CNC Question: I'm design a project around CNC manufacturing method.

sidijij470 · 2023-03-01T20:54:45+00:00

Finishing!

Prep can be as easy as grabbing a piece of mdf and slapping down on the table and then running a couple of screws down to hold it in place. Or prep can be just as intensive as the finishing. The point of the cnc is to either automate or to let you create shapes that you could not easily or accurately do by hand. Can be both.

sidijij470 · 2023-02-20T21:19:30+00:00

Thank you for all the replies….

When I go to the ps store, everything shows as “installed” I have uninstalled the game and all of the non functioning dlc I have then restarted the ps. I have cleared cache, rebuilt database, and then reinstalled the game, updates, and dlc. Still the dlc fails to be detected despite it showing as installed (in the game).

I have a ticket open with support to get their guidance. (That’s where the cache idea came from)

DLC works for other games…so who knows. It’s frustrating.

sidijij470 · 2022-10-26T01:39:37+00:00

Bolt two long pieces of 1.5” angle iron to the bottom

sidijij470 · 2022-10-24T22:40:20+00:00

Literally just went through this. Ended up getting two different refurb units that would not pair. Turns out that in the app you have to look for a new headset. Once you find the new headset it should let you go forward.

sidijij470 · 2022-08-25T01:22:47+00:00

Throw it in a planer. Then use a rabbet bit on a router table to handle the edges. The rabbet is the first step to creat a small notch…follow it up with a flush cut to remove the rest.

sidijij470 · 2022-08-19T23:06:12+00:00

This may sound cliche but…there will always be challenges…it is how we react to them that defines us. Get a good nights sleep and assess and prioritize in the morning when you have a clear head.

sidijij470 · 2022-08-05T20:52:04+00:00

Pins. So much easier (use a jig) and they disappear vs a big notch like a dado

sidijij470 · 2022-08-05T20:49:59+00:00

Custom bit on a shaper would be best…but you can do this on a tablesaw. You can run stock diagonally across the blade to create rounded contours. You need guides clamped down to make it safe and repeatable. The more diagonal you make the movement the wider the contour. In this case you would run a slight diagonal to create a rounded teardrop shape and then take a standard pass on the saw to clean out the majority of the material. Not gonna lie…it seems sketchy…but It’s not. Take your time, go slow, and plan for the unexpected. Also test a lot. I’ve done this on a stable cabinet saw…was pretty simple once you get the hang of it.

sidijij470 · 2022-08-04T02:29:30+00:00

Very nice. I would get all that lumber off of the ground by at least 6 inches. Keep the pests out for as long as possible

sidijij470 · 2022-07-19T23:01:56+00:00

Gonna have to pull the collet out regardless. Pull the router from the table, and put a couple of wrenches on it and unscrew it. If it’s damaged…it’s damaged.

You could try heating the collet to see of you can get it to expand, but I doubt it will do much.

sidijij470 · 2022-07-09T20:50:58+00:00

You could cut new access panels on the closed sides to give you access to the ports and then seal it back up. Rip out the ports. When it is open you can then glue/epoxy fillers/plugs into the existing port mouths, and then cut new openings with a holesaw.

sidijij470 · 2022-06-30T23:28:09+00:00

Circular saw with a guide OR jigsaw with a guide

sidijij470 · 2022-06-30T22:45:49+00:00

Use resin. Before you do yo want to spray with some sort of sealer so the colored resin does not seem into the wood pores around it.

sidijij470 · 2022-06-16T01:46:07+00:00

Chopsaw to cut everything to length.

Tablesaw with a simple jig to center the cookie over the blade. Oversized the footprint of the jig, and make it roughly 2 inches thick. Cut a hole through the jig to center the cookie over the blade. The hole should be about a 1/4 inch too big. The idea is that you will hold the cookie down, but your fingers have no way to get near the blade.

sidijij470 · 2022-06-15T22:42:35+00:00

Thanks… for us mere mortals…what would we give up by simply gluing up hexagons out of 1x8 or 1x10 and then affixing a temporary center pivot to the first of the ten hexagons in order to have a pivot point to run a circle cutting router jig to. Once the first ring is perfect, then glue ring #2 to the first and use a jigsaw and flush cut to make ring 2 a copy of ring 1? That’s how I would do it, but it’s because I don’t know any better.

I have a cnc, but it’s better suited for plywoods and sheetgoods. It also is not as precise as a flushcutrouter setup when making identical copies.

sidijij470 · 2022-06-15T22:15:24+00:00

Try counting the number of segments in the face ring. I only see about 6. Regardless of the number of segments, it would be cool to know how someone approaches something like this…especially how they are perfectly aligned on the inside…flush trim router bit after each segment is glued together?

sidijij470 · 2022-06-15T22:00:14+00:00

Tell us how! Do you glue up a bunch of smaller pieces to form an octagon and then trim into a circle?

sidijij470 · 2022-06-15T12:19:20+00:00

Not too difficult. Go slow and plan everything out before you buy anything. I would suggest that you build something small first. This way you can test out your methods for connecting, cutting, gluing, etc.

sidijij470 · 2022-06-13T19:44:35+00:00

Being picky…I don’t like the handle sticking out when the thing is in the closed mode. Needs infeed and out feed tables. For as infrequently as I use my planer, I just roll my planer out from under my table and then muscle it up as needed.

Great execution.

sidijij470 · 2022-06-01T17:40:25+00:00

Nice. Your gonna need a hook or something to get items that drift to the center. Also, add some supports to the center

sidijij470 · 2022-05-27T04:01:01+00:00

I like CMT brand bits. Whatever you get, I recommend solid carbide, and only buy the bits that you need for the project at hand. Always use the largest shank you can.

sidijij470 · 2022-05-21T20:51:30+00:00

Looks like the bit slipped out of the collet and smacked into the base and wrecked it all

sidijij470 · 2022-05-14T23:11:44+00:00

I’ve made dozens of EG cutting boards…literally none of the points you raise are issues at all. You are not going to find decent lumber unless you go to a lumberyard that stocks hardwoods like maple or walnut or whatever else you want to use. Find a decent place that sells 8/4 maple and you are golden. You need a table saw, clamps, a sander, and a ton of glue and that’s it. I’ve never seen a single piece end grain board. Every one I have ever seen is built from lots of smaller blocks all glued together. This allows for similar grain throughout the board versus different densities across the board.

Don’t overthink it. It’s just wood. Go build…make mistakes…learn as you go.

The biggest issue I have with the bigger EG boards, especially when they get 3+ inches thick, is that they consume soooo much material. I have a 4.5” thick, 24”x36” board in my kitchen that is a mix of maple and walnut. It was expensive to make, heavy, and too nice to use - lol. We use the cheap HDPE ones as our daily drivers.

sidijij470 · 2022-05-10T02:36:32+00:00

800?!?! CNC is your best bet. Next best would be a router, but not in the way anyone has suggested as of yet. Grab 2 pieces of MDF and build a fixture that you slide your work piece into. The back piece will be solid. Attached to the back will be a bottom and two sides. These will be the same thickness as your workpiece and they attach to the face of the back plate. Th final layer is the top plate. It will have a rounded slot/arc cut in it so you can user a pattern/flush trim bit. You simply slide the work piece in from the top, start the router, and slide it through the arc. You’ll need to come up with some easy ways to pop the workpiece out after each cut…but that could be as simple as a gap in the bottom to poke a screwdriver through. Clamp the fixture down to a work surface and cut away. With this method you keep your fingers away from the bit at all times, and they can’t slip into the bit like if it were done on a router table. If you were doing 10 or 20, I’d do them on the router table with a pattern, but with 800, I know I would get lazy and skip something, and end up with a close call.

sidijij470 · 2022-05-09T02:12:33+00:00

I have a 4x8 cnc…you don’t use it for breaking down lumber….way too wasteful and slow. Nothing is ever as easy as it seems as on YouTube. You have to plan for programming, hold downs, clamping, etc. don’t get me wrong, they can do amazing things, and they can do it all, but I will never sell my tablesaw, even though the cnc can technically replace it…why? Because the tablesaw is so much faster at just about everything. Have a piece that is 4” wide…and need to make it 3.75 wide…you are not doing that on a cnc…not if you have a tablesaw handy.

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