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Forum: MechMates already cutting Wed 14 December 2011, 05:46
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Posted By qroger
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...
Forum: MechMates already cutting Tue 13 December 2011, 20:13
Replies: 457
Views: 235,126
Posted By qroger
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...
Forum: MechMates already cutting Tue 13 December 2011, 09:26
Replies: 457
Views: 235,126
Posted By qroger
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...
Forum: MechMates already cutting Tue 10 May 2011, 07:33
Replies: 457
Views: 235,126
Posted By qroger
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...
Forum: MechMates already cutting Sun 12 December 2010, 16:52
Replies: 457
Views: 235,126
Posted By qroger
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...
Forum: MechMates already cutting Sat 11 December 2010, 08:15
Replies: 457
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Posted By qroger
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...
Forum: MechMates already cutting Fri 10 December 2010, 05:20
Replies: 457
Views: 235,126
Posted By qroger
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...
Forum: MechMates already cutting Thu 09 December 2010, 06:13
Replies: 457
Views: 235,126
Posted By qroger
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...
Forum: MechMates already cutting Wed 08 December 2010, 18:01
Replies: 457
Views: 235,126
Posted By qroger
I may be late into this discussion but I think I...

I may be late into this discussion but I think I remember that there were compressors constructed from a 2 cylinder engine that retained one cylinder as the power and converted the other to a...
Forum: MechMates already cutting Thu 28 October 2010, 07:30
Replies: 457
Views: 235,126
Posted By qroger
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thread-locking_fluid...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thread-locking_fluid
Be careful, though, some of these are marketed as permanent, and you might want to take it loose some day!
roger
Forum: MechMates already cutting Wed 27 October 2010, 06:16
Replies: 457
Views: 235,126
Posted By qroger
Speaking strictly from a geometry viewpoint, with...

Speaking strictly from a geometry viewpoint, with no operational experience....
The middle pic seems to show possibly unintended variation in the z direction that is exaggerated with the "v" bit....
Forum: MechMates already cutting Wed 06 October 2010, 14:28
Replies: 457
Views: 235,126
Posted By qroger
Ries, I understand. I was thinking along of a...

Ries,
I understand. I was thinking along of a (inexpensive) alternative to the ÖLFLEX CLASSIC 115C 4 G 1.0mm sq..
Thanks,
roger
Forum: MechMates already cutting Wed 06 October 2010, 13:14
Replies: 457
Views: 235,126
Posted By qroger
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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