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Tormach Bench Test: Let us know what you think!

May 11th, 2012 by Andy G. 

*Update:  The two lights have found homes - thanks for all the requests, we'll try to do this again sometime - AG* We're looking for two brave volunteers to tell us what they think of the following item: Its an LED Snake Light with a magnetic base.  We'll send it to you ... More

Sooo… about that TTS FlyCutter…

May 9th, 2012 by Greg Jackson 

  There is always a lot going on around here.  In the last year we have had several major product releases, plus dozens of smaller products announced and more in the development queue .  We try to avoid talking much about things in development, but occasionally we will give a product ... More

Fab Lab Skill Builder — Our New Web Series of Essential Machining Shop Skill Tutorials

May 3rd, 2012 by Andy G. 

Thanks to all the Milling Around readers for the great response to our new portal for Tech Educators, TeachSTEMNow.com.  Please help us get the word out and make sure and pass it along to the teachers you know.  Hands on tech education is important, and TeachSTEMNow.com is about making it ... More

A Procedure for Digitizing using your PCNC Mill and Blender

April 26th, 2012 by Andy G. 

We get a lot of questions into our technical department about how to get started with surface digitizing.    Digitizing, if you aren't familiar, is a technique that uses a touch probe to record a point cloud - basically a collection of XYZ coordinates that define a surface.  Collecting the ... More

Now for Sale: PCNC 770 Automatic Tool Changers

April 10th, 2012 by Andy G. 

PCNC 770 Automatic Tool Changers are now for sale. This is a port of our popular PCNC 1100 ATC, with an identical set of features, including: 10 position Tool Tray Exchangeable virtual Tool Trays Mach3 control software with graphical screen set Slide activation via Double Acting Pneumatic Cylinder with Cushion Integrated Touch-off routine (requires electronic ... More