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- Sun Sep 07, 2014 8:22 pm
- Forum: Equipment and Tools (e.g., ski press, core profiler, etc)
- Topic: MonkeyCAM -- free, open source ski and snowboard CAD/CAM
- Replies: 83
- Views: 87787
I’ve been working on MonkeyCAM off and on over the past year, though I haven’t updated here very much. I didn’t update because I haven’t really worked on it quite as much as I would have liked because, well, I’ve just been busy with work and other things in life. The effort does continue, though! I ...
- Sat Nov 09, 2013 9:11 am
- Forum: Ski/Snowboard Design and Layup
- Topic: The dynamics of skiing
- Replies: 13
- Views: 8995
I used to have a copy of this book, but I can't find it anymore. IIRC it was interesting: http://www.amazon.com/The-Physics-Skiing-Wirtschaftswissenschaftliche-Beitrage/dp/0387007229 http://www.real-world-physics-problems.com/physics-of-skiing.html You should also check out many discussions on this ...
- Fri Nov 08, 2013 2:40 am
- Forum: Equipment and Tools (e.g., ski press, core profiler, etc)
- Topic: opensource cnc edge bender project
- Replies: 33
- Views: 27038
I'm willing to help out, but after I finish MonkeyCAM. A few thoughts for now. I can't claim to have read the entire thread carefully, sorry if I'm repeating something. - I don't think there's a big difference in the physics between a 3-roller bending design and the wire benders linked here. For a c...
- Mon Oct 21, 2013 10:06 pm
- Forum: Equipment and Tools (e.g., ski press, core profiler, etc)
- Topic: MonkeyCAM -- free, open source ski and snowboard CAD/CAM
- Replies: 83
- Views: 87787
I've added the final program, which is the one I use to cut trenches into the core blank along the effective edge to allow me to insert a 2cm ash stringer plus a piece of ptex sidewall material. You can see a simple 3d visualization here: http://www.happymonkeysnowboards.com/MonkeyCAM/path-viewer.ht...
- Tue Oct 15, 2013 11:22 pm
- Forum: Ski/Snowboard Design and Layup
- Topic: covering veneer during pressing.
- Replies: 22
- Views: 11707
What do you do where you drill the inserts and finish the sidewalls? Its these raw edges that I am referring to. For me, those raw edges get protected by the final coats of poly. Like vinman I skim-coat my veneer during layup, then sand and coat with poly afterwards. I usually bevel my edges first,...
- Mon Oct 14, 2013 9:49 pm
- Forum: Equipment and Tools (e.g., ski press, core profiler, etc)
- Topic: aluminum cassette thickness
- Replies: 19
- Views: 14980
- Mon Oct 07, 2013 8:00 pm
- Forum: Journals: Log Your Ski Building Progress
- Topic: FFC winter log
- Replies: 43
- Views: 26129
- Mon Oct 07, 2013 7:54 pm
- Forum: Equipment and Tools (e.g., ski press, core profiler, etc)
- Topic: MonkeyCAM -- free, open source ski and snowboard CAD/CAM
- Replies: 83
- Views: 87787
Re: MonkeyCAM - how can non programmers help?
How do you plan to allow for users that want to use this commercially? Someone else pointed out that I haven't been clear enough on this. The answer is simple: party on. Free for personal and commercial use. A more detailed answer: Use of the G-Code programs this spits out carries no restrictions a...
- Mon Oct 07, 2013 7:43 pm
- Forum: Equipment and Tools (e.g., ski press, core profiler, etc)
- Topic: MonkeyCAM -- free, open source ski and snowboard CAD/CAM
- Replies: 83
- Views: 87787
- Sat Oct 05, 2013 11:42 am
- Forum: Equipment and Tools (e.g., ski press, core profiler, etc)
- Topic: MonkeyCAM -- free, open source ski and snowboard CAD/CAM
- Replies: 83
- Views: 87787
A little more work on visualization today: http://www.happymonkeysnowboards.com/MonkeyCAM/path-viewer.html (You'll need Firefox or Chrome to view it.) This shows all the paths currently generated. From top to bottom it's base cutout, core guide holes, core alignment marks, edge groove, insert holes,...
- Mon Sep 30, 2013 12:30 am
- Forum: Equipment and Tools (e.g., ski press, core profiler, etc)
- Topic: MonkeyCAM -- free, open source ski and snowboard CAD/CAM
- Replies: 83
- Views: 87787
- Mon Sep 30, 2013 12:16 am
- Forum: Equipment and Tools (e.g., ski press, core profiler, etc)
- Topic: MonkeyCAM -- free, open source ski and snowboard CAD/CAM
- Replies: 83
- Views: 87787
I was bored this evening, so here's a little bit of visualization: http://www.happymonkeysnowboards.com/MonkeyCAM/path-viewer.html Nothing interactive, I was just fooling around learning a bit about three.js. This is the shape I use for my daily driver board. Blue is the overall shape, the orange da...
- Sun Sep 29, 2013 2:05 pm
- Forum: Equipment and Tools (e.g., ski press, core profiler, etc)
- Topic: MonkeyCAM -- free, open source ski and snowboard CAD/CAM
- Replies: 83
- Views: 87787
I've added programs to cut the core and nose/tail spacers which fit the core. Samples at the link above. All programs have been tested on my CNC machine with a scrap core blank (giant knot in the middle of it) and look good. One more program to go, which is the one that makes room in the core blank ...
- Wed Sep 25, 2013 8:46 pm
- Forum: Equipment and Tools (e.g., ski press, core profiler, etc)
- Topic: MonkeyCAM -- free, open source ski and snowboard CAD/CAM
- Replies: 83
- Views: 87787
Okay... How do I download the G-code off the page so I can load it on my CNC? I'm stumped. Any help would be appreciated. thank you. https://github.com/mikemag/MonkeyCAM/tree/master/Sample-output Click on a file, and you'll see it in the normal GitHub file viewer. At the top of the file, on the rig...
- Mon Sep 23, 2013 7:40 pm
- Forum: Journals: Log Your Ski Building Progress
- Topic: Prospect New Shop
- Replies: 2
- Views: 4153