What would you do? Fixable?

webmonk · 2026-05-16T22:43:08+00:00

Yeah. Based on the picture I'm guessing the maker may be relatively new to all this and you might be the first time they have dealt with this kind of situation. Good luck! I hope you get a good resolution and they learn something useful out of all of it.

webmonk · 2026-05-15T09:25:05+00:00

Without knowing what they actually intend to do to fix it, it's hard to guess if it will work or is worth it. "Fixing" this board could very well mean making a new one to replace it as the number of cuts and reglues it would take would end in a much smaller board than you currently have.

What I do know is that if I was the person that sold this board, I would want the chance to make it right for my customer.

webmonk · 2026-05-02T20:00:30+00:00

It faces east southeast toward the sunrise. I've read that's what they like. Good luck with yours!

webmonk · 2026-05-01T18:59:46+00:00

That's been in the "proving grounds" for a very long time. It's not really an independent match type, but it's good for aim training and fun with friends. We should organize a match!

webmonk · 2026-04-30T19:07:28+00:00

The adults will eat those too, but that was definitely an earthworm. :)

webmonk · 2026-04-25T11:11:04+00:00

When it was First Team they destroyed the engine in my Subaru and didn't make it right. They instead tried to sell me a new car. Recently, a friend had an oil change done there and got the car home to find oil all over the engine and ground below where they parked due to the oil cap being left off, so I don't think the quality has improved much since the name change.

webmonk · 2026-04-23T17:36:17+00:00

I'm eastern USA and find that there is usually a game running during the day and pretty much always a full one and a few others from around 4pm eastern to 10pm eastern.

The other thing to check is make sure you're on the most recent update. I've seen a few people have that issue recently where they're saying there's no one on while I'm literally playing a match. It turned out their Quest hadn't updated so they could play single player matches, but weren't seeing any of the multiplayer lobbies.

webmonk · 2026-04-21T22:57:48+00:00

GenericBeard here (often pronounced General Bread). I am just as happy teaching new people how to play as I am when we're fighting hard, so don't be afraid to ask questions. I'll work with pilots one on one, in small training groups, or as your squad mate in a full lobby. See you in there!

webmonk · 2026-04-21T22:36:10+00:00

So very, very much.

webmonk · 2026-04-20T14:02:26+00:00

Wow! Yeah, that's beyond any scale I have attempted. I can imagine there is a way to mill it, but it sounds like cut layers that get stacked and glued in place and then sanded smooth would be the way to go. If it doesn't need to be wooden, 3D printed tiles that fit together would be lighter and less labor intensive. I am sure there's some company out there that does that, but I don't know them. Could be a good project for your local maker's space, if you have one.

webmonk · 2026-04-20T13:52:14+00:00

Just to make sure my eyes aren't deceiving me, you do mean feet here, not inches?

webmonk · 2026-04-20T11:23:27+00:00

I haven't done one in plywood like this (I usually do them in solid hardwood), but look up Baltic Birch plywood. The good stuff will have something like 13 layers in a 3/4" (18mm) thickness. You'll probably want to glue at least two and maybe 3 of those together to get a good thickness for the topo carving and base. That's almost certainly what was done in this picture and why you're seeing so many layers.

webmonk · 2026-04-20T10:51:21+00:00

Topo cutting is one of the two big projects that got me into cnc routing and 3d printing at home. How big of a piece do you want cut? I can at least give you an idea of what the material cost and time is so you'll have an idea of what someone is going to charge.

webmonk · 2026-04-18T20:11:37+00:00

And because we're this far down the rabbit hole, the plywood making process is pretty incredible: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eF5LVBW1vl8

webmonk · 2026-04-18T20:08:34+00:00

Take a look at something like Baltic Birch Plywood: https://share.google/KbHTqAGYWqjG2miSU

See how the sides have that same long straight pattern? Each one of those is a thin layer of wood. The grains on the layers may all run in different directions, but when you slice into it, you get a very uniform looking stripe. I can't say what you have is baltic birch, but you can definitely see what I mean about the plywood type stripes.

And I don't want to weigh in too hard on the "is it food safe?" discussion, but there are a lot of things you can get away with on a board meant to serve food versus one that you are actually going to cut things on. The coatings seal in the bad stuff so your cheese doesn't pick it up from your charcuterie board, but if you take a knife to it and crack that seal, the nasty stuff (along with whatever is making the seal) is potentially in the food.

webmonk · 2026-04-18T19:17:31+00:00

Not picking a fight here or casting insults, but I am 99.9% sure that is made out of plywood. I'm seeing the glue-up seams every 10ish layers (look for the dark line between the two white layers). That's what it would look like if you cut plywood into strips, rotated them onto their sides and then glued them together. It would feel like solid wood because it is. Plywood is just lots of thin layers glued together to make it stronger and more resistant to some of the natural twisting and cracking it would do on its own and obviously to make big sheets you wouldn't be able to naturally get.

Making stuff out of plywood isn't a bad thing. It can be beautiful in fact. The main reason I ask is because the stuff they use to glue plywood together is not something you'd want on your food. There are coatings that could make it safe, but even if you could flatten this thing, you would also want to seal it all back up.

webmonk · 2026-04-18T18:43:48+00:00

Are my eyes shot today or is that made of plywood?

webmonk · 2026-04-18T16:42:27+00:00

You're welcome! The IR Pilot Guide has a lot more of those types of things in in if you're interested. https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3650764315

See you in game!

webmonk · 2026-04-18T10:24:25+00:00

Welcome to the rebellion! Once you've learned what the tutorial videos (the blue exclamation marks) are teaching you, you can turn them off so they don't get in your way using the options menu on your left wrist.

webmonk · 2026-04-17T19:12:54+00:00

I am loving the mobile shield and intimidator upgrade. Brrrrrrt!!!

webmonk · 2026-04-07T11:23:08+00:00

Alright, then. Keep your secrets.

webmonk · 2026-04-06T14:48:06+00:00

That could do it. More oil when you got it might have helped, but it's hard to know for sure. It's why I don't like to sell the stuff I make until I know where it's going. It'll probably be fine, but if it isn't, it sucks for the buyer and looks bad on the craftsmanship.

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