Marvel Machining

06/04/2026

Some more window machining. This was not the original plan with this one, I had actually ordered an on size plate but made a mistake and grabbed a random piece of stock off the shelf to get it done rather than order new stock.
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06/04/2026

06/02/2026

Leveling a machine solo?

Mount a GoPro on the level, watch the bubble on your phone, dial in adjustments without having to get up and down to check.
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06/01/2026

5-axis fillet, backside, one setup. Tab it. Done. No second op needed.
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05/30/2026

Not gonna lie, I’ve definitely sent it before, only to realize my WCS or part rotation in CAM was slightly off and the profile didn’t clean up right.

A quick low depth profile check goes a long way before you rough that part down to nothing.
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05/28/2026

Do you trust your CAMs simulation?
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05/27/2026

5 axis adds a lot of capability to a shop, but one of my favorite things it’s made incredibly easy is fully chamfering a part in the machine. Being able to rotate the part and hit chamfers from either side with an end mill has been a huge advantage.
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05/27/2026

Benefits of a home shop: the ability to keep running parts into the evening if and when needed. Get a notification when the cycle is complete, swap a part, and go right back to making dinner or whatever else is going on.
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05/25/2026

Someone will say I should have done these in a lathe, my response is, they are +/- home project whatever, the machine doesn’t care what the shape of the stock is.
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05/22/2026

We all I know I didn’t do the turning on these! That was Harry Totzke

I did the hard part, holes and counterbores. 😂
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