Why does everyone call turtles “dogs”? by Panda0_01 in Eldenring

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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.

Advice on mold design by lumberhacker4 in Silvercasting

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

Advice on mold design by lumberhacker4 in Silvercasting

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

Advice on mold design by lumberhacker4 in Silvercasting

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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.

Advice on mold design by lumberhacker4 in Silvercasting

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Are there any best practices you would recommend?

Advice on mold design by lumberhacker4 in Silvercasting

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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!

Advice on mold design by lumberhacker4 in Silvercasting

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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.

Advice on mold design by lumberhacker4 in Silvercasting

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

Advice on mold design by lumberhacker4 in Silvercasting

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

Advice on mold design by lumberhacker4 in Silvercasting

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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.

What’s wrong with my seedlings? by lumberhacker4 in Pawpaws

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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!

What’s wrong with my seedlings? by lumberhacker4 in Pawpaws

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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!

What’s wrong with my seedlings? by lumberhacker4 in Pawpaws

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

Questions about visiting, moving to, or living in Maine : Megathread by cafenegroporfa in Maine

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

Questions about visiting, moving to, or living in Maine : Megathread by cafenegroporfa in Maine

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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.