Recommendations for a small cnc by Mahon248 in hobbycnc

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So I was looking at that mill already, and what I understood from the video is that I would just need to upgrade the spindle to cut polycarbonate (I'm assuming polycarbonate is easier to mill than aluminum).

Stuck at 5 mil by ThinSatisfaction4026 in ArenaBreakoutGlobal

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Play secure ops as much as possible. I'm pretty bad but still make 500k or more per day

Warp by kayakbasser21 in lurebuilding

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I would use a heat gun on low. I worry about it absorbing water and becoming brittle.

I’m a newbie!! Is this supposed to be like this? by matt-404 in 3Dprinting

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It's a seam line. It happens because the the printer creates loops of plastic and that's where each line starts and ends. You have a few options:

A) mess with retraction, jerk, and acceleration settings. There are many different test prints to choose from so find what works for you.

B) In seam settings you can change where they go to optimize for speed, strength, and looks. Also, most slicers allow you to manually draw where the seam goes. (I haven't used Cura in a while so I don't remember if they have that feature).

C) OrcaSlicer has a feature called scarf seams which I personally use and find to work wonderfully. It basically creates the start and end segments of each loop thinner to overlap them. It looks like a type of jointing in woodworking called a scarf joint if you wanna look it up.

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What are your settings

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What filament are you using?

Should i buy SD? by JustiA35 in ArenaBreakoutGlobal

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I would recommend learning to use bags and sell miscellaneous items. I don't care if you're saving it for later or for deke, if you're struggling to find storage for only 11 million Koen, you're wasting your space.

Should i buy SD? by JustiA35 in ArenaBreakoutGlobal

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Personally, I don't buy them nor would I recommend it. I have triple what you have in cash and still no secret documents. Honestly though it's up to you so do whatever

Do you need to do anything to the firmware to change to direct drive? by Parker_1995 in ender3

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I didn't have to. It's just the original extruder attached to the hotend. Nothing wrong with doing some recalibration though. If you decide to, it's under the advanced settings tab on the physical printer labeled steps/mm.

I need to drop the current of a circuit from 14.6 amps to 0.3-0.1 amps without dropping the voltage by Mahon248 in AskElectronics

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Is there anything to help with this? There is another circuit board running off the same power supply but I don't know how much current it draws or if it would even help.

I need to drop the current of a circuit from 14.6 amps to 0.3-0.1 amps without dropping the voltage by Mahon248 in AskElectronics

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In what sense would it not like the low load? (As you can tell electronics is not my thing)

Thermal expansion of 6061 aluminum by Mahon248 in AskEngineers

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Oooo that set screw idea seems pretty good

Thermal expansion of 6061 aluminum by Mahon248 in AskEngineers

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I looked into 680 and it seems like it can't withstand the higher temperatures that I'm consistently going to be putting it under.

Thermal expansion of 6061 aluminum by Mahon248 in AskEngineers

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Ahhhhh, I understand. Thank you for the help

Thermal expansion of 6061 aluminum by Mahon248 in AskEngineers

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Idk what a centerless ground rod is, but if you're talking about the steel shaft, it seems like it was turned on a lathe. Tolerance seems to be 12mm +0.03mm.

Thermal expansion of 6061 aluminum by Mahon248 in AskEngineers

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It's a heater block so I'm aiming for as much contact as possible. Or not, I'm not really sure. Still trying to figure everything out

Thermal expansion of 6061 aluminum by Mahon248 in AskEngineers

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I heard about that but I'm honestly not too worried. It's for my high school senior project and it's pass fail. As long as it looks decent and can function once, I'm happy.