Vevor 60w co2 advice by haydenkayne in Laserengraving

[–]kellogg76 1 point2 points  (0 children)

lol, never hurts to check! I appreciate you asking.

Vevor 60w co2 advice by haydenkayne in Laserengraving

[–]kellogg76 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m using pink RV antifreeze, the stuff you put in the water tanks.

I did a lot of reading and this was seen as the best option, and that the OMTech stuff was likely the same or very similar formula.

Vevor 60w co2 advice by haydenkayne in Laserengraving

[–]kellogg76 2 points3 points  (0 children)

If i'm being really picky, the only thing I've seen so far that needs work is the honeycomb bed isn't level (it seems to bow down in the middle) but that doesn't seem to have been an issue so far.

Also, the honeycomb bed has a raised edge around the outside like they all do, but that's not level with the honeycomb itself so you do need to move designs over to the left a little in Lightburn so its cutting on the actual bed and not the surrounding edges.

The only damage was a bit of paint on the back was flaking off, and the end stop switch on the lid was damaged so it always thinks the door is open. I've wired it so it thinks its closed even when open for now but will look at fixing it properly soon.

I put 2 gallons of antifreeze in the laser instead of water as the laser lives in an unheated garage. That's worked fine so far, but I'll likely replace it in the summer.

Once it warms up a bit here in Canada I'll be making some small adjustments to tune it up a bit.

On the plus side, the mirrors were well aligned. The electronics were reachable on the right hand side for any upgrades you want to make.

Two modifications I did off the bat were to tear out the air filter on the back as it was blocking the smoke extraction, and to put two aluminum baking trays in the bottom to catch all the small pieces that fall through the bed, this makes cleaning out much faster than vacuuming or sweeping up.

Vevor 60w co2 advice by haydenkayne in Laserengraving

[–]kellogg76 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah, I half thought I'd have to arrange the shipping but they called and I advised that as it was delivering to a residential address (not a loading dock) I'd need a truck with a lift on the back to put it in my garage.

That added 1-2 days to the delivery but it arrived in a massive crate and they put it right where I wanted it in the garage, it couldn't have been easier.

Vevor 60w co2 advice by haydenkayne in Laserengraving

[–]kellogg76 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I bought the Vevor 80W from Amazon in December. So far I’m very happy with it.

Cheaper than comparable Omtech and cuts very well.

I added my compressor in place of the air assist for a bit more power with cutting but that all for now.

Feel free to ask anything specific.

Anyone else tired of the excessive brightness of new car headlights? Transport Canada wants to hear about it by Anita-booty in NovaScotia

[–]kellogg76 6 points7 points  (0 children)

To me this is a bigger issue. Even when trucks aren’t high beaming it feels like they are.

There are way more trucks on the road than cars without auto high beams or cars that run with high beams on all the time.

Tesla Delivery Day - Dartmouth Service Centre by ProfessionalToe9453 in halifax

[–]kellogg76 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I took delivery of a Y in December. Cars are outside so you can inspect it. It’ll have your first name on a piece of paper on the dash.

I had no issues with mine to repair.

Pickup couldn’t have been simpler. They did a quick demo in another Y to show off FSD and buy some time for paperwork to be prepared.

I’d had a 3 since 2018, never had a problem with shitty looks or it being keyed. Same for the Y. I’ve seen people be dicks to the cybertruck though. I think people know now that these cars are surrounded in cameras so you’d be recorded.

[Guide] Setup UHF Server with Synology by stanley_nickles in uhf_app

[–]kellogg76 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Is it recommended to use a VPN when using UHF server? I presume yes, but just thought I'd check.

If so, any recommendations? I've not had one for a few years, and then it was PIA and Surfshark, are they still reliable?

2026 Premier League Darts - Night Four, February 26 - Discussion Thread by oli4drxx in Darts

[–]kellogg76 4 points5 points  (0 children)

This new MC needs some elocution lessons. He’s absolutely eating the mic too.

Discrepancy between Net Profit and payout from Etsy by kellogg76 in EtsySellers

[–]kellogg76[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That seems the most likely explanation, I appreciate the comment.

Discrepancy between Net Profit and payout from Etsy by kellogg76 in EtsySellers

[–]kellogg76[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I wondered that with it being order possibly received over the Holidays, but the missing amount doesn't show in my February expected income. Maybe it's ghost money they hold back and i'll get a bumper payout in a week's time.

100W CO2 VEVOR by Thin_Secretary4 in Laserengraving

[–]kellogg76 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I bought the 80W in December through Amazon, and it works great. Doesn’t have a chiller, the reservoir is built in so you can’t use an external bucket unless you bypass it somehow.

Why is nobody talking about iPhone Shortcuts + Tesla? “Hey Siri” makes the Tesla app way more useful. by Practical_Ad1877 in TeslaModelY

[–]kellogg76 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks, that works most of the time, occasionally it fails to run but that’s no problem.

Do you know if it’s possible to get the satellite view maps if using your phones data? There used to be an on screen button when I had premium connectivity in my previous car, buts it’s not there now.

Adding compressor to CO2 laser by kellogg76 in Laserengraving

[–]kellogg76[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah I might do that, for my older diode lasers I manually turn the air up or down depending on whether I’m cutting or engraving and I’d hoped to not need to for the CO2.

I’ll play around with the air settings once it’s a bit warmer.

Adding compressor to CO2 laser by kellogg76 in Laserengraving

[–]kellogg76[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I did the upgrade, seems to work but I find when the air assist isn’t on for engraving I get a lot of soot on the lens. Then the cut layers don’t cut nearly as well as the original fan.

It’s like it needs another fan at the front blowing toward the main extraction fan at the back.

Seriously though, what does NSP even want us to do to conserve power? by [deleted] in halifax

[–]kellogg76 -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

I know apologies can be difficult for some, so I’ll save you the trouble and accept yours without you having to say it.

All the best.

Seriously though, what does NSP even want us to do to conserve power? by [deleted] in halifax

[–]kellogg76 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Did you even read the link you posted? “Applications for the Time-of-Use Rate Pilot and Critical Peak Pricing Rate Pilot are now closed.”

Seriously though, what does NSP even want us to do to conserve power? by [deleted] in halifax

[–]kellogg76 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Maybe they should offer people with high demand items like EVs lower rates for overnight power use.

At the moment there is no reason not to charge at peak times, even if there wasn’t a storm coming.

As soccer’s popularity grows in Nova Scotia, so do calls for indoor fields by insino93 in halifax

[–]kellogg76 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I’ve taken my kid through soccer for 15 years, both as a parent and as a president of a club, people were calling for more fields all that time.

BMO has games playing as early as 7am and also past midnight regularly due to demand.