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+1 on referencing the tools...
One of the handiest things for me is having a bunch of the drill chucks for TTS. I have 6 small, 2 med. keyless and 2 large. But since i do a lot of drilling (and tapping), I can keep drills referenced for particular thread sizes. We've been developing a tiny custom electrical & RF connector for one of our flight products. This required 6 different drill sizes. I can't imagine trying to do these connectors, having to change and re-reference the bits, every couple holes. Having 6 referenced chucks made the machining a real snap, especially since I make 30 of them at a time.
Though I use it mostly for work, I have done a couple personal projects on it as well. Here's the latest, with detailed shots of a lot of the pieces:
http://www.ericchesak.com/Galleries/DIY/Star-Tracker-III/
Funny that for me, most of the work is in the design and CAM. When it's time to actually machine the part, most of the work is already done.
One of the handiest things for me is having a bunch of the drill chucks for TTS. I have 6 small, 2 med. keyless and 2 large. But since i do a lot of drilling (and tapping), I can keep drills referenced for particular thread sizes. We've been developing a tiny custom electrical & RF connector for one of our flight products. This required 6 different drill sizes. I can't imagine trying to do these connectors, having to change and re-reference the bits, every couple holes. Having 6 referenced chucks made the machining a real snap, especially since I make 30 of them at a time.
Though I use it mostly for work, I have done a couple personal projects on it as well. Here's the latest, with detailed shots of a lot of the pieces:
http://www.ericchesak.com/Galleries/DIY/Star-Tracker-III/
Funny that for me, most of the work is in the design and CAM. When it's time to actually machine the part, most of the work is already done.