It says 230 V so it needs it’s own circuit?
Sort of.
It’s 220V European residential/household (not sure on exact terminology) — I have a transformer which I have set up in step-up mode to get from 110V to 220V for it — originally it was just plugged into a normal 110V 15 amp outlet, but after an unfortunate incident where half the outlets in the basement went out, we had an electrician re-wire to put half the outlets on a different circuit, and I put in a dedicated 20 amp outlet on its own circuit just to plug the vacuum and spindle into.
The dryer is on the other side of the wall and I’ve contemplated running an extension for its 220V outlet so as to be able to use a 220V 80mm VFD spindle, but I don’t push my machine hard enough for that and I don’t want to give up the quick change feature.
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Thanks. I had to do the same for my wood lathe when the transformer melted. So I have circuits now.
I can’t stop thinking about this because aluminum is almost all i do.
What speeds and feeds are you getting in 6061, and what sorts of finishes?
I’m tempted to get a spare spindle to have one for roughing and a separate one for engraving/ threading. Might even snag some HNCR/ ceramic bearings, since I know people…
An interesting tool that I’ve not gotten to play with yet. Literally just arrived.
SMW hobby vise gen3 with “Turret grips” for holding various size round stock.
Looking forward to putting it to good use, not having to cut soft jaws for larger discs sounds pretty convenient.
Update: used the jaws today for some delrin round stock. Can confirm, they’re awesome.
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My latest purchase was a 5-pack of 1/8" spot drills from Carbide Tool Source.
I’ve been getting BUI issues on my 90 degree 1/4" cfr mill when interpolating the seat for an M6 flat head, and getting both chatter issues and really using up my available spindle power. It’s not ideal - TiAlN coated, too big, too many flutes. Even roughing most of it out with an endmill first it’s been messy.
These little spot drills let me take smaller bites, and don’t have an incompatible coating. So now they’re my go-to for edge breaks, metric countersinks, and (if it avoids a tool change) some light engraving.
Might pick up some 82-degree next.
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Careful there, Tyler. You’re getting really close to the fractal vise rabbit hole… 
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Cool! Multitasking tool like Alton Brown always advocated on “Good Eats”. I will remember that–what a great advice. thank you!
Unfortunately I’m thoroughly down the rabbit hole already…we’re all mad here
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Ah, cool! I hadn’t seen that thread since your first post in it…
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That’s a good point actually, I’ll cross post it here for brevity:
Self centering machinist vise for less than $100
Just need to mill a plate or come up with some way to hold it. It’s been well worth the expense.
And:
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