Had a peaceful day

I didn't do any machining today, just reading/researching and relaxing. Had a nice family dinner at baja fresh. I'm going to list some of the wonderful machining sites i have come across for reference purposes:



Suppliers:

• http://www.use-enco.com/
• http://www.harborfreight.com/
• http://www.alaskancopper.com/ (local for brass)
  

Machining Tips/information

• Squaring a block on a mill - http://jjjtrain.com/vms/mill_squaring/mill_squaring_06.html
• Tool Grinding 1 - http://www.mini-lathe.com/Mini_lathe/Tool_grinding/tool_grinding.htm
• Tool Grinding 2 - http://www.sherline.com/grinding.htm (this worked great for me!)
  
• Machining accessories - http://www.mini-lathe.com/Mini_lathe/Accessories/accessories.htm
• Making a Dovetail Cutter - http://www.cnccookbook.com/MTMillDovetail.htm
• Cutting Speeds - http://its.fvtc.edu/machshop2/Speeds/RPMcalc.htm
• Surface finish on lathe - http://www.cnccookbook.com/CCLatheSurfaceFinish.html
• Simple PIC breakout board for CNC - http://www.pminmo.com/3axisPIC/3axisPIC.htm
  
• Decimal Based Thread/Screw Tap charts - http://www.shender4.com/thread_chart.htm
  
• My thread about broken mill - http://cnczone.com/forums/showthread.php?t=85804 (my thread)
• SolidCAM tutorials - http://www.solidcam.com/getting_started_en,44790.html
  

Project Inspiration:

• http://homepage3.nifty.com/amigos/index-e.html
• http://home.scarlet.be/mini-draaien-frezen/engels/projecten.html
• http://www.cartertools.com/
• http://www.finelinehair.com/home/