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DELL Desktop Computer OptiPlex GX755

I just ordered another refurbished $100 computer. This one is a DELL Desktop Computer OptiPlex GX755 Core 2 Duo E7600 (3.06 GHz) 4 GB DDR2 160 GB HDD Intel HD Graphics Windows 10 Home. There are a ton of these machines on the market. For my use, they make excellent CNC machine control front ends. I ...
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Foredom Tools

Just posted a review on the Foredom Model LX flex shaft tool I just installed on the wax carving bench. Moving the original SR version between the main shop bench and the wax bench was getting a bit old on this old man. So there was a good incentive to have the second flex shaft machine. All accesso...
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Smoking Gun

The computer for my HB2 CNC router was giving me fits today. At first I didn’t know what was the cause of the problem. The problem itself is the USB step generator would keep dropping off and kicking e-fault errors. There were at least a half dozens reasons or things that could make that happen. Fir...b2ap3 small smoking gun
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Step Taken

I received my UC100 Motion  Controller from CNC4PC. That's where I ordered it  Actually it is produced by a company called CNC Drive, Motion Controls. The supplied instructions are a little vague because they are not supplied. There were NO instructions with the control. However, they are ...
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Micro Drill Press

I have a customer that contacted me and is interested in a very small but accurate drill press. So am I, as I have been using my Foredom handpiece to chuck small drill bits and make tiny holes in my jewelry work. The Foredom works because I am very careful. However a small drill press would be much ...b2ap3_thumbnail_38128.jpg
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