Category: Tools + Areas + Programs

Bicycle Wheel Truing Stand

Use this for making bicycle wheels round. Located on the floor under the CNC router. It is a Park Tool TS-2 Wheel Truing Stand, [http://www.parktool.com/product/professional-wheel-truing-stand-ts-2-2 www.parktool.com/product/professional-wheel-truing-stand-ts-2-2] You can find the user manual at [http://www.parktool.com/documents/e6cf6de0b12bf611357b1beb2730663ef1c2073a.pdf www.parktool.com/documents/e6cf6de0b12bf611357b1beb2730663ef1c2073a.pdf] [[File:Wheel_truing_stand.jpg|500px]] [[Category:Equipment]]

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Changing tools on the mini-mill

The CNC mini-mill uses an R8 collet based tool holding system which consists of a vertical rod that draws a collet up into the spindle. This collet has a taper (the R8 designation) that matches the spindle and is pulled tight by the draw bar. [[File:MiniMillSpindle.jpg|left]][[File:MiniMillChuck.jpg|right]] ”I will label these images shortly. For now, here’s …

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Metal Cutting Lathes

We have 2 metal cutting lathes at AMT [[Taig_Metal_Mini_Lathe|Taig_Metal_Mini_Lathe]] is a very small lathe with no lead screw or power feeds. [[Jet_9x20_Metal_Cutting_Lathe|Jet 9×20 Metal Cutting Lathe]] is a bigger, more powerful and more versatile lathe which can cut threads and other cool stuff that lathes do. [[Category:Equipment]][[Category:Metal]]

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Milling Circuit Boards

I’ve been using Guido to cut isolation traces into copper clad board to make circuit boards. [[Image:Engraving a circuit board with guido 2.jpg|320x240px|Engraving a Circuit Board with Guido]][[Image:Circuit_board_engraved_by_guido.jpg|320x240px|Drew’s first machine engraved circuit board]] It has taken a lot of hackery to get things working but I’m finally getting reasonable results and this wiki page will give …

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Satellite Metalworking

This program closed January 2020 For a program description please see the page on the website: [https://www.acemonstertoys.org/satellite-metalworking/] Dead link Instructor Information All new instructors need to: fill out this form ASAP: AMT Profile Interview send an recent recognizable photo to [email protected] Program Admin and Services Purchaseing AMT will take care of buying student PPE gear …

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Document Printing

Printing regular 8-1/2×11 pages is possible in a few locations at Ace. Coworking: The printing area is located upstairs, on the front wall, to the right of the whiteboard, at the Design Station. This printer is asset AMT205, and shows up on the network as the “Brother MFC-L2700DW series”. CleanFab: This area has the “Brother HL-2280DW …

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CNC Router Acquisition

This is post is applicable to the old CNC Router that we sold in 2022. It is not applicable to the new CNC Router. CNC Router Acquisition Here’s what I’ve learned since we were on IRC this morning: – Rick is okay with a Friday recon trip, “any time”. I suggested early afternoon. – I …

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