Forum: MechMates already cutting
Wed 14 December 2011, 05:46
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Your Mom
I promise this is my last "don't run with scissors" post on this subject. One of the posts of above had a quote "There are two kinds of people, those who are allergic to cocobolo, and those who will...
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Forum: MechMates already cutting
Tue 13 December 2011, 20:13
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exotic
I meant exotic, in the sense of unusual. If the usual business involved mdf or plywood, any solid wood would be exotic. Here in the southeast USA sassafras, that is usually used for root beer can...
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Forum: MechMates already cutting
Tue 13 December 2011, 09:26
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Aromatic Wood
Since this is largely a woodworking site, I am sure I will be speaking to the choir. If it is an exotic board, be very careful of the dust. Allergic reactions to wood dust is common. It is of no...
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Forum: MechMates already cutting
Tue 10 May 2011, 07:33
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Be cautious of that noise
If you can put those noisy vacuum motors in a box without cooking them, that would be good. According to present theory, the sins you commit against your hearing now, may show up in 30 or 40 years as...
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Forum: MechMates already cutting
Sun 12 December 2010, 16:52
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lol, if all you want is a seal, you could use...
lol, if all you want is a seal, you could use plaster of paris. I figured make a two sided wavy board mold so that you could mold two sided wavy boards!
Back to the vacuum: Would it work if you...
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Forum: MechMates already cutting
Sat 11 December 2010, 08:15
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I think the vacuum seal would not work on the...
I think the vacuum seal would not work on the waves. Not enough contact area unless you left an undisturbed border and maybe used a foam backing to keep the waves from jumping around while you cut...
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Forum: MechMates already cutting
Fri 10 December 2010, 05:20
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I'm speaking from the viewpoint of total...
I'm speaking from the viewpoint of total ignorance, but: My impression is that a vacuum system pulls vacuum through the entire spoilboard. When the sheet to be cut out covers the spoil board there is...
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Forum: MechMates already cutting
Thu 09 December 2010, 06:13
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I found this: ...
I found this:
http://www.woodweb.com/knowledge_base/Vacuum_Capacity_Spoilboards_and_Holddown_Effective.html
The expert in the discussion says the key is volume. I wonder if the best application...
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Forum: MechMates already cutting
Wed 08 December 2010, 18:01
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Forum: MechMates already cutting
Thu 28 October 2010, 07:30
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Forum: MechMates already cutting
Wed 27 October 2010, 06:16
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Forum: MechMates already cutting
Wed 06 October 2010, 14:28
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Forum: MechMates already cutting
Wed 06 October 2010, 13:14
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Microphone Cable
I was cruising eBay and found a 500' spool of shielded, very flexible, two conductor, stranded, microphone cable. Upon looking at Skycraft, I found: Your Price: $27.00, [each?] 11 reels of 100 ft in...
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