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Hello Bearingman,
I sent a message to the email address you listed and it appears it went through... if it didn't, let me know and I'll PM you here. There are 5 that I'm aware of in Whatcom county...

I am glad to hear that helped! Sometimes a new perspective is all thats needed. I know I tend to miss the obvious sometimes.
As to the blow gun: I try to get the thing pointed right into the cut. I...

Hello,
1500 seems a bit fast for that diameter... I'd slow it down to half that and work my way up... 2 tricks I use for tee slots: 1. Don't cut full depth on the clearance slot. Leave about .25mm...

go back to View-> Background Bitmap-> then choose Hide or Remove. Hiding it will allow you to Show it later... Remove will take it off permanently. I find it nice to Hide while tracing to see how...

View->Background Bitmap->Place
Locate your file and select. If you have to have a specific size to the image, first create a Rectangle that is the exact size of your image, then use the snap...

Actually, we have some products that are transparent and some that are not. So we need to print on both styles and dome them separately.
I should have thought about that guys vinyl cutter, tho. I'm...

Hi Kevin,
The printable material from Office Depot is not vinyl, more like an acrylic or such. They sell it for making transperancies for over-head projectors. So far, we've been cutting to shape,...

Thanks Kevin,
I'll look into this and post results in a few days. Beyond printing directly, we are going to be "domming" these items as well. Have had good luck using the clear plastic from Office...

Hello Kevin,
Do you have a source for this "treated" vinyl? We have a project that would use this material just recently and any info would be very much appreciated.

Thanks,
Doug

I have used windex with very good results. You must have higher feed rates in order to keep chips from welding themselves back onto the groove, but with small details usually associated with...

Re-sizing mandrel... they have ring sizes printed/stamped on them and a press ring. You slide your ring onto the mandrel, slip on the press ring and tap with a mallet until your ring is on the mark...

Hello,
This guy has them...
http://www.cadcamcadcam.com/index.asp?PageAction=VIEWPROD&ProdID=132
Not affiliated with him, but they seem reasonably priced.

Dan Mauch emailed me that he would be happy to give a talk. He will not be available for a period at the end of July. Others I have contacted are all interested in the date. So, can we get a ball...

Hey! That Tech College thing sounds good to me!

Mike,
Thats a pretty cool sign! Guess I should have picked up on what you do with your sig and all... me, I program and run machines by day and...

Thanks for the invite, Mike! I'm down that way once or twice a month (second job). Maybe we can meet up sometime and chat. The guy I work for in Mill Creek is an enthusiast, too.

I have a question...

Hello Mike,
There are a few up here in Bellingham that would be interested. Do you have a place for this? There is another thread that talks of doing a swap meet down in portland. Thats a little far...

That looks pretty awesom Mike. How the heck...? Do you have a website? Diagrams?

Well, I want one! Will you be selling these on your site? Worked out a price yet? Looks great! Good job, Peter.
Doug

Thanks for posting Khalid. Couldn't get the link on that site to work and it seems others are having difficulty making it work as well. Did you actually see the instructions on his link? Did you...

Thats a cool effect. What did you use for color and how did you apply it? Good stuff!

Thank you for setting up that site! I'm currently out of the country but will be happy to share when I return. We have a CAD library at work (sorry folks, not CNC related) that we generated and...

Hello Colin,

I used spray on Plasti-dip on paper bellows once. Seem to work pretty well... I am working with urethane from Goldenwest on a molding project at the moment and have been thinking that...

I did this once myself. Used a stainless steel razor edged blade I found at the local saw sharpening shop. Sheared it up into the proper lengths. Found out that using gloves to handle them was...

I don't know if its practical, but I e-turned the surface on my router's table. Seems very flat, but I'm sure that microscopically its not. And the surface finish won't last.:) I don't mind. I used...

I'd recommend reading Dust Collection Basics (from Woodstock Intl.). They are pretty clear about running bare wire all the way through a pvc system and making sure its grounded at both ends. They...

Thank you so much, aminear! Thats exactly the info I was looking for! I have a cheap spindle microscope which I have used on milling machines, but its too cumbersome to use on my cnc router. (Like...

Yes! What brand/model camera is that? Very cool idea!

Doug

Hello J,

I have had personal experience with a 300 Mhz. I ran Mach 2 and for the most part didn't have a problem running basic 2d work. When I started carving 3d objects the machine wouldn't get...

One of my favorite web sites is bathsheba.com She utilizes a company that has a metal deposition 3d printer. Her models are out of this world and would be extremely hard to fabricate by any machine...

Thank you so much anddsn!! That works! I wish I understood how that breaks the loop, but for now, I'll just run with it! Thanks again,

Doug