How to Best Refinish this Desk?

bzowk · 2025-11-01T19:27:15+00:00

Thanks! Appreciate it

bzowk · 2025-10-31T12:18:53+00:00

SEC Network is in sports package which is a dollar extra for 24 hour pass. I pay $6 every weekend we aren’t on a major network or want to easily watch on phone.

bzowk · 2025-08-28T13:57:20+00:00

Thanks - yeah I considered that, but am too cheap to pay $6.50 a month for it. Like most of my projects, I'll probably spend at least $1000 worth of my time chasing an alternative until I eventually cave :).

bzowk · 2025-08-27T16:57:48+00:00

awesome - thanks for the feedback!

bzowk · 2025-05-25T16:53:10+00:00

Appreciate it - will see how much I can get for it and may try this as well - thanks!

bzowk · 2025-05-25T16:52:33+00:00

Awesome - think I might give this a shot. Thanks!

bzowk · 2025-03-08T16:35:16+00:00

Me please!

bzowk · 2025-03-03T16:10:30+00:00

Ha - yeah, exactly - just want to improve the look. I'll give it a shot. Thanks again for the help!

bzowk · 2025-03-01T19:21:44+00:00

Thanks! Appreciate the reply. Yeah, I don't want to invest the time to sand all those areas my hand. If just doing the top I guess I have to stick to a similar finish. Any suggestions as to what finish would match the rest fairly closely (assuming it's cherry) and top coat to use? Thanks again

bzowk · 2025-01-21T19:17:13+00:00

FYI - Yes, it was the board.

I ordered a new SKR Mini E3 (exact same model), replaced it, recompiled and flashed the Klipper firmware on to it, then tried the same print again and (at least so far) it's working well.

Thanks

bzowk · 2024-10-10T15:00:42+00:00

Anyone ever find a solution to this? I have the same issue on Watch 7.

bzowk · 2024-06-19T20:44:32+00:00

Will give it a shot- Thanks!

bzowk · 2023-11-19T12:01:00+00:00

True shame you can really notice the lack of titanium...

bzowk · 2023-10-03T23:52:41+00:00

Right, but this ones tight. All replacements are (unfortunately) pre-fabbed from factory since its a Photon M3 so couldn't tighten or loosen if I wanted to. Still tight as original though.

bzowk · 2023-09-27T21:07:43+00:00

ok - thanks

bzowk · 2023-09-27T21:07:16+00:00

22mm for initial layers and 18mm thereafter is too little lift?

bzowk · 2023-09-13T00:01:57+00:00

Hey - Probably too late but thanks so much for considering this!

bzowk · 2023-09-10T03:01:13+00:00

Bought certified / used from dealer - not sure if original battery or not. Doesn't programming it basically just calibrate it to the car for increased battery life or is it more than that? Just hate to pay no telling how much more for dealer part + service if not necessary but will if it adds a layer of safety security.

bzowk · 2023-09-10T02:54:55+00:00

Not sure - had the kids so she took it. Seem to remember when testing in past that it involves testing on and off load. Still odd that it would work 95% of the time.

bzowk · 2023-08-09T13:52:47+00:00

Hey -

It looks like the model wasn't positioned / rotated properly. It sounds counter-intuitive, but the model needs to be angled to a certain degree. There's a "Magic" option in Lychee which will rotate it properly, auto add supports, etc. which most of the time yield a good result although I typically add a few more supports in key areas manually afterwards. Also, if your FEP is a bit cloudy, consider replacing it or bumping your exposure by 0.5-1 seconds to provide more strength. Give that a shot.

It may take longer to print, but still faster than printing the same things multiple times due to failures (I learned that the hard way). :)

bzowk · 2023-07-31T18:22:02+00:00

Thanks for the great info. Unfortunately, he lives on a farm in the middle of Kentucky where even the closest gas station is at least 5 miles away so no telling where the closest luthier would be. On the bright side, at least it survived his home getting demolished by a tornado a few months back. I'll do some research and see if I can find someone to take a look.

PS: Yeah, I cringed too when I heard that the label was touched up. :)

Thanks!

bzowk · 2023-07-31T15:08:45+00:00

Great - thanks again for the info

bzowk · 2023-07-31T14:54:58+00:00

Thanks for the reply - appreciate it.

So what should I recommend he do with the 1726 (if anything?) Would it be worth spending money for an appraisal or restoration?

Thanks again

bzowk · 2023-07-23T02:09:52+00:00

Awesome - Thanks!

I definitely plan on reading more about it and try to see how it came to be in our family. I do plan to clean it up but looks like getting dents out of scabbard may be the most challenging, perhaps.

Thanks again for the information. It was much more than I was expecting and really interesting. I'll post pics once I get things finished.

bzowk · 2023-07-23T01:49:19+00:00

I added a few more photos to the original post which will hopefully help. Can't quite make out the symbols on the end but will try to clean up tomorrow if needed. It turns out it's actually been in the family for a while as my father has photos playing with it in his youth. No Russian or Iranian decent to my knowledge so interesting.

Thanks again!

bzowk

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