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Lookin good, Ari :) I love making parts from a solid chunk :D

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How long did that program take to mill the above steps? Are you manually spraying coolant? I ask as I'm seriously considering adapting my mill to cnc.

And this is a really detailed, build. It looks killer!!! I've been wanting to build a larger dumper like this, but a few other projects first to gain some more knowledge. I'm eager to see what you figure out with the trying to stay scale on the driveline. You are very talented!!

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It took about half an hour, I took 0.2 mm side steps with 6 mm ball end mill.
I'm using mist coolant and I love it. It blows the chips away and the air cools down the tool and it uses very little cooling oil that doesn't mess up your machine.

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Hello Hemi1966


His works are really leaving us with dropped jaw, everything you do is a tremendous perfection.

This is a CNC milling machine?

Thank you,

Carlos

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Very fun doing these type of parts. Too bad you don't have a indexing head so you can rotate the part vertically or horizontally without disturbing the setup in the three jaw then turn it 0-90deg.
Here is an example. I don't have a vertical shot.
https://imageshack.com/i/5udscn1170ij
https://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/85.../dscn1168h.jpg

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I do have a indexing head, but I'm worried that as I must machine the back side of the part also, I have to clamp the part long way out of the chuck and it may not be very solid:(

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The rear hitch it about done:)

http://i327.photobucket.com/albums/k...ps767116c1.jpg

http://i327.photobucket.com/albums/k...psdb3ba0ec.jpg

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Very Nice!

Kerst

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i am in vancouver i can get to it

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I got the driveline connected through the rear hitch:) The drive shaft from hitch is too short so I need to get longer one.

http://i327.photobucket.com/albums/k...ps5b757959.jpg

http://i327.photobucket.com/albums/k...ps0e60f464.jpg

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There is some serious skill going on in this workshop, love your work!!!

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Front and rear connected :)

http://i327.photobucket.com/albums/k...psb17b55a8.jpg

http://i327.photobucket.com/albums/k...ps93868582.jpg

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Would you say the hardest part of the model is now accomplished, all down hill from here Ari? :D

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I think the front body parts the cab and the engine cover will be very challenging to make, there's not many straight panels there:(

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3D printer from Santa this yr?

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Lets hope so:), but the bigger problem is that I can't do the 3D modeling for the parts that the 3D printer needs:(

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A 3D scanner from santa too ..lol

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I made the steering cylinders today:)

http://i327.photobucket.com/albums/k...ps27aa88f1.jpg

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I got the cylinders mounted:)

http://i327.photobucket.com/albums/k...psc91d2367.jpg

http://i327.photobucket.com/albums/k...psab017379.jpg

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I can't found said that the word.It's incredible!