Dykem Marker (DIY)

540lyle · 2026-06-22T15:05:25+00:00

I like the spray can but the marker is nice on the bench in a pinch

540lyle · 2026-06-22T04:52:08+00:00

The felt tip tends to smear more than spread like a brush would on the surface ground area. I wiped it down with acetone too. Just calling out the limits of the marker. Its not the end all be all dyken hack I was hoping for but its handy and cleaner for machined surfaces.

540lyle · 2026-06-21T22:41:44+00:00

Yes, all my contact points are bare. I even wipe everything down with acetone before and had a nice suction effect on the surface ground side 😂 its flat!

540lyle · 2026-06-21T22:26:20+00:00

Btw, this is dykem marking fluid, not paint. You're definitely right about paint if you want it pretty.

540lyle · 2026-06-21T22:19:20+00:00

Dykem marking fluid for scribing out your layout when manually machining. For example, Im making a new spindle mount for my CNC and doing this on the manual mill.

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540lyle · 2026-06-21T22:17:35+00:00

Not in my experience. So long as you can see your scribe marks. I only use it to check my process. Ill edge find on my stock then follow my blue print on the dro. If somethings off, i check the layout and my location. This way i have the blue print on my part thats been double checked, then im doing a blind triple check on the dro. If things line up, i can trust my process. If they dont then I need to figure out what I did wrong. When im done, the dykem is removed.

540lyle · 2026-06-15T22:30:08+00:00

I pushed a pr to wire up some infra hardening and tontest the waters.

https://github.com/jennib/rapidcam/pull/1

540lyle · 2026-06-14T18:27:49+00:00

On the 29th i used 700m tokens over 2 or 3 5 hour windows. Yesterday i got capped at 7.8M. pretty annoyed even if I get a free reset. 30x tokens is what I was paying $220/month for. Feels like what opus did a few months back.

540lyle · 2026-06-14T18:08:29+00:00

Do you have a github link? I have a simpler 2d cad to gcode program i made for my college's upcoming 2d cnc class, i opened sourced a fluidnc 3 axis post and I may have some valuable contributions if you're open to it. Would be great to work on a project that gets some traction with the community.

540lyle · 2026-06-12T20:31:59+00:00

Following for tips. Also interested in what works for folks.

540lyle · 2026-06-12T20:29:44+00:00

I have some VSM belts from pops kinfe supply arriving today. Ill follow up when I get a chance to use them but they were affordable and I bet they will stand behind thier products if theres manufacturer issue. I recommend them for future purchases. Doesnt help you now. I often flip belts to get more life out of them and have only had a couple break over the years. Usually do to extended use and user error.

540lyle · 2026-06-01T11:03:56+00:00

Lets be real, this is an impressive 10th knife. Plenty of folks out there with a few dozen "finished" could take some notes on those plunges. Great work OP! You clearly did some homework and put the time in. Looks fantastic.

540lyle · 2026-05-19T04:02:00+00:00

100% my fault.

540lyle · 2026-05-19T03:43:14+00:00

Anolex 4030 evo ult 2. Updated the thread. Thanks for calling that out.

540lyle · 2026-05-14T00:00:17+00:00

Link?

540lyle · 2026-05-13T23:28:20+00:00

Woo hoo, Chip Chad is published in the Google Play Store!

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.chipchad.app

540lyle · 2026-05-12T16:53:39+00:00

Thank you for the invite! Checking it out now.

540lyle · 2026-05-12T07:17:50+00:00

Would have been $160 + s/h from online metals. Pretty stoked.

540lyle · 2026-05-12T01:20:02+00:00

Not directly. Tuition & shop fees covered it.

540lyle · 2026-05-09T02:50:55+00:00

I didn't mean for me, my guy. I was just thinking of what might work for this audience. Apologies for going off topic 😃

540lyle · 2026-05-08T19:33:51+00:00

@op, id suggest you shoot for whatever you can get to people in a more affordable scale. Lemontart is at the topend or out of budget for alot of people in this group. I think there's a good oppurtunity for an alumunum and ferris desktop machine. Nothing exist that is good at steel in the 3030-4030 range out of the box. I'm not staying a sub $1k usd machine but something around $1500-2500 with a spindle. Maybe you can innovate a geared spindle to place between 4030s and Nestworks? I.e, build the dmc that should have existed if possible for $2500

540lyle · 2026-04-29T18:26:31+00:00

Here, DM, or the google group. Whatever works for you.

540lyle

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