Recently had trouble with small holes in stainless steel. So I decided to do a test with 14 #2-56 threaded holes, and 14 #4-40 threaded holes in 303 stainless. Note the 5 broken bits in the 0.078" holes. Sometimes you have to break some bits to get it right.
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The joy of getting the rotary dialed in!
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By the way, yesterday I tried a different cycle for measuring a tool with the tool setter. That different approach did not work very well.

Took some time to get the machine fully installed. It is now up and running. It was cutting its first production part this week. A plate for the koma twa-160.
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Rigging crew moving a 9-ton CNC machine through a hallway with a little room on each side to spare. So glad no one opened a door.
Man on the right in the video is controlling the remote controlled forklift, just cool.
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Monday March 3rd was a Great Day! It was new machine day. An Okuma 560V with a Koma TWA-160 rotary showed up.
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Not clear from the photos, but cutting 3/8" 304 stainless on a Tomach 1100. Can not show the final part, because it is not my design, but after a learning curve, feeling good about be able to reliably produce accurate parts.