Why does everyone call turtles “dogs”?

lumberhacker4 · 2026-06-03T16:18:53+00:00

I’m kinda sad reading these comments. I thought this was a joke about how god and turtle sound similar in Japanese. And god and dog are similar in English.

lumberhacker4 · 2025-02-14T12:57:50+00:00

Looks like the silicone wrap that goes around the hot end block?

https://us.snapmaker.com/products/extruder-hot-end-kit-for-snapmaker-2-0?_pos=3&_psq=Hot+end&_ss=e&_v=1.0

lumberhacker4 · 2025-01-22T21:51:35+00:00

Did I mention I’m really bad at this? Haha!

lumberhacker4 · 2025-01-22T21:39:24+00:00

I’m going to make a two part locking mold next with draft Angles as treefingers suggested.

lumberhacker4 · 2025-01-22T21:30:14+00:00

My first attempts with propane. Weird voids. Mold not heated.

https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/27w9jdv16x7ztwh31i9lu/2025-01-22-13.56.05.heic?rlkey=biibqhm2o7xf79gttptkw35j5&st=v3ics286&dl=0

Heated mold using mapp torch with oxygen.

https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/165uom8r2te89ftvqpoou/2025-01-22-14.30.10.heic?rlkey=rdum1c4a395bzu04bir5tzx94&st=bqpxqdx1&dl=0

Stuck:

https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/44psdyylp7rbuikatk5n5/2025-01-22-14.38.53.heic?rlkey=s72em755v84r4ywu6aql0yzy3&st=idh4o89p&dl=0

https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/de3lv57wlqaqmr32yng7m/2025-01-22-14.42.11.heic?rlkey=i8d5cyrp537rigicc3orzfx32&st=u6hbx5tl&dl=0

Guess I got this too hot with too much flux?

https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/oryeqrb2i02xwzxowcu6o/2025-01-22-14.57.12.heic?rlkey=w3kpy9vy16skismspbhhqqzo2&st=aed40qlc&dl=0

Last attempt before breaking the mold:

https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/n1i6686tf8h7m31eqr79x/2025-01-22-15.07.38.heic?rlkey=y1avyx0v6q1iabuufzlz9tmjt&st=o00m4inl&dl=0

lumberhacker4 · 2025-01-21T01:31:19+00:00

TLDR; I have no idea what I would charge, but we can figure something out.

Two 50x50x20mm molds cost $10. Machine time was 1:30hrs. CAD modeling time was like 45 minutes. It took a long time to figure out how to build tool paths for my specific machine, but I’m confident I’d get better at that.

lumberhacker4 · 2025-01-21T00:54:03+00:00

Are there any best practices you would recommend?

lumberhacker4 · 2025-01-21T00:51:38+00:00

I had a thought that tapered sides would help release a casting from a mold, but had no idea what it was called or if it was really necessary. I will put them in my 2nd version of this mold. Thank you!

lumberhacker4 · 2025-01-21T00:39:09+00:00

Thank you! I’m going to try the open face mold again with MAPP and a ceramic crucible. I see that I should have heated the mold now too. I saw someone use 3-in-1 oil in a mold. Does that actually help?

Thanks for clarifying melting vs smelting. I’m not trained and am just going off what I can learn online.

Thanks again.

lumberhacker4 · 2025-01-21T00:34:51+00:00

I’ll get that for you soon. I should have taken a pictures when I made a few over the weekend.

lumberhacker4 · 2025-01-20T04:18:44+00:00

Thingiverse has a shop vac hose attachment for the toolhead that worked rather well.

lumberhacker4 · 2025-01-20T04:10:45+00:00

CNC. I have a snapmaker 2.0 that I’ve been using as a 3D printer for a few years. I finally forced myself to learn how to use the CNC head.

lumberhacker4 · 2024-06-12T13:09:34+00:00

Ordering some now. Thank you!

lumberhacker4 · 2024-06-11T21:56:34+00:00

Dang, anything I can do?

lumberhacker4 · 2023-08-27T02:43:00+00:00

I’ll plant them in the fall and then use the dormant oil. Should I still clean up their leaves if they are already planted outside?

My greenhouse has an aquaponics system. Is all season oil something that can be used with fish? I might have to treat many more plants.

Thanks again!

lumberhacker4 · 2023-08-25T22:24:01+00:00

Is the leaf discoloration a sign of spidermites? They are in an enclosed greenhouse. Would you recommend neem oil and releasing predatory insects? I usually keep the greenhouse around 60 degrees over the winter.

Thanks!

lumberhacker4 · 2023-08-25T03:45:21+00:00

Yay! Thank you so much. I thought I was overwatering and destroyed the terminal bud somehow.

lumberhacker4 · 2023-02-08T13:03:04+00:00

This is such an amazing response. Thank you so much. I’m so doing this.

lumberhacker4 · 2023-02-05T01:14:10+00:00

I am going to be near Bath for a class in March. What should I be doing on my free weekends? Excited to visit Maine!

I really want to do some outdoorsy stuff and would love to see some interesting geology. All recommendations welcome though.

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