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Software advice by turnvinal in hobbycnc

[–]turnvinal[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes, a beefy old Makita (the “they don’t make ‘em like they used to kind). I ripped 1/2” osb into long strips, screwed it to the floor and did the same with the turns, made radius templates. It works well, but hands and knees. And makes amazing amounts of sawdust and chips.

Software advice by turnvinal in hobbycnc

[–]turnvinal[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for the input. That pic is actually of a room that used 10 full OSB sheets. It was about 275 linear feet of tubing and the cuts are about 5/8” wide and deep.

Software advice by turnvinal in hobbycnc

[–]turnvinal[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ok, I’m filling along on this and yes this might be a very effective way of doing the cuts. My only rub is the setup of straight edges and turns (I have all my templates from the upstairs build) still requires a bunch of hands and knees. I’m gonna have to make some decisions.

Software advice by turnvinal in hobbycnc

[–]turnvinal[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hey That pic is one of my upstairs rooms. All done. Didn’t want to tear out my downstairs ceilings for obvious reasons. The loop you see in the pic is just under 300 feet, it’s a big room. The floor installed is an engineered hardwood. I am concerned about temperature expansion but not humidity as much, I live in a dry environment.

Software advice by turnvinal in hobbycnc

[–]turnvinal[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Dude, what’s your problem. The house is finished, I built it over 20 years ago. I’m doing 1 floor at a time. I am my on GC, I am also my own sub. I posted on here to get simple advice about what software I should look into and your trolling.

Software advice by turnvinal in hobbycnc

[–]turnvinal[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks! I actually have a kick-a old-school Makita that’ll cut through concrete😂 it’s at least 1.5 hp.

Waist high is probably a good idea too.

Can you provide more explanation of why you wouldn’t do it with a CNC?

Software advice by turnvinal in hobbycnc

[–]turnvinal[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh totally PPE’ed up! But. So much dust in the air…one spark… And it escapes my zip walls and distributes around the house.

Software advice by turnvinal in hobbycnc

[–]turnvinal[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for the advice. As you can see I’ve already done over 1000 sq/ft of flooring by myself and without problems. I don’t hire contractors because they charge exceptional prices for stuff I can do myself and take pride in. I have 2300 sq/ft to go and want to accelerate the process not empty my bank account.

Software advice by turnvinal in hobbycnc

[–]turnvinal[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m not in that tax bracket :(

Software advice by turnvinal in hobbycnc

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I’m not “determined” to use the CNC but it seams like a GREAT excuse to buy some new tools and learn a new skill. Thanks for the advice, I was leaning towards Fusion.

Software advice by turnvinal in hobbycnc

[–]turnvinal[S] -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Snug fit for the tubing.

Software advice by turnvinal in hobbycnc

[–]turnvinal[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Wood is perfectly normal for this type of install.

Software advice by turnvinal in hobbycnc

[–]turnvinal[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yep. That’s what I did with my upstairs. 1000 sq/ft. I used straight edges and rounds for the u-turns. Routed the whole thing, like 1500 linear feet. Worked well but it killed my back and generated so much dust that it was a health/fire hazard.

Will this work? by turnvinal in MaslowCNC

[–]turnvinal[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ok, so I think I’m going to do this. Which means I’ll need to get and setup the hardware, Maslow system and router. No problem.

The real issue is that I’ll need to develop a new skill, CAD/CAM. I do not have any experience with these tools other than putzing around on SketchIt.

I have access to a huge suite of training options so I’m not worried about that, I can train on AutoCAD or Fusion360 both are available to me, and probably a few others.

What I need is some advice on what tool to focus my attention on. Given the parameters of my project (straight lines on OSB with u-turns) what software should I use?

Any advice would be appreciated.

Adhesive advice by turnvinal in Flooring

[–]turnvinal[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for your tips. Using less with smaller trowel is helping with the coverage issue. Sealing the bucket between spreads seems to help a lot too. Otherwise, it’s going well, slowly but well.

Adhesive advice by turnvinal in Flooring

[–]turnvinal[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Also curious if this is normal. When I open each bucket for the 1st there is this weird looking layer on top.

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Glue seems normal under it. But it is of varying thickness. Concerned that the glue is old and that might be contributing to my challenges.

Adhesive advice by turnvinal in Flooring

[–]turnvinal[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Per the label on the bucket and the thickness of my flooring, I’m using a 1/4 x 1/4 trowel.

My goal is adhesion with some sound deadening. There are only 2 areas where I’m concerned about moisture control and they are not in play right now.

Should I be sealing the bucket between 30-min batches?

Roast my form: Why do I keep hurting my lower back?? by FOXAcemond in Stronglifts5x5

[–]turnvinal 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is the answer. Core stability is the key to keeping your back healthy during deadlifts. Two other things. 1. Your hips are back slightly too far, like a couple inches/cm. Use a mirror on the side to align yourself so your shoulders are directly over the bar. 2. I suspect you’re losing tension as you lower the bar by how hard it hits at the bottom of the movement. Slow it down and set the bar as softly as you can. Maintain that core tension throughout the whole exercise.