Prototype machinist exploring small-batch automation

VictorAllen0272

Victor Allen

VA
AustraliaJoined 17 May 2025108 posts

About

Prototype machinist exploring small-batch automation. Currently exploring fixtures and robot comparisons. Working around a restricted weekend trial window; planning a 2-week trial before making a decision.

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Conversations

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What should we measure before choosing Fairino FR10? - machine fixture loading

DanielArcher0391 · 7 points · Fairino robots · 30 Aug 2026
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The FR5 puck grip looks tilted while our pickup edits keep accumulating

CalebArcher0406 · 10 points · General robotics · 22 Aug 2026
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Separating fit-up, restraint and final inspection (Fairino FR10, defining dimensional control for bracket welding)

EllaChan1077 · 24 points · Applications & integration · 7 Aug 2026
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A precision metal-parts inspection area: What counts as a confirmed defect on a reflective surface?

MiaBennett0731 · 8 points · Programming & support · 24 Jul 2026
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What evidence belongs beside the vacuum reading? (Fairino FR5, placing stacked sheet panels in an assembly fixture)

ElliotBrown0944 · 29 points · Applications & integration · 19 Jul 2026
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Restrained bracket notes and released failures may not belong in one sequence

JoBell0679 · 16 points · Applications & integration · 6 Jul 2026
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Bracket aligned under restraint, correction work outside the estimate

VictorAllen0272 · 20 points · Applications & integration · 2 Jul 2026
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Released bracket readings with no matching restrained measurement

LinChan1053 · 6 points · Applications & integration · 30 Jun 2026
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Our FR5 arrived with a different fixture-alignment interface

AnnaAllen0329 · 21 points · Buying advice · 29 Jun 2026
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What should count as dimensional acceptance after welding? (Fairino FR5)

EllaBrown0903 · 5 points · Applications & integration · 7 Jun 2026
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How do I connect fixture location with released dimensions? - planning repeatable welding of bracket assemblies

MeiBrooks0864 · 37 points · Applications & integration · 25 May 2026
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A small finished-parts production cell: What counts as a confirmed defect on a reflective surface?

RosaBennett0727 · 32 points · Programming & support · 10 May 2026
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I cannot cost our FR10 bracket correction from a final pass alone

AdaBarnes0564 · 2 points · Applications & integration · 18 Apr 2026
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I cannot price bracket correction from a pass with no matching released check

SarahBrown0937 · 14 points · Applications & integration · 13 Apr 2026
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How do I stop making another pouch guide just because the UR5e moves well?

AishaCarter1040 · 21 points · Applications & integration · 28 Mar 2026
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Our bracket pass uses a different checking support from the failure

CalebArcher0406 · 16 points · Applications & integration · 27 Mar 2026
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UR5e sleeve pickup tilts before the tray gets involved

NinaBennett0762 · 20 points · General robotics · 22 Mar 2026
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Who records the bracket failure while the part is still at the correction bench?

SofiaBell0630 · 28 points · Applications & integration · 2 Mar 2026
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How do I stop our bracket estimate counting correction as inspection?

AmaraAdams0165 · 16 points · Applications & integration · 22 Feb 2026
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Bracket reset hidden inside our FR5 fixture notes

VictorAllen0272 · 17 points · Applications & integration · 24 Dec 2025
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