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Forum: The Show Room Mon 26 March 2012, 20:34
Replies: 14
Views: 23,568
Posted By Roadkill_321
Hi Keith, The sign has stood up pretty well...

Hi Keith,

The sign has stood up pretty well so far, we had a big wind here some time ago and it ended up on it's face and cracked the border, but it's not that noticable.
It has lots of paint on...
Forum: Miscellaneous / General / Whatever / Catchall Thu 25 March 2010, 23:16
Replies: 26
Views: 20,663
Posted By Roadkill_321
Hi Dave, and anyone interested in putting their...

Hi Dave, and anyone interested in putting their placemark in the map.

This is a direct quote from the Google Earth help file as to how to add your placemark.



Hope this helps.
Forum: Miscellaneous / General / Whatever / Catchall Tue 09 February 2010, 17:06
Replies: 26
Views: 20,663
Posted By Roadkill_321
Glad everyone liked it.:) John

Glad everyone liked it.:)

John
Forum: Miscellaneous / General / Whatever / Catchall Mon 08 February 2010, 19:53
Replies: 26
Views: 20,663
Posted By Roadkill_321
Google Earth

I was bored one day and decided to make a .kmz file for Google Earth with placemarkers for the folks building MechMates.

The pins are color coded for the different building stages they are at.
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Forum: Dxf Library Thu 04 February 2010, 18:58
Replies: 1
Views: 12,056
Posted By Roadkill_321
Thanks, Sakis. These will be fun to play with! ...

Thanks, Sakis. These will be fun to play with!

John
Forum: Miscellaneous / General / Whatever / Catchall Thu 04 February 2010, 18:49
Replies: 18
Views: 20,350
Posted By Roadkill_321
That reminds me of 20 years ago when I was...

That reminds me of 20 years ago when I was indestructible.. we used to strap short little plastic skis to our boots, tie a rope behind a buddy's 4x4 and do the same thing. I seem to remember a lot...
Forum: About this Forum Fri 15 January 2010, 15:12
Replies: 101
Views: 113,683
Posted By Roadkill_321
I too would like to join in and say a big thank...

I too would like to join in and say a big thank you to Gerald. Without his great generosity and donations of his time to this project I would not have the great machine I have today. Thanks again....
Forum: The Show Room Wed 13 January 2010, 07:18
Replies: 11
Views: 12,202
Posted By Roadkill_321
Thanks, I used a 1/8" double flute upcut wood...

Thanks, I used a 1/8" double flute upcut wood routing bit at .03125 per pass. The router was turned down as slow as it will go and the feedrate was set at 20 IPM.
I think those settings are fairly...
Forum: The Show Room Tue 12 January 2010, 23:28
Replies: 11
Views: 12,202
Posted By Roadkill_321
Rock Band Pedal

A little project for fun. The kick pedal on my Rock Band video game broke so I decided to try to make a new one from aluminum.

I've never tried milling aluminum before so I thought it would be...
Forum: The Show Room Fri 25 December 2009, 09:24
Replies: 14
Views: 23,568
Posted By Roadkill_321
Hi Mike, I don't have pics of the whole...

Hi Mike,

I don't have pics of the whole process but I can tell you what I did. I Cut the relief using a 1/2" Ball end bit into a sheet of 3/4" MDF leaving islands for where the letters were going...
Forum: The Show Room Wed 23 December 2009, 12:58
Replies: 14
Views: 23,568
Posted By Roadkill_321
Kobus, The texture was a photo I got off the...

Kobus,

The texture was a photo I got off the net, and the sign is 4' X 8'. Thanks for your comments.
Forum: The Show Room Wed 23 December 2009, 12:49
Replies: 14
Views: 23,568
Posted By Roadkill_321
Thanks for the comments guys. Software used...

Thanks for the comments guys.

Software used was Aspire, Cutters were 52-285 Onsrud for the roughing and profile cutouts, used a 60 deg V-bit for the outline where the letters would be attached,...
Forum: The Show Room Tue 22 December 2009, 21:38
Replies: 14
Views: 23,568
Posted By Roadkill_321
Big 3 Dimensional Sign for own business

Finally got around to making myself a sign....

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John
Forum: Miscellaneous / General / Whatever / Catchall Sun 16 August 2009, 22:29
Replies: 409
Views: 220,407
Posted By Roadkill_321
I'd say that the discarded road sign was a...

I'd say that the discarded road sign was a warning that the good road ends here. Am I close?
Forum: MechMates already cutting Sat 27 June 2009, 22:02
Replies: 356
Views: 218,920
Posted By Roadkill_321
Congratulations Irfan, good job. Wish you all...

Congratulations Irfan, good job. Wish you all the best success.

John
Forum: Troubleshooting Tue 24 March 2009, 21:41
Replies: 26
Views: 24,461
Posted By Roadkill_321
Jeff, I have exactly the same setup as...

Jeff,

I have exactly the same setup as you and I have had no problems whatsoever. Been running this setup now for about a year now and no problems. Sorry I don't have any suggestions, but I...
Forum: The Show Room Mon 02 March 2009, 22:09
Replies: 3
Views: 7,259
Posted By Roadkill_321
Heath, Thanks I am mostly doing commercial work,...

Heath, Thanks I am mostly doing commercial work, but nothing big yet. The crib boards were for a local customer here. He only wanted three. :)

Deadbob, I find it easier to sand the stuff that I...
Forum: The Show Room Sun 01 March 2009, 23:04
Replies: 3
Views: 7,259
Posted By Roadkill_321
Cribbage boards

Here is another project that the Mechmate made easy. A cribbage board.
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Forum: The Show Room Mon 19 January 2009, 00:43
Replies: 9
Views: 12,302
Posted By Roadkill_321
Thanks for all the good wishes, this was the...

Thanks for all the good wishes, this was the first job back in June 2008 I have had a few more since then. I'll post more pics later.
Forum: The Show Room Sat 17 January 2009, 18:35
Replies: 9
Views: 12,302
Posted By Roadkill_321
It only took about 10 minutes to cut the letters,...

It only took about 10 minutes to cut the letters, but the time on the total project was a bit longer as there was 3 coats of paint, some sanding, etc. It took a long time to get the plastic too, I...
Forum: The Show Room Sat 17 January 2009, 16:29
Replies: 9
Views: 12,302
Posted By Roadkill_321
I'm not sure what you mean, do you mean cutting...

I'm not sure what you mean, do you mean cutting time?
Forum: Miscellaneous / General / Whatever / Catchall Thu 15 January 2009, 16:56
Replies: 11
Views: 11,710
Posted By Roadkill_321
Also known as the Gouge and Screw Tax. :)

Also known as the Gouge and Screw Tax. :)
Forum: Human Interface Devices (HID's) Thu 15 January 2009, 16:52
Replies: 16
Views: 21,997
Posted By Roadkill_321
I just got a Rumblepad myself and I really like...

I just got a Rumblepad myself and I really like it.

It makes it so much easier for zeroing the bit. Setup was also very easy using Keygrabber and Screen4 for setup.

For a guy like myself...
Forum: The Show Room Thu 15 January 2009, 16:48
Replies: 9
Views: 12,302
Posted By Roadkill_321
My first job

Here is the first sign I ever did with the MechMate. The power of LazyCam. :)
1/4" Fir plywood painted black and glued/screwed to Sign White Lexan. It looks nice at night with the lights on. 10...
Forum: The Show Room Tue 13 January 2009, 20:52
Replies: 17
Views: 46,904
Posted By Roadkill_321
Wow! Very nice looking signs. Great job Hugo!

Wow! Very nice looking signs. Great job Hugo!
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