set maximum velocity from the manual as rapid feed rate/G0.

I think so. I left out that I don`t know about UCCNC, so there is a chance that velocity means something else there than in Mach3. Use the velocity se...

Velocity is maximum speed your Stepcraft can move, so usually rapid movement "cutting air" at or above safe Z/ retracting towards safe Z (G0 movement ...

As it is standing the answer could be four topics below yours: . Hope it helps.

Repeating myself here, but don`t forget to do the "verification of linear axes" procedure found in First Steps manual on SC homepage.

Added an Oneida Dust Deputy to my extraction system. Tried a metal bucket ash filter available in regular construction shops but the filter needs freq...

It does not matter who we are, what matters is what we can do with our Stepcraft. 🙂