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Ya, I just saw that. Pretty sweet.
You are not kidding about the speed with lines vs dots. A couple hours for an image that large is pretty good.

My first test was with lines. But the material...

Holy crap NTL. Those look amazing. You have come a long way from that first knotty 2x4 you milled. :)

Jack

Hi Dan!
Well, a few things, I spent many months working this stuff out. In this case I used black polystyrene painted white. Mostly because its what I had on hand. Ideally you would want to use...

That's awesome to hear Paul. Makes all those hours of editing I did worth it. Thanks for that. I've been thinking lately that I should start updating Youtube again.
Yes guys, I still drop in from...

Thanks Peter. That is some great information. Makes sense.
I'll use that technique on the next test part.

Jack.

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Thanks Eric. Hopefully I can make some money at it...

OK, version 11. Witch cheaper wood. ;)

I did a good deal of damage during final assembly. Pushed a few inlays in. Including the back. The final version will not have this issue as the inlays will...

Definitely will do a test with poly.

Thanks.

Jack

Actually that happened once. Had be baffled for about 30 minutes. ;)
I did not put much glue on one of the eyes for some reason.

I haven't given much thought to glue really. Currently I have some...

Thanks Gary. I appreciate all the information.
I wont drag this topic on, I will do some testing and get back to you all.

But to answer your question the "hand feel" is perfect before applying...

Thanks Gary. No such thing as too much information. ;)
As for the swelling it's not fuzzies. The top face needs to be perfectly smooth for a nice hand effect. I carefully sand all the way down to...

Thanks Dan.
Do you find that poly raises the grain?

Jack.

I've lost track of what version this is. Normally I only change versions when the process changes.
The file says V10. So I'm going with that.

The biggest change is that it's no longer a Yin Yang...

Video is hard! Lots of work.
I've backed off on mine for the moment. For the work I found them to be boring and not a fun watch. I'm starting a touch plate project and think I will try to make a...

Well done Dan. Looks clean.
Is that DJA industries on the back? BJA, BLA. ;)

Jack

Thanks for that. Looks interesting. I'll check that out.
Watched a few videos. Comment from one video is all I need to spend some time with it.

Good enough for me. ;)
Loved Rhino back in the...

I'll chime in on that statement.
I too have been working my skills on Fusion 360. But when I need to convert 2D to 2.5D I always go back to CamBam. They have a free 40 use demo if you want to check...

I would say yes. If you can handle a Saturn you can take on a modern 3D printer.




No issues with print heads. They were quite poor in the early days. Depends on what you put through them. If...

Hi NTL.
I have a WitBox version 1. I bought it new for $600 when they released their version 2 model. Which is about 1/3 of what they cost.
Not sure you can justify spending $1800 now a days. The...

Thanks Ericks.

Had a job 3D printing some flexible F2 battery terminal covers.
This was the fourth and last delivery. Been using each delivery as a test ground for coming up with a signature Ponder Labs box for...

Well done NTL. You are plowing through that learning curve. ;)

Yep. Bronze is a better guess.
Early on I think I may have had the tension too tight. Now a days I tighten by hand and give it about 1 1/2 turns.
This machine is definitely not perfectly aligned. I...

That is what I keep hearing as well. They look like bog standard ball bearings to me.
images below.

https://www.cnczone.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=412760&stc=1
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Just doing some quick maintenance. Basically trying to keep the squeaking away.

As I was cleaning I was looking at the wear patterns I thought I would ask opinions.
The wear on the gear retainer...

That is a beautiful piece of wood.
Looking forward to the results.

Jack.

I'll just chime in real quick.
I would not recommend removing the gantry if you do not have to. It's not necessary to "X" the rails with string if you move the X axis to the side. There is room...

You imagine correctly. Night and day. Hardwood mills great. Hard oily wood mills like a dream.
Padauk, walnut, purple hart, any quote, "exotic" hard wood, can maintain any detail you can throw at...

That's awesome David.
I might take you up on that.

Thanks .
Jack.

Thanks David. Next is to get that Etsy shop up and running. I have half a dozens products planned but settled on starting with a business card holder to be my first.
It's one of the first projects I...

I've been working on this one for a bit.
I needed something for my Saturn that I could whack stock around with, when clamped, that would not damage the stock or the bed surface. I was using a metal...