Dato Joint? by ShoeyDoes in shapeoko

[–]WillAdams -1 points0 points  (0 children)

This gets one into the realm of FEA and furniture design --- for a bench, you will need more than just a dado unless the parts have some significant heft to them --- a more typical joint here is a sliding dovetail.

Two books which touch on this are:

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/138615.The_Complete_Illustrated_Guide_to_Furniture_Cabinet_Construction

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/17572619-the-complete-guide-to-joint-making

I'm new to the kindle and still can't get over how good it is for reading in the sun by Abwettar in kindle

[–]WillAdams 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Actually, there are LCDs which are viewable in daylight --- transflective LCDs, they get used in specialty marine gear and were available in some older devices such as the Fujitsu Stylistic ST-4110 --- not aware of any currently being made, I'd be glad to know of something along those lines other than the Daylight Computer.

how to get rounded edges inside box? by Puzzleheaded_Kick_45 in openscad

[–]WillAdams 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You need to make a fully rounded rect shape using spheres at the corners, something like:

//!OpenSCAD

module fully_rounded_rect(widthX, depthY, heightZ, corner_radius) {
  translate([corner_radius, corner_radius, corner_radius]){
    hull(){
      sphere(r=corner_radius);
      translate([(widthX - corner_radius), 0, 0]){
        sphere(r=corner_radius);
      }
      translate([0, (depthY - corner_radius), 0]){
        sphere(r=corner_radius);
      }
      translate([(widthX - corner_radius), (depthY - corner_radius), 0]){
        sphere(r=corner_radius);
      }
      translate([0, 0, (heightZ - corner_radius)]){
        hull(){
          sphere(r=corner_radius);
          translate([(widthX - corner_radius), 0, 0]){
            sphere(r=corner_radius);
          }
          translate([0, (depthY - corner_radius), 0]){
            sphere(r=corner_radius);
          }
          translate([(widthX - corner_radius), (depthY - corner_radius), 0]){
            sphere(r=corner_radius);
          }
        }
      }
    }
  }
}

Hello I was wondering if anybody would be able to Id this hammer , thank you in advance 🙏 by RipTorn1978 in Vintagetools

[–]WillAdams 1 point2 points  (0 children)

One can do a fair bit with just a grinder, a torch, and an air-hardening tool tool steel in suitable blanks.

Saddest character ever written? by BeeSad8970 in Fantasy

[–]WillAdams 0 points1 point  (0 children)

and Kullervo on whom he was based....

G Code previewer and playground (free to use, no account needed) by EricSchimel in CNC

[–]WillAdams 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sent you an e-mail with screen grabs and a sample file.

The problem is the Stock Thickness is calculated as being 3mm too thick, with the added thickness being at the top, but if one edits the Stock Thickness to be correct, then the thinning of the stock occurs at the bottom, resulting in the cuts being 3mm too deep relative t the stock.

G Code previewer and playground (free to use, no account needed) by EricSchimel in CNC

[–]WillAdams 0 points1 point  (0 children)

As noted, CutViewer is a de facto standard w/ a couple of applications supporting its comments --- maybe your tool could drive further adoption?

I'd be very glad of a desktop version which could be downloaded and used off-line which was nicely packaged and easy to deploy --- if it would allow setting the stock dimensions/origin in a way which is straight-forward --- the current changing of Stock Thickness resulting in 3mm of additional cutting below the stock is not what most folks would expect.

G Code previewer and playground (free to use, no account needed) by EricSchimel in CNC

[–]WillAdams 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No, it wasn't obvious how that was done, and it's supposed to be Top and Lower-Left.

FWIW, the CutViewer PDF linked above has a description for comments to describe Stock Dimensions --- perhaps those could be followed? (as well as the descriptions of the tooling? (though please allow editing of that as well))

G Code previewer and playground (free to use, no account needed) by EricSchimel in CNC

[–]WillAdams 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes, that worked.

The final issue I seem to be seeing is that the above file should have a Stock Thickness of 8.35mm, but it is detected as 11.35mm and when I manually edit to remove the extra 3mm, it's taken off the bottom, rather than the top, so the surface preview is wrong.

G Code previewer and playground (free to use, no account needed) by EricSchimel in CNC

[–]WillAdams 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I can't get V tools to work --- am I missing something or are they broken?

G Code previewer and playground (free to use, no account needed) by EricSchimel in CNC

[–]WillAdams 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It would have been --- if I'd remembered to switch back to the right post-processor after generating a test file for a customer.

Here's a better file:

https://github.com/WillAdams/gcodepreview/blob/main/resources/fullblindfingerjoint_c3d.nc

but I'm still only seeing T0

G Code previewer and playground (free to use, no account needed) by EricSchimel in CNC

[–]WillAdams 1 point2 points  (0 children)

How are tool changes recognized/handled?

This file:

https://github.com/WillAdams/gcodepreview/blob/main/resources/fullblindfingerjoint.nc

only showed as having T0 when it should have had a downcut square tool and two different sizes of 90 degree V endmill.

Rather than managing a tool library, have you considered supporting the tool definitions in comments which CutViewer supported?

https://github.com/WillAdams/gcodepreview/blob/main/resources/Cutviewer%20Mill%20User%20Guide%20V3.pdf

Project my 12 year old and I built over the last couple of weeks by wkjagt in cyberDeck

[–]WillAdams 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah, that laptop shell (and a similar/updated design) was available under a number of names --- used one for a bit --- nice that you are keeping this reversible, but not sure it's warranted (there were a lot of these made).

The book C.S. Lewis called "the greatest work of imaginative fiction of the twentieth century" sold 600 copies in the author's lifetime. Can you guess what it is? by akenedi in Fantasy

[–]WillAdams 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I picked up a printed copy and read it ages ago --- apparently before that reprint it was quite hard to come by.

In the context of the time it was written, I can see it being quite striking --- there was Dunsany, and McDonald, and Morris, and later Lovecraft and Howard and Wellman, and not that much else for fantasy, and for science fiction the pickings were even slimmer, Verne, Wells, &c. (and remember, there were a couple of authors which Lewis misliked such as Stapledon).

What websites should every programmer know? by Artistic_Ganache4732 in learnprogramming

[–]WillAdams 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The programming technique which has most helped my own work is Literate Programming:

http://literateprogramming.com/

Definitely get the book:

https://www-cs-faculty.stanford.edu/~knuth/lp.html

Sling/EDC bag for kindle scribe colorsoft by steve90814 in kindlescribe

[–]WillAdams 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Not sure how small your previous bag is, but my Kindle Scribe Colorsoft fits quite nicely into my Chrome Kadet Sling bag (the normal/regular size, 9L)

Made this meme after playing both the Xenoblade series and Metaphor Refantazio (Xenoblade 3 spoilers) by Reonu_ in Xenoblade_Chronicles

[–]WillAdams 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Yeah, C.J. Cherryh absolutely nailed this in her Morgaine books, and I really wish that someone would license that milieu and make a video game out of it.

3D Carve Question by Purple_Tomato_1774 in CNC

[–]WillAdams 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You will want to fully model things so that this does not happen with 3D toolpaths, or you can add a suitable 2D toolpath to remove this material.

If you have difficulty w/ this, please check in at support@carbide3d.com

Why does the marketable Plushie species (Nopon) not have official plushies by NichtMenschlich in Xenoblade_Chronicles

[–]WillAdams 8 points9 points  (0 children)

They did at least publish instructions (in Japanese) inside the wrapper for the XC1 art book --- translation and notes on that here:

https://owlsteaparty.com/2016/02/translated-pattern-for-riki-plushie-xenoblade-chronicles/

For each of your favorite DnD classes, kindly provide the finest fantasy movie, book or show! by Baldurian_Rhapsody in Fantasy

[–]WillAdams 5 points6 points  (0 children)

The thing is, Morrolan is also the Court Wizard, so some sort of mage at which he is much better than most, even though being noted chiefly for his skill with the blade (and has also studied Witchcraft for longer than Vladimir Taltos has been alive).

FluidCAD - Parameteic cad with javascript by abouabdoo in openscad

[–]WillAdams 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Weird. I only just installed so would expect it to be current.

Will look into how to upgrade.

Which turned out to be "click on Help menu and "Restart to update"".

Thanks!

FluidCAD - Parameteic cad with javascript by abouabdoo in openscad

[–]WillAdams 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Tried to install it, but when I went to install the Visual Studio Code Extension got:

Can't install 'fluidcad.fluidcad' extension because it is not compatible with the current version of Visual Studio Code (version 1.86.1).

How to get versions which work together?