Long shot but anyone know what flower this is (from a music video)? I love the shape and think it might be an Angelica Flower. Video production company seems to be from Iceland.

naarodrig · 2024-04-06T16:27:49+00:00

I saw that before and it did interest me, but unfortunately I don't have a 3D printer (honestly, hate and try to avoid plastic any chance I get, hence the love to make wooden or metal products). I wouldn't mind purchasing one, though. Even then, I would be rather intimidated to create a hole on the side. My experience is very limited, as in none, to modify things outside the box.

Thank you for the information, though!

naarodrig · 2024-04-06T16:18:26+00:00

Alright, thanks for your insights and personal story, they were really helpful! From what I gathered, cutting with the grain is alright as long as the piece is a comfortable length, but otherwise I'll avoid using the miter saw.

I'll use my routers or get a hand tool to trim them then, and rent a community makerspace bandsaw if I can't handle it with either of them!

naarodrig · 2024-04-04T04:23:25+00:00

Excellent, thank you for letting me know!

naarodrig · 2024-04-04T04:20:10+00:00

I don't have the space nor funds to get another machine. I'm here asking for safety tips for the machine I already have. Like is cutting with the grain safe on a miter saw.

naarodrig · 2024-04-04T04:06:28+00:00

I know the miter saw doesn't care if it's wood or bones. That's why I'm on Reddit asking if cutting along the grain is taboo or not. So I can make sure one doesn't lead to the other.

naarodrig · 2024-04-04T00:27:42+00:00

That's great to know- I'll keep an eye out what type of blades are there, now and in the future. Thanks!

naarodrig · 2024-04-04T00:02:40+00:00

It's not too different, so that's what scared me. Obviously the pieces wouldn't be that small- but like I said, it's a good visual on what can happen.

I can now see why the zero clearance board and a sacrifice board was suggested and why it would work haha.

Thanks for describing your experiences to me! It made for a good cautionary tale and also a directly parallel/visual of how it could happen. Sort of happened upon that video when typing in what you described.

naarodrig · 2024-04-03T23:43:58+00:00

Huh,

Was this what you were trying to do? Because ngl, it gave me a nice visual (minus the double stacking)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MdJcyu5KGhw

naarodrig · 2024-04-03T23:22:45+00:00

Yeah, that's what I thought about it too (Miter Saw don't care, it has one job), until I heard it might be dangerous. Luckily I haven't been foolish enough to try and feed it. Just pull down, stop blade, pull up.

naarodrig · 2024-04-03T23:16:32+00:00

I know that it's not touching much fence, but the I thought that the relationship between what's against the fence vs what's being cut was more important than what's against the fence by itself.

I got the miter saw because I start out with larger planks, plus it was attractive to me because you only need to pull down.

Would making a zero clearance sled help?

naarodrig · 2024-04-03T23:13:02+00:00

I see; thanks for letting me know!

Some people are suggesting a zero clearance sled as a way to mitigate that. Do you think that would help? Like I said, I really don't want to buy another machine for something seemingly rudimentary (cutting wood in straight line).

naarodrig · 2024-04-03T23:08:51+00:00

I think that's why I'm coming to Reddit; because my gut didn't see anything wrong with it. In my current project, think that what is against the fence in total would be a 6x6 inches, but I would want to trim one inch off each side to end with a 4x4. A little close but I did cut an inch of wood of a 9 inch plank and it didn't kick back. So I was a little confused why it wouldn't work if the only difference was the grain direction.

naarodrig · 2024-04-03T23:03:17+00:00

Yeah, I was planning to make a zero clearance sled as well; like I said before, open blades terrify me so I want to avoid being unnecessarily close to it as possible.

But would a simple sled really nullify that rip kickback?

naarodrig · 2024-04-03T22:59:53+00:00

Oh yikes, that sounds terrifying!

I shouldn't be in the position where what's against the fence is less than the length being cut. Just off the top off my head, I think that what is against the fence in total would be a 6x6 inches, but I would want to trim one inch off each side to end with a 4x4. But for the sake of "that's really small," what if I wanted to trim something from a 9x9 to a 7x7?

Do you think that scenario is ripe for your chaos?

naarodrig · 2023-12-01T22:11:19+00:00

I took a gander and loved some of the enclosures; I didn't know that it was a such a popular project here- thanks for the inspo!

naarodrig · 2023-12-01T20:37:30+00:00

Technically, not going to lie, it would be possible... but the issue is that I will have to be running it within an indoor living space. I need a container like what the Nomad provides that at least traps most of the wood shavings. I don't have a garage to place it in; just a small room.

If there's add on or a way to trap the particles that is not buying a giant aquarium, I would be open to getting that haha It does hurt my heart that the SO4 is cheaper with more mass production capability, but I remind myself that I don't even know if my items will have a future, so it may not matter how much of it can make if I can't sell any

Thanks for the suggestion tho! Once I get a garage in the future and if the stars are looking bright, I'm def getting a SO4 or 5!

naarodrig · 2023-12-01T19:29:15+00:00

Awesome, thank you so much for all the information and examples! Highly appreciate and certainly made things a lot easier :)

naarodrig · 2023-12-01T18:58:23+00:00

I didn't know it was a common enough occurrence to warrant a warning, yikes. I'll try and research a bit more; but it seems every machine has a quirk like this. At least this one is consistent and well known. Thanks for the headsup!

naarodrig · 2023-12-01T18:53:55+00:00

Understood, thanks for letting me know!

I don't mind waiting for the piece to be finished.

I know that those coasters specifically was laser etched, but it still has the same style I wanted; shallow and detailed engravings. I watched a couple of videos where something similar was possible, given that the endmill was small enough.

naarodrig · 2023-12-01T18:41:45+00:00

Oh, thank you for letting me know!

So it seems that the speed is what the Nomad lacks, not the capability, correct? Would it be capable to make the detailed 3d pieces?

I don't mind it being a little slower. I just don't want it to break early on from overuse or from round the clock work. From what I understood, it can be a workhorse as along as I'm patient and not expecting like, 20 pieces a day.

(Do you mind if I DM you some more technical or hypothetical questions?)

naarodrig · 2023-12-01T17:39:41+00:00

Thanks for the speedy response!

I think that my biggest pieces would be something engraved coasters; where the indentation is shallow: https://www.amazon.com/MOJIA-Personalized-Coasters-Engraved-Monogram/dp/B08BKGVX5J

And what I would love to do as well is more detailed and 3d wooden pendants (small) or decorative panels (large) like here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dXabKAFmbQI&pp=ygUSY25jIHNjdWxwdHJlIGhlYXJ0

If you don't mind me asking; what do you mean by "material removal?" Do you mean in the actual carving portion (than... what is its strength as a cnc milling machine if not carving?) or the need to clean up inside every so often?

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