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  #481  
Old Thu 17 September 2009, 23:48
Lex
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Empangeni KwaZuluNatal
South Africa
The stone finish looks really nice Kobus. Does the product come in different colours?
My enquiry at the local Mica was answered by a stare! You know, the one that you received when you ask for alien blood!
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  #482  
Old Fri 18 September 2009, 02:29
hennie
Just call me: Hennie #23
 
Roodepoort JHB
South Africa
Hou baas die b..i hy weet nie vaarvan jy praat laat ek gou die torr terug sit by die naald deur die neus Johan het jy jou pakkie gekry?
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  #483  
Old Fri 18 September 2009, 03:11
baseball43v3r
Just call me: John #96
 
Glendora (California)
United States of America
http://www.rustoleum.com/CBGProduct.asp?pid=79

thats a link to the different styles of stone finishes that rustoleum offers. as to find a local supplier... not to sure. if you bought from acehardware (an american supplier it would be 142 dollars shipping! yikes!)

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  #484  
Old Fri 18 September 2009, 03:19
Lex
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Empangeni KwaZuluNatal
South Africa
Thanks for the link.

Hi Hennie, ek gaan vanmiddag weer poskatoor toe..sal laat weet. Jy bly mos ook in 'n kleiner plekkie. Sekere goed, ons ken nie daardie ding nie! Hy is nie.
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  #485  
Old Sat 19 September 2009, 06:27
Kobus_Joubert
Just call me: Kobus #6
 
Riversdale Western Cape
South Africa
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Received some NICE files from a friend far far away. I am afraid to name him just now everybody bothers him . So thank you my Friend my Suzuki Friend.

This is the first of the files I cut from his collection....will become a nice mirror.

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  #486  
Old Sat 19 September 2009, 12:27
Claudiu
Just call me: Claus #43
 
Arad
Romania
Absolutetly beautyful, this is gonna be a nice mirror.
You are lucky to have friends in far far away.

Nice work. When I see such lovely pieces of Artwork, I realize that I have to get my ROBOT up and running. ..............................gotta finish my robot....gotta finish my robot

That would also be a suitable present for my wife...

Is it possible there is a small misscut in the third pic upper left corner?

Greetings
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  #487  
Old Sat 19 September 2009, 13:16
Kobus_Joubert
Just call me: Kobus #6
 
Riversdale Western Cape
South Africa
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The vectors are not 100% clean. But Vectric V-Carve Pro V5 has some tools to identify OPEN and DUPLICATE vectors. After a quick clean with these tools I let it cut the file. Some vectors OVERLAP each other and I think that is what you are picking up on the 3rd picture....2 vectors very close to each other, and then the MDF breaks out to for a wide channel....but what the heck nothing in nature is 100 % so this looks handmade and not produced in a factory where every piece looks the same.

This mirror took about one hour to cut with a 90 deg 12mm V-bit
The reccess at the back took about 12 minutes with a 9.5 mm straight cutter to pocket.
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  #488  
Old Sat 19 September 2009, 16:32
domino11
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Cornwall, Ontario
Canada
Kobus,
I like them!
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  #489  
Old Sat 19 September 2009, 17:08
sailfl
Just call me: Nils #12
 
Winter Park, FL
United States of America
Kobus,

Very nice.

Yea, I have those same vector duplicate problems. I check the drawings very closely before I bring it into Aspire. Extra lines are a pain.
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Old Sun 20 September 2009, 01:37
hennie
Just call me: Hennie #23
 
Roodepoort JHB
South Africa
Mooi oom ! You are cutting interresting things the way it looks now is that one of these days you will be cutting diffs for chinese bakkies.
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Old Sun 20 September 2009, 03:14
Kobus_Joubert
Just call me: Kobus #6
 
Riversdale Western Cape
South Africa
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With chinese steppers...and mybe a chinese spindel one of these day's...who knows
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Old Sun 20 September 2009, 11:16
kooskoek
Just call me: Dave
 
Centurion
South Africa
Thx for the mechmate tour, and ironing out the process of cad 2 cam. Not being technical at all, Geralds plans makes more sence once one can have a proper look at one, zipping about. Not dissing the plans just my lack of skill reading them properly. Nice feeling seeing one move about, not great, cause it's not mine(Greeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeen with envy).

Also saw the finish of he above mentioned textured spaypaint, great find----Kobus.

Thanks again for your hospitality.

Will be back next weekend with a forklift to come and get my Solid wood chair.
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  #493  
Old Sun 20 September 2009, 11:21
Kobus_Joubert
Just call me: Kobus #6
 
Riversdale Western Cape
South Africa
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No problemo..shout if you need help...not lifting my wooden benches, but on your build.
Thanks for the vectors...I don't think I will need any more in the near future.
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Old Mon 09 November 2009, 09:43
Kobus_Joubert
Just call me: Kobus #6
 
Riversdale Western Cape
South Africa
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Finally managed to finish that mirror I started a while ago. Could not decide on what to put on, so this weekend I was on my way to grab the interior wall paint when my eye caught the tin of waterbased varnish. Well I am glad it did because I think the end result speaks for itself. The deeper parts automatically turned a darker coulour, just what I waned it too be. Thanks again my friend far fa away that got me this artwork.

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Old Mon 09 November 2009, 09:58
javeria
Just call me: Irfan #33
 
Bangalore
India
So magical
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  #496  
Old Mon 09 November 2009, 10:59
domino11
Just call me: Heath
 
Cornwall, Ontario
Canada
Kobus,
You are right, that finish does the piece justice! Wow.
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Old Tue 10 November 2009, 07:05
gixi
Just call me: Marius (AVO) #32
 
Bucharest
Romania
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Nice work !!! For the moment I have to finish some furniture for my self (the BOSS is watching me closely) but soon I'll start some tests with solid wood.
I'm using ArtCam for the moment but my feeling is to go with Vectric who is more user friendly.
I'll give a PM soon as I finish those furniture...
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  #498  
Old Tue 10 November 2009, 22:28
Jan de Ruyter
Just call me: Jan
 
Pretoria
South Africa
According to the authoritative magazine of all things interesting to man, FHM, the South African contact number for Rust Oleum is 0800006173
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Old Thu 26 November 2009, 09:28
Kobus_Joubert
Just call me: Kobus #6
 
Riversdale Western Cape
South Africa
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Can anybody identify this collet. From what I could find it something like a 3C or 5C for use on a lathe. I have a couple of them that my late father-in-law left me, but I don't know what the other end looks like where this part fits into and how it grips the small bit I want to put in there. I would like to get a holder that I can fit into my Makita Router that is on old BBB. Thank's

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Old Thu 26 November 2009, 14:47
Alan_c
Just call me: Alan (#11)
 
Cape Town (Western Cape)
South Africa
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Those look like they could be R8's, ususlly used on a small milling machine. If there is an internal thread on the back that is where the draw bar connects, As the draw bar is tightened, the collet pulls into the spindle against a matching taper to lock the tool.

A better option maybe one of those ER11 collet adaptors that have a 1/2" shank that will fit directly into your Makita collet. One of the other guys did mention them, but its too late to remember on which thread...
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Old Fri 27 November 2009, 05:03
Kobus_Joubert
Just call me: Kobus #6
 
Riversdale Western Cape
South Africa
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You mean this thing..
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Problem is that my Makita only have a 1/4 inch , 6mm and 8 mm chuck.

Are any of the other ER types smaller ?
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Old Thu 17 December 2009, 09:19
Kobus_Joubert
Just call me: Kobus #6
 
Riversdale Western Cape
South Africa
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Today the BOSS asked me when I will make her round table. She got the top from a friend that claimed that it is KIAAT wood. When I piced it up I saw it was Sabie Yellow Wood aka SA Pine. The thing was not flat and I use old BBB to SURFACE it.

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Also cutting clock parts for a friend. Did these on 12mm MDF just to check how accurate old BBB is..

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Old Thu 17 December 2009, 09:38
Kobus_Joubert
Just call me: Kobus #6
 
Riversdale Western Cape
South Africa
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Also did my first YOUTUBE video of the table surfacing.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=szThkkn0abc
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  #504  
Old Thu 17 December 2009, 09:58
domino11
Just call me: Heath
 
Cornwall, Ontario
Canada
Nice Video Kobus! Your wife will be happy with that nice flat table.
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  #505  
Old Thu 17 December 2009, 10:27
Claudiu
Just call me: Claus #43
 
Arad
Romania
How fast did you go for surfacing?
Claus
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Old Thu 17 December 2009, 11:03
Kobus_Joubert
Just call me: Kobus #6
 
Riversdale Western Cape
South Africa
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Mach Velocity I think is 9000.
Running the 1/2 inch cutter at 200 mm/sec taking off 1 mm every pass
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Old Thu 17 December 2009, 21:16
hennie
Just call me: Hennie #23
 
Roodepoort JHB
South Africa
cutouts

Ok Kobus since you say I don`t show what I make I thought I would put something on your thread .I used the same process as what you did.The nice thing about surface planing the project is that one is only restricted to the size of your table and not to the width of your planer.
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  #508  
Old Thu 17 December 2009, 21:50
MariusL
Just call me: Marius #22
 
Centurion
South Africa
Hennie,
What cutter did you use there?

Regards
Marius
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Old Thu 17 December 2009, 23:57
hennie
Just call me: Hennie #23
 
Roodepoort JHB
South Africa
Marius the cutter used to have a bearing on the end so I took it off and ground the little shaft off.It is doing the job though and I use it to surface the table also.
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Old Fri 18 December 2009, 02:29
MariusL
Just call me: Marius #22
 
Centurion
South Africa
Hennie, am I right in assuming it was a rabbeting or slot cutter first.
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