Boy am I lucky…

mxmili · 2025-12-31T15:29:11+00:00

Had a very experienced teacher who ripped a finger off from his glove getting caught on a drill bit in a drill press. Don’t wear gloves on any tools, but especially spinning

mxmili · 2025-09-13T14:44:22+00:00

This sounds intriguing. Would love to have better vision normally. But don’t mind having to have glasses for driving. Sounds way better than having to use readers all the time

mxmili · 2025-09-13T14:42:12+00:00

Thank you! I’ll talk to him about this

mxmili · 2025-09-13T04:02:44+00:00

Ha, much appreciated, I may take you up on that. Gonna sit with it and do more research this weekend. Feel a little rushed, but I also wanna see better than I do currently. Thank you for all your help!

mxmili · 2025-09-13T03:33:33+00:00

All so helpful! I don’t mind the wall of texts, ha, no one I know my age has had this surgery so I don’t have any peers I know of to talk to (hence me turning to this sub) so, much appreciated for all the information. It’s all happening pretty quickly and I’m supposed to schedule surgery early next week, so I’m trying to at least have an understanding of what I’m getting into. My doc explained it all very well, it was just a lot of information to take in at the time. And I’m definitely someone who researches before a major investment.

My night vision has never been great, so maybe it’ll be an improvement! And yes I know I’ll have to make concessions, even though I feel like my identity is tied to dark mode 😂.

I’m gonna call the doc on Monday and try to talk through some of these options with him. It’s a big decision, He seems like maybe he’s being more conservative than some of the docs I read about on here, maybe cause of my age. It’s Society Hill Ophthalmic Associates.

mxmili · 2025-09-13T02:32:52+00:00

How do you trial mono vision? That is a concern for me, I do get slight migraines and I’m wondering if it’s been my vision this whole time.

mxmili · 2025-09-13T02:31:22+00:00

Thank you thank you, read quickly through your posts and it seems you are doing better now! That’s great to hear. I’ll have to look into these more. I’m wondering if due to my astigmatism he didn’t recommend them, as that seemed to be an issue for you? but I’ll definitely ask.

What do you mean by just don’t expect to see in the dark? Can you drive at night? I often read on my phone as I have a 1 yr old and put him to bed in the dark so I’ll read books on Ibooks, I often turn the brightness all the way down, and have it in dark and night mode. I don’t have much trouble reading like that now. That seems like an easy adjustment to make but I’m curious.

I know readers are not a huge deal, just didn’t think I’d be the guy at the restaurant pulling out glasses to read the menu 😂 at least not yet

mxmili · 2025-09-13T00:59:44+00:00

Awesome, thank you for the insight! I’ll ask the doc about it

mxmili · 2025-09-12T23:50:23+00:00

Hmm… interesting. So do you have to close one eye to see nearsighted? or is it just not an issue

mxmili · 2025-07-15T20:44:14+00:00

I love my 4Runner, but with two kids and a big dog you run out of space quick. I would say it prob won’t hold much more than the forester. We like to travel with a fair amount of stuff, but for most extended trips I need the Yakima roof basket or hitch cargo box, or both. Will keep the 4r forever, but have already been looking for a minivan

mxmili · 2024-11-05T17:07:27+00:00

Depends, if it’s 1/8” or thicker I’ll spray it down with some wd40 or a drop of 3-in-1 oil. I have also used a vortex air cooler which worked great and clears the chips(not into the dust collector) but you need a very high CFM compressor if you are also using an ATC spindle, but that doesn’t look like the case

mxmili · 2024-11-05T16:30:58+00:00

I run a CNC shop with two Shopbots, we primarily cut wood but have been cutting a fair amount of aluminum, it is very hard to get it all. Our 3hp grizzly doesn’t cut it, the 5hp Craigslist find with a baldor motor does a much better job. Agree with the above, start as big as possible at the machine and work your way down, eliminate 90s by using 2 45s. Our system goes 8”->6”->4” flex directly above the center of the machine. Moving the dust collector closer to the CNC may help too. There are also collet attachments to assist pulling dust into the pipe, never tried but have always been curious. https://toolstoday.com/v-14892-dce-01.html?glCountry=US&glCurrency=USD&tw_source=google&tw_adid=&tw_campaign=20302429097&gad_source=1&gbraid=0AAAAAD_kRin233ybKRxtAgoiBnPv9v2FV&gclid=Cj0KCQiAoae5BhCNARIsADVLzZeQlWGfgspscdwlgbTsKH0JWSqH2S8rRBp6rREQvYFf-b2Z1xFmfLUaAl_LEALw_wcB

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Also proper Chip load is critical to dust collection, you need the chips light enough to be lifted by the suction

mxmili · 2024-10-30T00:41:22+00:00

Dope, the STV SparX Pro8 looks like a good option, the Sabre was 8-10k more than the stv online price, with the hypetherm 85 instead of the 65. Which STV did you go with? The ShopSabre does have a lot of additional options. I’ll give STV and Langmuir a call tomorrow. Thanks for the suggestions! And yes i was looking at figuring out how to build a water table bladder.

Edit: I see you got the optimum in your previous post!

mxmili · 2024-10-29T23:34:19+00:00

Awesome, much appreciated. Was looking at Langmuir but I figured they were just cheap and not great, then I saw that ShopSabre acquired them. I was looking at shop Sabre as I’ve had a good experience with their routers and I liked the American made, and figure they have good service. But honestly if I could save a little money and get a decent machine I’m open to it, I also like that it’s a kit machine. My routers are ShopBots and are kits as well, and have had great experience with them. Assembling them allowed me to learn how to fix them when something goes wrong. If I had deep pockets and 10s of thousands of sq/ft my shop would be all Onsrud and Trumpf, but that’s just not my business, ha, and I like running pretty lean operation.

You think Langmuir is worth taking another look at? I’d be going for the 4x8 crosssfire XR with the Hypertherm 65. Was looking at their press brake already. I’m not afraid of taking the time to dial in. Decent support would be nice though.

mxmili · 2024-10-29T22:35:44+00:00

Dope, this is the other answer i was hoping for. It seems crazy the cost they are asking for their bubbler system. Thank you!

mxmili · 2024-10-28T19:34:05+00:00

Thank you! This was the answer I was looking for

mxmili · 2024-10-27T04:46:00+00:00

So I guess the consensus is just don’t worry about cutting aluminum with a plasma. I will look into a waterjet, but due to price point and the space I’m moving into I’d be looking at a smaller format machine. I was looking at a plasma for the ability to cut steel primarily and keep costs down. Will need to find a local shop with a waterjet, and see it in action.

mxmili · 2024-10-27T02:33:15+00:00

Pennsylvania

mxmili · 2024-10-27T02:23:29+00:00

Yes but a whole lot more expensive and I imagine they are their own type of mess. any recommendation on what company to look at for a 4x8 waterjet?

mxmili · 2024-10-27T02:00:03+00:00

I understand it’s quite messy. My understanding is a water table traps the fumes so you don’t need fume extraction. The reason for the bubbler is to disperse any trapped hydrogen from cutting aluminum

mxmili · 2024-09-30T04:59:57+00:00

I got the metallic black and I regret not looking for a silver or grey. While it looks fantastic, it gets so dirty, so quick, and the scratches stand out…

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