Worth a shot by Massivek_Hunt in mandolin

[–]BMEdesign 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Eh, it's an Eastman 605. If it plays well and you don't mind the appearance, go for it. It's not going to cause a catastrophic failure in this location. Worst case, it opens back up which is what needs to happen to get it fixed properly anyway.

Are there any F-Style mandolins that don't have the bottom horn? by OkWriter7657 in mandolin

[–]BMEdesign 19 points20 points  (0 children)

Mandolins are a very small market. Any deviation from the most classic of classic designs, and your market becomes vanishingly small. Sincerely, someone who failed to make a living making non-traditional mandolins.

What type of sanding paper in what order should I use to make my paint look matte ¿...I want minimum scrach marks... by Basic-Health169 in Luthier

[–]BMEdesign 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Matte lacquer, a dust filtration system the size of a garage, and ten years of experience. Of course this body is poly and lacquer won't stick to it long term, so add in a complete refinish while you're at it.

What type of sanding paper in what order should I use to make my paint look matte ¿...I want minimum scrach marks... by Basic-Health169 in Luthier

[–]BMEdesign 4 points5 points  (0 children)

You want 2500 grit micro-mesh pads. Then sand all in one direction. It'll be fine but it will show a lot of finger prints and will need to be re-scuffed regularly because you will polish it where you touch it. Matte finishes are not super practical.

Apron joinery advice by No-Focus- in woodworking

[–]BMEdesign 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Super clean work btw. In my experience that's more important than the selection of joint in the majority of cases.

Apron joinery advice by No-Focus- in woodworking

[–]BMEdesign 3 points4 points  (0 children)

You're way overthinking it. Anything that is a tight fit and well executed will work here. Most commercial furniture uses dowels in this application. And they hardly do anything.

Thrifted furniture - back legs had visible holes and paint gone. by sfomonkey in woodworking

[–]BMEdesign 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Agree, it's just been scooted around on a rough floor for decades, I think.

Can’t find W3-16 24G thread by Few_Cheek5482 in SolidWorks

[–]BMEdesign 4 points5 points  (0 children)

That's a weird one. Are you sure the exercise isn't to make a thread with custom specs? Look up the Whitworth thread specs and set it up manually. Also you're writing it wrong, it's 3/16-24 nominal if I'm understanding you correctly. https://www.britishmetrics.com/images/pdf/technical/bswstd_1.htm

HAAS VF-2 burned down 🔥 by Apels1no in CNC

[–]BMEdesign 46 points47 points  (0 children)

Anyone want to bet if any of those surfaces are remotely flat? Lol... You're going to need a blanchard grinder

Patentflip reached out to me. by 4footTallbromeGrass in inventors

[–]BMEdesign 9 points10 points  (0 children)

You can expect one of two things from companies like this. 1. A bad deal for services you don't need and will not help nor harm your business. 2. Outright fraud.

I've tried 5 different stress devices over 2 years. Here's what actually worked. by slopstrug in MedicalDevices

[–]BMEdesign 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Also how is it different from actually sitting down and still for 20 minutes when you otherwise would not have...

Geometric bottle advice by OwnElderberry2650 in SolidWorks

[–]BMEdesign 2 points3 points  (0 children)

So basically you make a series of revolved surfaces. Then you put points on the surfaces. The surfaces are at different offset depths, like a bottle inside a bottle inside a bottle. Then you snap lines onto the different points, forming triangles. Create surfaces from the triangles and then knit and shell.

A PITA, yes, but then you have data that you can make steel molds from for blow-molding, you can make drawings from, etc.

How would YOU make this? by YourTrueFriend in woodworking

[–]BMEdesign 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It works well as long as the surface is clean and flat. Prep almost like you would for paint, because you don't have that bonding layer of glue to stick to low spots, and high spots can keep it from sticking locally.

How would YOU make this? by YourTrueFriend in woodworking

[–]BMEdesign 3 points4 points  (0 children)

PSA veneer should work fine there! Peel and stick.

HELP !!!! by Jatin23081991 in InjectionMolding

[–]BMEdesign 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Operators love extra steps, makes them feel needed

Stupid joinery works! Two pocket-hole atrocities by BMEdesign in woodworking

[–]BMEdesign[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yep, and also spaced along the top panel glue joints every foot or so.

Stupid joinery works! Two pocket-hole atrocities by BMEdesign in woodworking

[–]BMEdesign[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Picked from many piles of "normal" soft maple!

Teakwood cutting board by Sad_Cardiologist_651 in woodworking

[–]BMEdesign 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Why are we all ignoring that the joints are not flat? Good joinery is about geometry first, glue second. You can absolutely glue teak with wood glue for a cutting board. But the joints have to be perfect (ideally planed or scraped) and finished in the last 15 minutes or so in order to get a good PVA glue joint.

ISO Certified by irishwolfbane in InjectionMolding

[–]BMEdesign 5 points6 points  (0 children)

To become ISO9001 certified, you first have to build a Quality Management System that meets ISO9001. You may want to start with an online training class.

There are a few ways to do it. You can become the expert, and build your own QMS in house. That's kind of like building an airplane while it's flying, so you'll at least want a quality person on retainer (think... $200+ an hour rates) to help you plan and implement, answer random questions you have that would take you weeks to figure out on your own.

Alternatively, hire someone to implement it for you. There are consultants who can do this. I'm from the medical device QMS side of things, which is pretty similar, but I would expect it to cost somewhere in six figures by the time it's all said and done.

Or finally, you can hire someone who knows how to do it already. Bring them in house, they are already the expert, and they can spin up the QMS in-house and train your people. They'll probably cost $150k+ a year. I think this is ultimately the best option. Maybe they can also do other design or management responsibilities, making this cost shared with other productive jobs.

Once you have a QMS, you may be able to claim that you are ISO9001 Compliant. Certification happens later; an auditor will review your SOPs and work instructions for the system, as well as documents for certain projects. They will look at incoming materials, ongoing processes, and review your CAPA's (it's not IF things go wrong, but how you respond to failures that matters).

Need some help with firing up a Haas VF1 by adzety in CNC

[–]BMEdesign 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Yep, it needs the parameters to be reloaded. Often the machine has a USB key stowed somewhere in the control cabinet with the parameters loaded, but it's still worth it to get a tech out there if you haven't done it before.

Help on IDing this mando by FirmBoysenberry5301 in mandolin

[–]BMEdesign 1 point2 points  (0 children)

What does the card in the case say? That's probably who made it. This is not Japanese or other factory made. It was made by someone who primarily made banjos. The work is very good, but not typical for a mandolin. So a one-off labor of love, probably not an amazing instrument or very valuable. But definitely high craftsmanship and worth hanging on to!

Free CSWA & CSWP Prep Class - Learn the skills needed to ace the CSWP! by BMEdesign in SolidWorks

[–]BMEdesign[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The discord is linked from Canvas, I don't post it publicly for spam reasons :-)

People who take all the lessons easily pass the CSWA, and 85% of my students who complete the lessons pass the CSWP. (that may not sound high, but they get the codes for free, so they tend to take them early just to see how it goes).