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- Tue Dec 03, 2013 9:19 am
- Forum: Journals: Log Your Ski Building Progress
- Topic: Weird Room '2013/14
- Replies: 87
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Got a home late last night and only got the bottoms done, but progress anyways. Did a clean up pass and cut the edge relief and insert pockets. Thickness is +-.1mm so far, I'm pretty happy with that. A lot more ducking around than I'd like, but I'm not going to complain for the first time. This pair...
- Tue Dec 03, 2013 8:50 am
- Forum: Journals: Log Your Ski Building Progress
- Topic: Weird Room '2013/14
- Replies: 87
- Views: 50424
- Mon Dec 02, 2013 12:03 pm
- Forum: Journals: Log Your Ski Building Progress
- Topic: Weird Room '2013/14
- Replies: 87
- Views: 50424
Ya, the whole learning CNC'ing thing is a massive project of its own. Getting it to cut shapes is easy, but ridiculous how many variables there are to arrive at good results. I've been using cheap straight shanked carbide bits almost exclusively. I have tried a few carbide upcut spirals, but they ju...
- Fri Nov 29, 2013 3:23 pm
- Forum: Journals: Log Your Ski Building Progress
- Topic: Weird Room '2013/14
- Replies: 87
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I know, I know! I still haven't put limit switches on my machine, or finished the door to the control panel, or hooked up the spindle speed controller I have all the pieces for, to give you an idea where the todo list starts. All the wiring is run, I just have to mount switches and hook things up. A...
- Fri Nov 29, 2013 9:56 am
- Forum: Journals: Log Your Ski Building Progress
- Topic: Weird Room '2013/14
- Replies: 87
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I like that idea, would definitely make setting up and running go faster. Plus would be really cool when random people drop by to make it look like its just a big video game. I really want a pulse wheel for single step when zero-ing z since a touch off plate is a ways down on the to do list still. C...
- Thu Nov 28, 2013 10:55 am
- Forum: Journals: Log Your Ski Building Progress
- Topic: Weird Room '2013/14
- Replies: 87
- Views: 50424
One of the few perks of my day job is access to some heavy steel fab equipment. One of the fabricators burned those for me out of 1/2 plate and formed them on the big press brake. They're 2 pieces each with a seam top and bottom. And ya, the wireless keyboard is nice to have for sure. One day I'll g...
- Wed Nov 27, 2013 9:28 am
- Forum: Journals: Log Your Ski Building Progress
- Topic: Weird Room '2013/14
- Replies: 87
- Views: 50424
- Thu Nov 21, 2013 2:32 pm
- Forum: Equipment and Tools (e.g., ski press, core profiler, etc)
- Topic: CNC - Temperature Distortion
- Replies: 39
- Views: 28727
The sourcing of parts on ebay has already started (I'm gathering links)... unfortunately ebay.co.uk is about a 1/3 more expensive than .com. Import direct from China is probably the way I need to go. I feel your pain, same goes for .ca vs .com. Best bet would be to contact the seller directly. Its ...
- Thu Nov 21, 2013 10:45 am
- Forum: Journals: Log Your Ski Building Progress
- Topic: Divide Rides
- Replies: 332
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I wrecked the last one and it hurts. I am squeezing a beer bottle for dear life while bitting my lip, and holding my breathe every time the toolpath is running. You stuff looks awesome man. Just had to reply because that statement sums up my CNC'ing experience exactly. Hours to make something that ...
- Thu Nov 21, 2013 10:20 am
- Forum: Equipment and Tools (e.g., ski press, core profiler, etc)
- Topic: CNC - Temperature Distortion
- Replies: 39
- Views: 28727
The machine I built sounds very similar to Twizz'. 20mm linear rails on x with two bearings per side, and 16mm on y with 2 rails and 4 bearings total. Main frame is steel, but I used aluminum in the gantry cross pieces to keep the weight down a bit. No issues at all so far, and linear motion stuff i...
- Tue Nov 19, 2013 11:30 am
- Forum: Equipment and Tools (e.g., ski press, core profiler, etc)
- Topic: CNC - Temperature Distortion
- Replies: 39
- Views: 28727
- Fri Nov 15, 2013 8:51 am
- Forum: Journals: Log Your Ski Building Progress
- Topic: Living-room project... CNC !
- Replies: 133
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I have to see how I can improve the separation of very fine dust (MDF) but for now it's OK so I'm gonna work on hard-ducting the system in order to improve the suction (less elbows, less flex hose -» more efficient) Hey man, I've got an almost identical setup on my rig, was the second thing I made ...
- Wed Nov 13, 2013 8:46 am
- Forum: Journals: Log Your Ski Building Progress
- Topic: Weird Room '2013/14
- Replies: 87
- Views: 50424
- Tue Nov 12, 2013 2:05 pm
- Forum: Journals: Log Your Ski Building Progress
- Topic: Weird Room '2013/14
- Replies: 87
- Views: 50424
Got a bit of work done over the weekend. Adjustable top mold pretty much done. http://forum.vwsport.com/pics/data/500/medium/IMG_2042.JPG http://forum.vwsport.com/pics/data/500/medium/IMG_2045.JPG http://forum.vwsport.com/pics/data/500/medium/IMG_2046.JPG Got a little lazy with the rads at the end. ...
- Thu Nov 07, 2013 8:59 am
- Forum: Journals: Log Your Ski Building Progress
- Topic: Weird Room '2013/14
- Replies: 87
- Views: 50424
Hey falls, I watched your build thread pretty closely before starting this press. You may notice some similarities in the whole layout.... What's the wall thickness on the tubing you used? Mine is ~6mm wall and ~51mm x 76mm structural HSS. Ran a quick FEA study on it that says it should be more than...