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Ian Davlin Discussion3D Printing

Fancy Filaments.

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Headstock Repair alignment LoothPrint

A while back, I remember seeing a headstock repair jig that had been #d printed in this forum. AS I dont have a printer or room for one, would anyone be willing to print me one of these jigs and I can pay you for your time and materials to do so? I would love to try out printing my own tools/Jigs, but I just dont have the time or free change to put repairs on the back burner to set up and learn a printer

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Hey Dave, as you have assembled this previously, was there a particular brand or size squeeze clamp that needs to be used, and any other things to grab from the store other than the machine screws?
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Cutting circles with CNC

Should a CNC be able to cut a perfect looking circle? I'm trying to make solid wood rosette rings. I made the tool path a profile cut. The top and bottom of both Y positions come out uneven in width than the rest of the ring. I've tried slowing down the feed and plunge rate, but it doesn't seem to make any difference. I have an old second generation Nextwave CNC shark and use Aspire for CAD and CAM. Linear cuts seem to be accurat…

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Thanks Michael, It may be a mechanical issue. My machine is about 12 years old and has seen a lot of use. I've only recently started making my own wood rosette rings. I used to buy them premade fro…
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Hygrometer

Dropped my old crappy digital hygrometer. What are the hive’s recommendations for a trustworthy one? I’m leaning towards an analogue one like the StewMac one but am open to suggestions.

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My most accurate hygrometer is the little analogue humidor one from amazon. I have a swing psychrometer to check them against. THis one even has an adjustment slot on the back (under the PSA mountin…
Private member DiscussionShop Organisation

Storage rug/cushion suggestions

Yesterday a friend and I built this wall mounted cabinet for repairs that are drying or need to get out of the way. Does anyone have suggestions for material to pad the shelf bottoms with? I’ve used carpet in the past but am curious what others use. Thanks!

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I have the same question. I've been trying to find the video where Doug Proper talks about his shop and what he uses but I can't find it. He uses a faux leather from Amazon I think. I'm curious about…
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Tuners

Maybe a dull topic but I just happened to find this Conn Strobotuner at an antique shop for a "decent" price. Works great, not sure if I'll use it in place of the peterson strobe app on my ipad but in conjunction for certain jobs . What do you all use as your main bench tuner?

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Soundhole Clamps... Recs Pls

What size do I need for gluing acoustic bridges (5"? 6"?) and is there cost effective source for these? Thx!

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