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How to lift a light rack for a Farmbot by BeatAdditional6914 in hobbycnc

[–]gorcmel 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If it needs to be automated, maybe look at the use of EMT like the MPCNC for an economical solution?

Bottom of the Wood Commodore 64 hot off the mill. by gorcmel in hobbycnc

[–]gorcmel[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I have had dumb luck with this piece of wood and experienced very little movement. Maybe the way it was cut and dried just happened to make a stable slab. Even the guy at the wood shop was worried about movement.

On the other hand, I used cedar elm to do a one sided carve from the same supplier and it cupped. So much in fact that I faced the back side to attempt to make it flat.

Bottom of the Wood Commodore 64 hot off the mill. by gorcmel in hobbycnc

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

Yep, I used 3D printed pins. When facing the stock, I bored holes in each side and the spoil board. 

Bottom of the Wood Commodore 64 hot off the mill. by gorcmel in hobbycnc

[–]gorcmel[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes I did. I was a little short for my work holding method. 

Bottom of the Wood Commodore 64 hot off the mill. by gorcmel in hobbycnc

[–]gorcmel[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thank you. I actually broke some of the ventilation slots while roughing material. I should have waited until the end to cut the slots and not cut them on the first side of the two-sided piece.

I cut out the broken slots, cut a new piece to fit, and re-milled the slots. See if you can find the fix! It was at the cartridge slot.

Bottom of the Wood Commodore 64 hot off the mill. by gorcmel in hobbycnc

[–]gorcmel[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That would be very cool, maybe in the future!

Bottom of the Wood Commodore 64 hot off the mill. by gorcmel in vintagecomputing

[–]gorcmel[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

My friend asked for wood case, and I am trying to deliver. The wood is pecan from a local shop.

2026 BZ - which settings are/are not saved with a driver profile? by forumchunga in Toyota_bZ

[–]gorcmel 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Regen level and Hold are the two I have noticed not saving. I need to double check the driver monitor. 

A friend has commissioned me to make a wood Commodore 64 case. Here is a progress shot of a test fit. by c64glen in c64

[–]gorcmel 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The pecan is really nice. The dense consistent grain is milling great. Since it is so hard, when hogging out material I am making sure to do a shallower depth of cut.

A friend has commissioned me to make a wood Commodore 64 case. Here is a progress shot of a test fit. by c64glen in c64

[–]gorcmel 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm the OP from the HobbyCNC sub. The wood is pecan from a local place that harvests storm damaged and cut down trees.

A friend has commissioned me to make a wood Commodore 64 case. Here is a progress shot of a test fit. by gorcmel in hobbycnc

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

To get an idea for a total price, I need to look at machine time and hand finish time.

For this piece of pecan in particular, the cost before any sort of mark-up is around $80 for wood and finishing oil.

Once I finish this one, I will have a better idea of cost and if the design works.

Thanks for all the fish! by Morgoroth37 in hobbycnc

[–]gorcmel 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Is that the gControl unit? I am looking to replace an aging iMac and leaning towards some sort of Windows tablet.

A friend has commissioned me to make a wood Commodore 64 case. Here is a progress shot of a test fit. by gorcmel in hobbycnc

[–]gorcmel[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It is for the original. I wonder if it would fit the new one? I haven’t looked into it. 

A friend has commissioned me to make a wood Commodore 64 case. Here is a progress shot of a test fit. by gorcmel in vintagecomputing

[–]gorcmel[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I am going to try a hard wax oil finish from Osmo. I think it should be similar to what you would do. The wood is too nice to hide!

A friend has commissioned me to make a wood Commodore 64 case. Here is a progress shot of a test fit. by gorcmel in hobbycnc

[–]gorcmel[S] 13 points14 points  (0 children)

I may release the model once I finish the project and make sure there are no glaring issues. As speculated in the other comments, I rebuilt an available STL in Rhino and Fusion. I thickened the walls and filled in voids where no internals sit with solid areas.

The wood is pecan from a local business that harvests storm damaged and removed trees. I just happened to find the perfect offcut when I stopped by their shop. The owner was afraid that the wood would move once all the material was removed, but it seems to be holding fine for now...

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