24-01-2009 16:52

JoeArnold

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You should totally use this as confetti for a party.

That may end the party though...

I can imagine the party dying, maybe literally, quite quickly.

24-01-2009 17:02

fordchrist675

Re: pic: Shavings

HAHA lol that would be a blast though would it not?

24-01-2009 17:08

JoeArnold

Re: pic: Shavings

i guess it could be...

aside from the possible death by metal shavings...

24-01-2009 19:13

RoboGeek99

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That gives me the chills...i was hand drilling a sprocket (with a wood bit ) and tons of the shaving lodged in my hand...not a pleasant feeling

24-01-2009 19:54

R.C.

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We felt like recycling our shavings and we were at about 7 pounds of shaving from our 2 mills, 3 lathes and our CNC. I agree, shavings so hurt.

24-01-2009 20:35

Cory

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I wish we had the chip auger... we've made about 150 gallons of chips so far this season, and all of them have been scooped out of the machine by hand.

24-01-2009 20:39

ironbears

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ive seen those types of mills (if im correct at a custom transmission shop. helps if your not switching between materials.

24-01-2009 21:01

R.C.

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Or switching between bits without a tool changer

24-01-2009 21:06

Ian Curtis

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I guess 254 is milling their robot out of a solid block of aluminum this year. 150 gallons would fill a box the size of the max robot dimensions about halfway.

24-01-2009 21:46

Sam N.

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Oh man, please recycle that.

It could all be on our robot one day. Your trash, our treasure.

25-01-2009 03:42

daltore

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I would have to 3rd this sentiment. I'm the recycling police at our place, I take other people's cans home for them (as I don't think any Cans in Austin should be disrespected, thank you) and I even took our aluminum sheet metal scraps home last year to recycle. Next step, getting the GDC to change from SLA batteries to supercapacitors and infrared plastic solar cells!

25-01-2009 13:59

ironbears

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yea where i work it has a 22 tool turret. unfortunatly ours does not. however we can now switch a tool in under three minute.s

25-01-2009 14:06

NickE

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If only our machine could handle material that big...

27-01-2009 21:03

5n1p3r

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I sure do hope you recycle that, if that were to be melted that would easily be 10 lbs of scrap. Remember make Earth a happy place, dont make more waste

27-01-2009 22:28

R.C.

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Dean Kamen would be Happy and we just got a $100 bucks for recycling all our cans for this season.

27-01-2009 22:37

Hal9000

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theres nothing like making chips