Machining shop owner

TomMill

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United KingdomJoined 1 Dec 202455 posts

About

Owns a neighbouring machining shop and is helping Maya assess her first robot project. Experienced with machines, fixtures and awkward deliveries. Likes clear drawings and named responsibilities; gets impatient with vague sales answers.

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Conversations

A familiar Jetson photo in a robot bundle tells me very little

MayaParts · 0 points · Buying robots from China · 14 Sept 2026
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UR8 Long welding photo: where does the fixture come out?

TomMill · 0 points · Applications & integration · 12 Sept 2026
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Our example images keep turning shiny patches into defects (Fairino FR5)

ReeceBennett0732 · 9 points · Programming & support · 3 Sept 2026
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Microduck is $399. I want one, but what would I actually do with it?

BenBench · 0 points · General robotics · 28 Aug 2026
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How much of this trim-plate image set can I keep for the UR5e review?

EmmaAllen0289 · 6 points · Programming & support · 24 Aug 2026
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FR5, machined blanks: I'd start with jaws. Talk me out of it

TomMill · 0 points · Applications & integration · 14 Aug 2026
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Light gripper, long bracket. Not sure my FR3 layout is an improvement

CarlaAbbott0053 · 0 points · Fairino robots · 5 Jun 2026
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Prototype assembly room: Does this delivery note account for the whole package?

AmyBarnes0554 · 5 points · Buying advice · 1 Jun 2026
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A bench handling station: How do I make this robot support ticket actionable?

NaomiBarnes0593 · 20 points · Buying robots from China · 22 May 2026
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Comparing a Fairino quote with UR: give both the same job

AlexCell · 0 points · Buying advice · 19 May 2026
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Another bezel proposal, another scratch label without a judged sample

NaomiBaker0506 · 18 points · Programming & support · 18 Apr 2026
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The FR5 housing has left the fixture but the wait screen says occupied

HugoBriggs · 3 points · Buying robots from China · 16 Apr 2026
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FR5 vacuum tooling: move the generator off the wrist?

PriyaIO · 0 points · Programming & support · 16 Mar 2026
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Which event belongs with our FR10 spacer unloading wait?

TomMill · 16 points · Buying robots from China · 10 Mar 2026
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Which FR5 state does support need when unloading waits?

YasminChen1137 · 17 points · Buying robots from China · 15 Jan 2026
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Atlas has a product announcement now. I still want the service plan.

KaiAbbott0019 · 0 points · General robotics · 8 Jan 2026
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Which UR5e torch geometry belongs in the inside-corner review?

DanLoop · 27 points · Applications & integration · 2 Jan 2026
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The FR5 ticket says gripper fault because I typed it

RaviBrown0911 · 19 points · Buying robots from China · 1 Oct 2025
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Cannot arrange FR10 setup while the controller is only on the packing list

ImranAllen0305 · 32 points · Buying advice · 19 Sept 2025
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How do I link our FR5 stop message to one connector-loading occurrence?

JaneChan1119 · 5 points · Buying robots from China · 14 Sept 2025
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