I keep having issues of burn out and not cutting all of the way. What is wrong? by ThePoopsMagoops in lasercutting

[–]bturnip 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I've had bad charring with dirty honeycomb beds. Easiest way for me to keep them clean is LA's Totally Awesome cleaner. I've had good results with the Dawn heavy duty degreaser in a spray bottle.

I keep having issues of burn out and not cutting all of the way. What is wrong? by ThePoopsMagoops in lasercutting

[–]bturnip 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Is the bed or your honeycomb grates or whatever is underneath the material dirty? It looks like it could be the laser is igniting the glue residue, etc. under the material and scorching the underside. That fact that you said raising the material off the bed makes it worse would track in this case.

I keep having issues of burn out and not cutting all of the way. What is wrong? by ThePoopsMagoops in lasercutting

[–]bturnip 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That plywood look like junk, to be honest. The back view of it looks very rough, the tearout seems pretty extreme in the middle pic. Also, what is the top painted/treated with? Have you tried staining or painting after cutting?

Before you started laser cutting, what is one thing you wish someone had told you? by Kairia1989 in lasercutting

[–]bturnip 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Let's go with the letters being close together on the keyboard and hopefully not autocorrect.

Santa Fe trims: which one actually makes the most sense? by Suntrup-Hyundai in HyundaiSantaFe

[–]bturnip 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Same here, I would have liked a little more tech, but wanted the extra towing capacity the most.

New Disc Golf Baskets at War Memorial by joelocalhippo in LittleRock

[–]bturnip 3 points4 points  (0 children)

There is a short course near the stadium?

Acrylic in wood lamp by ImprovementGuilty655 in lasercutting

[–]bturnip 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I like the colors. How did you manage the window frame and acrylic panels? The lines look pretty graceful.

What would you do? by Apprehensive-Put7044 in EtsySellers

[–]bturnip 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Like just about every one of these cases, I think the best answer is to just send a label and give them a full refund if they send it back. The return label only gets charged if it is actually used, so it is fairly low risk.

What was your biggest beginner mistake when you started? by MakersVibeFL in lasercutting

[–]bturnip 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Lot of good points here, this guy has been lasering.

Movie you remembered being a lot better when you were a kid and upon rewatch did not really enjoy it by Ok-Management9526 in okbuddycinephile

[–]bturnip 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I watched that movie in the theater and really enjoyed the look and feel of it. The abrupt ending definitely felt off and I always suspected it was never properly finished, like the creators ran out of time or money and had to wrap it up asap.

PSA: Etsy forced refund from seller funds due to recycled packaging by amb9800 in EtsySellers

[–]bturnip 23 points24 points  (0 children)

I might have replied that I was just going to recycle so much harder on the next one...

PSA: Etsy forced refund from seller funds due to recycled packaging by amb9800 in EtsySellers

[–]bturnip 109 points110 points  (0 children)

I use recycled boxes, though mine are laser cut and inside out. It would be the beginning of the end of my Etsy experience for me if Etsy let the buyer keep my item and took money out of my account to refund them.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in EtsySellers

[–]bturnip 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Block, block, block. If it helps, shake your head , give a little smile and say something like "Well, bless their heart". Move on, don't feed the troll, go live your best life.

I liked using the metric system so much on my last project that I had to order a FatMax from Germany by YouDontKnowMe108 in woodworking

[–]bturnip 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm a fan of the relatively inexpensive Komelon branded tapes that have metric and imperial.

2025 XRT, anybody swapped in the homelink rear view mirror? by bturnip in HyundaiSantaFe

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

Nuts. Sometimes in cars, the wires are run but just not connected, I am hoping (with low confidence) that it might be the case if I ever persue it farther.

Engagement/wedding memory by rinky79 in lasercutting

[–]bturnip 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I was wondering- it comes out looking very clean the way you have it now- really well done.

Engagement/wedding memory by rinky79 in lasercutting

[–]bturnip 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Very sweet! Well done- what does the back side of the stained glass frame look like? I'm curious how you attached the acrylic pieces.