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Private member DiscussionCAD/CAM

Radius dish

Hi guys. I have a cnc machine but don’t know how to draw stuff. Can anyone share a file for a 15 and 30 foot radius dish please?

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What CAD CAM software are you using? I use Aspire and could provide a 15 and 28 foot radius file in that. Here they are as STL files
Private member Discussion3D Printing

3D file of a PRS style control cavity template for 2 pot + 1 switch

I need to make a router template for a rear access control cavity in the PRS style of 1 vol +1 tone +1 switch? Placement of pot and switch holes aren't important, just the contours of the cavity so I can print a routing template. Does anyone have a file? Thanks! Justin

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Ultra Sonic Cleaners?

Are any you using an ultra sonic cleaner to clean metal hardware? If you are, what brand/model are you using and do you find it useful?

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The trick to using ultrasonic cleaners is the solution that you use in it. The US cleaner will also be volatilizing these solutions (due to vibration) so you want to keep it lidded - you also need to…
Private member DiscussionShop Organisation

Tools in multiple workspaces

I'm wondering if people have advise on ways to be productive when having to work in multiple locations. Particularly curious about tool organization and portability strategies. I share one shop about 45 minutes from home, but also do some work from home. Mostly repair and setup stuff at home and building/more involved repairs at the shop. Some tools and supplies are simple enough to have multiples of, but for others it gets really expens…

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I guess the best way to describe my arrangement is that I have a clean shop and a dirty shop. The dirty shop (still at home) has a spray area, the table saw, the big bandsaw, most of the sanders. I o…
Ian Davlin Discussion3D Printing

Filament Drying

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Interlocking Layers

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This is really cool. I can’t imagine it being long before this is offered in regular slicers. I was thinking about a similar idea the other day where every other layer in perimeters goes cross grain.…
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Old stew Mac diamond file

Hey folks- just picked this file out of a closing shop. Anyone know what it was intended for? It’s diamond coated, tapered on all sides. Thanks

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To me it looks like a file to sharpen japanese saws. Similar to this one https://www.japansaegenshop.com/en/produkt/japanische-saegefeile-125-mm/ but why should stew mac sell this under their label?
Private member Discussion3D Printing

Patchy print

What is going on here? Ender 3 neo. Have tried multiple filaments. The extruder is in good condition. It is spinning but filament isn’t being pushed through. Just put a fresh nozzle on. Increased tension on the extruder.

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Ok i believe i have diagnosed the two fold problem. First, in my research this moring i stumbled upon some interesting information. I had the hot end taken apart yesterday to clesn it out. i did NOT p…
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Resin Printing

Currently considering getting a Phrozen Sonic Mighty for doing some small parts manufacture and was wondering if any of y'all looths are doing any resin printing currently. I'm looking for any tips, tricks, or advice before jumping in. Are there better printers i should be considering? Is there anything I should just full on avoid? How have y'alls resin printing experiences been?

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J. Roadman has a resin printer, not sure which one but it makes some really defined parts. Kinda stinky, sticky and messy. He would be able to give you some insight...
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Surface Inspection Light 2 - Electric boogaloo

This is a rehash of the amazing Loothprint that Mike (@member@member@member) shared to the group (Surface Inspection Light – The Looth Group). I don't have a 3D printer so had to take a low(er) tech approach. The pics should be self explanatory. I have linked to a DXF and CRV (Vectric VCarve) file in case it helps. I do most simple tooling in Aspire as I can move more quickly there than in Fusion. Components needed: .75" Baltic birch ply Flash…

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Awesome. When we get Loothcuts up. Remind me an we will repost this there.
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Miter Box

@member@member I was going to print your miter box but it appears like it's cut all the way through (the saw slots go all the way through). Am I missing something? In the pictures it looks like the three sections are connected. But this is what it looks like in my slicer (from the bottom).

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Weird. I did make the slots recess a bit so I wouldn’t cut into the plastic once through the piece being cut. But it is one solid print, not 3 pieces. I originally made it with miters both was with on…
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LP 3D Scan

I completed a partial 3D scan of a Les Pauls top with a goal of making a mated routing template for a p-90. This is my first time working with mesh in Fusion, and I was hoping that the hive mind could point me in the right direction! STL file is below in the comments if you want to play around with the scan! Thanks Ian!

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Here's some convoluted shit I came up with. https://youtu.be/v3AfcxUtQxc
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Thickness Planer Feed Issue

I just replaced my old knives with a helical cutterhead in a Jet 15" planer and am having issues with a test piece feeding through. Has anyone experienced this before? Have any idea what's causing it?

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Thanks again Ian and everyone for your help. I was able to get this working. The infeed/outfeed rollers needed to be raised to the new cutterhead size. It was easy, once I knew what to do. https://yout…