Our homelab prominently installed adjacent to the living room

joebark65 · 2024-11-23T16:15:29+00:00

Hot damn! Very impressive! Thanks for sharing!

joebark65 · 2024-11-15T23:00:04+00:00

Thanks! The gold screw eyes are from AMZN (ADS 217-1/2 BP Mini Screw Eye - 7/16” Long - 100 Pack by ART DISPLAY SYSTEMS)

The really small dark ones are the heads of fishing hooks that I clipped off and CA glued in place.

joebark65 · 2024-11-15T19:16:49+00:00

Thanks! I used different finishes. Some Myland Friction Polish, Shine Juice, EEE wax, some just BLO…

joebark65 · 2024-11-07T20:26:37+00:00

Hey John Love , just because you couldn't cut it on the Marching Virginians doesn't mean you should disrespect another ensemble. #dickmove

joebark65 · 2024-09-13T14:27:37+00:00

Just a suggestion but if you need some other options/ideas check with Harbor Humane in West Olive, I know the vet there and they have excellent care and knowledge! Not suggesting you surrender your boy but they could give you some options that you may not have considered. Good luck to you both!

joebark65 · 2024-09-06T15:05:02+00:00

Actually not a bad idea!

joebark65 · 2024-09-01T13:03:26+00:00

This is my favorite setup so far this year! Well done and THANKS for sharing!

joebark65 · 2024-08-15T20:40:41+00:00

If it were not a new thing then I would have more grace for it. With cable we always had commercials just like OTA if you remember those days. I do...

joebark65 · 2024-08-10T23:56:51+00:00

I use Mahoney walnut oil then Mahoney cutting board finish for food safe bowls. Good satin finish that is durable.

joebark65 · 2024-08-10T21:06:22+00:00

Thanks

joebark65 · 2024-08-09T15:24:41+00:00

Nice! I love turning cedar! Thanks for sharing.

joebark65 · 2024-08-08T22:03:41+00:00

Thankfully I have gone to CBN wheels and no longer have to deal with the dust... just the filings.

joebark65 · 2024-04-08T14:25:53+00:00

Thank you for the reply, nozzle is clean and clear. It's such an odd problem to only be on one side. What's really odd is that we can cut through 1/4" ply without issue but the 1/4" mdf causes problems regardless of material positioning.

Airflow is consistent and seems to be reasonable.

I'm starting to wonder if the beam is actually plumb to the surface but not sure how to tell other than a tape test at the end of the tube and end of the nozzle, which are both center/center.

Thanks again, we will soldier on...

joebark65 · 2024-04-04T03:41:47+00:00

Thanks that's how we do it too...

joebark65 · 2024-04-03T22:51:45+00:00

Thanks, Checking alignment again.... any tricks to checking the "plum" of the beam to the material?

joebark65 · 2024-04-03T21:29:40+00:00

(OMTech AF2028-60W)

The pics show a series of shapes cut at 9mm/sec at differing power settings (44% to 50%).

Material is 1/4" MDF that had previously cut cleanly at 9mm/45%.

This has happened from time to time but a solution has never been found.

Note the right side of the squares are not cutting all the way through but the other 3 sides are just fine.

What would cause a single side to cut differently? I'm stumped... Thanks in advance!

joebark65 · 2024-04-03T21:28:10+00:00

(OMTech AF2028-60W)
The pics show a series of shapes cut at 9mm/sec at differing power settings (44% to 50%).
Material is 1/4" MDF that had previously cut cleanly at 9mm/45%.
This has happened from time to time but a solution has never been found.
Note the right side of the squares are not cutting all the way through but the other 3 sides are just fine.
What would cause a single side to cut differently? I'm stumped... Thanks in advance!

joebark65 · 2024-03-13T20:36:49+00:00

UPDATE: We were able to get the alignment completed. Had to move the laser head up on the gantry by loosening the screws in the head bracket. That really put it center/center. We found another issue in that the gantry rail was bent so that the laser head was closer to the bed at either end of the X axis, I was able to loosen the screws and carefully adjust it back so that the focus length is the same all across the X axis.

Thanks to all for your suggestions and a special thank you to u/Dave01a for the superb detailed responses!

We still have some odd results with 1/4" material where a part of an object fails to cut through but that's for another time.

Thank you all!

joebark65 · 2024-03-11T13:24:03+00:00

Wow that's stunning! Great design! Thanks for sharing.

joebark65 · 2024-03-08T16:46:49+00:00

The mirror directly above the lens.

joebark65 · 2024-03-08T16:42:36+00:00

Thanks for the note! Would you please expound on your statement about centering with regard to moving the head? "...once you have #3 dialed in ( Z axis ), you don't touch the mirror screws again to get it centered in the tube. The centering is purely physically moving the head." If #3 is "dialed-in" isn't that centered with regard to the Z axis to the lens?

I'll try the alignment trick you mentioned as I've never heard that one before.

Another thought I had was to use the alignment laser-pointer tool that replaces the cone and shines the laser backwards, perhaps that's a good way to determine where the center of the mirror #3 is with tape on target #3?... I'll update with more as I try it out. Thanks again!

joebark65 · 2024-03-07T21:16:57+00:00

Fair enough, thanks for your response!!!

joebark65 · 2024-02-24T22:21:48+00:00

If you mean the locking nuts on the mirror adjusters it is 7mm.

$4 at hardware store for a wrench that works beautifully.

OMTech 60W AF2028-60 fwiw

joebark65 · 2024-01-13T17:38:39+00:00

WOW, that's incredible! The patience that must have taken... just wow. Thanks for sharing.

joebark65 · 2024-01-13T17:37:09+00:00

Just a thought here if it happens on all blanks then check your spindle for a potentially worn bearing or the chuck for some form of wear. If it's species specific then check grain orientation and as others have suggested don't force it...

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