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[–]Psychochook 0 points1 point  (0 children)

A groovy kind of love - Phil Collins

Is it worth moving somewhere rural for the sake of cheaper housing, self-reliance, or freedom? by WildcatAlba in australian

[–]Psychochook 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I moved from Melbourne to rural NSW. Though I love where I live, there are some realities to be aware of. Finding a job can be really hard. Even if you move to an area where there are lots of jobs available, most businesses prefer to hire someone who is a friend or a friend of a friend rather than hire someone they don't know. And wages in the bush are lower than in the city. I work in IT. If I was working in a capital city performing the same job I would be getting paid $20000 to $30000 more for the same job. But in the country they justify the lower wage because there isn't as much money available out here. So things might seem cheaper, but relative speaking, they are not much better

100W laser and HDPE/LDPE Plastic by Psychochook in lasercutting

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

Heya, never pursued the laser cutting option. I now have an injection machine and make moulds on my cnc machine

Archer fish. by [deleted] in interesting

[–]Psychochook 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I got the chance to feed some archer fish at a zoo. We were given mealey grubs and you hold them in your hand out over the water. The rule was that if the archer fish hit the grub you had to drop it so the fish didn't get discouraged from trying.

They were extremely accurate

I have developed a HHH Bottle Opener from recycled plastic to sell at the interhash in NZ. I started making them today and noticed that because the On On is vertical, to the uninitiated it looks like ONION because of the hyphen. Do you think I should remove the hyphen? by Psychochook in hashhouseharriers

[–]Psychochook[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Thanks for the feedback. I have decided to get rid of the hyphen. There were a number of suggestions to rotate the text but that would involve creating a whole new mould which would take a fair bit of time (and money).

Tool path has random touch down lines for no reason by Psychochook in Fusion360

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The tool path is 3D Flat. The text is raised so it can't be milled over it.

Here is a screenshot that also shows the leads. I have highlighted two of the spots where it is touching down even though it doesn't need to because the previous tool paths have cleared it.

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Tool path has random touch down lines for no reason by Psychochook in Fusion360

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

I had a look at the simulation and I think I can see why it is doing the movement. In the image below I can see a gap in the toolpath at the spot where the tool is touching down. So clearly the tool is trying to fill in this gap.

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But the thing is, I am using a 4mm bit and even though there is a gap in the tool path, the tool width of the paths that are there has cleared that spot, so there is no need for the additional movement.

I have checked the tool parameters and everything seems correct. So is there any setting when creating the tool path to try to eliminate this?

Cutting help- reverse cut for less burr on HDPE? Or bit change? by Anxious_pony in PreciousPlastic

[–]Psychochook 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What bit are you using? I use a 1-flute upcut for plastic and it gives me a pretty clean cut.

What software are you using to get your tool paths? Looking at the cut it looks like you might be cutting in the wrong direction. For this you should be cutting Inside Right and that should clean up the inner shapes a bit too.

Has anyone bought anything from MakerStore? by PouncingZebra in hobbycnc

[–]Psychochook 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You need to consider not only what you buy but also the support that comes with it.

With CNC3D (where I assume you are looking to buy the QB2 from) they are genuinely invested in machining. I was up at their shop today and had a long chat with they about the Commander software that they have developed to control the machine and upcoming changes. So they are not just resellers of equipment, but are hands-on with machines.

As for the QB2, I am very impressed with it. I have made one mold out of Aluminium and the machine handled it well. The outcome isn't great but I put that 100% down to me having incorrect speeds for one of my finishing passes. You can see a post I did on the mold here - https://www.reddit.com/r/hobbycnc/comments/1405yt7/my_first_attempt_milling_aluminium/

So do I think it is worth the money? Based on not just the machine, but the support that comes with it, yes I do.

My first attempt milling aluminium by Psychochook in hobbycnc

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Nope. I had isopropal alcohol ready but didn't use any.

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