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Vise jaws keep marking 6061 aluminium — soft-jaw alternatives?

Tried the stock Pocket NC vise on a few prototype brackets and the serrated jaws leave witness lines. What soft-jaw setups work without sacrificing rigidity for a 50,000 RPM finishing pass?

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First 5-axis simultaneous part — turbine impeller in 7075

Three months in on the V2-50 CHK and finally got a clean simultaneous swarf pass on a small turbine impeller. Posting Fusion 360 setup notes + the 5-axis postprocessor I'm using.

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Fusion 360 postprocessor tweaks for Kinetic Control

Sharing my modified .cps post for Fusion 360. Adjusts the A/B preamble so Kinetic Control reads simultaneous moves cleanly. Tested on V2-10 + V2-50 CHK.

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EU power: 230 V single-phase vs 400 V three-phase — does it matter?

Setting up a V2-50 CHK in a shop that has both. Pocket NC docs say single-phase 230 V is fine but I'm getting conflicting advice from local electricians. Anyone running off 3-phase with the included PSU?

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