The Mighty Shiz

Retrofitting 1983 Shizuoka AN-SB CNC milling machine, Bridgeport mill, Colchester Bantam lathe and 1982 Tree UP-1000 CNC lathe with modern controls - and other workshop stuff

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Friday, 12 December 2025

Cooker hood and clock face

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More domestic chores, Fatty? Yes, The Stupid Fat Bloke has been busy again. The extractor hood above the cooker hob has been dodgy ever sinc...

Friday, 5 December 2025

Well - what happened with the Bantam's LinuxCNC update?

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Did you get it running finally? Last time round, I'd installed the new version of Linux and LinuxCNC but it wasn't working. The erro...

Sunday, 23 November 2025

LinuxCNC time again

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Yes, call me a sadomasochist but the time has come for me to get involved in this again. The CNC Bantam sort of works but there are a few is...

Tuesday, 11 November 2025

Skates on, boys. Steerman SCS-20 caterpillar skates.

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Yes, having battled with the Chinesium machine skates while moving the CNC lathe in the workshop, I've been on the lookout for something...

Saturday, 1 November 2025

Laser tool setter for The Shiz!

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Wow, lasers in da shop? For a few years now, I've been using a Renishaw TS27R tool setter for touching off tools in The Shiz. This is ...

Tuesday, 30 September 2025

Brown stuff finished - with costs

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Phew. Got the rest of the wood. What have I let myself in for? Felt as if it took half an hour to mark up all the bundles ready for cutting...

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