dsavitsk 4,447 Posted January 15 Report Share Posted January 15 23 minutes ago, naamanf said: Easy for my drilling robot, just need exact dimensions. It will take 20 minutes to do by hand. 52 minutes ago, VPI said: Need to build one myself. You probably don't. Add a thin piece of ply on the back of the saw as a sacrificial fence - that will work fine to prevent tear out. The direction the blade moves means that there shouldn't be any issue on the underside of the piece you are cutting. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
VPI 10,015 Posted January 15 Report Share Posted January 15 I should give you all dimensions and we will do a race. Built the world’s tiniest work bench. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
VPI 10,015 Posted January 16 Report Share Posted January 16 22 hours ago, dsavitsk said: \You probably don't. Add a thin piece of ply on the back of the saw as a sacrificial fence - that will work fine to prevent tear out. The direction the blade moves means that there shouldn't be any issue on the underside of the piece you are cutting. Might try this to see if this works for me. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dsavitsk 4,447 Posted January 16 Report Share Posted January 16 1 hour ago, VPI said: Might try this to see if this works for me. The reason is that as you push the saw from front to back, the blade is lower than the wood*. It is spinning up, and that means that it is cutting by pushing into the stock which makes the wood act as a backer to prevent tearout. But as you get the the end of the cut, the blade is pushing out of the back. With nothing to hold the stock, it tears instead of cuts, which is why you need a fence behind, but not below. * this requires proper technique of pulling the blade all the way toward you, cutting down, then pushing in rather than just chopping. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
VPI 10,015 Posted January 16 Report Share Posted January 16 But...I am a ChopMaster. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
naamanf 6,826 Posted January 17 Report Share Posted January 17 (edited) Put on and cut a spoilboard with T hold down tracks. I’m seeing that work holding is a large challenge. For some reason I see a vacuum pump in my future. And a ATC, pulling collets off and on is lame. Edited January 17 by naamanf 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
swt61 10,123 Posted January 17 Report Share Posted January 17 I've thought for years that a vacuum pump was in your future! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Voltron 25,078 Posted January 17 Report Share Posted January 17 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Fitz 1,745 Posted January 17 Report Share Posted January 17 That's not his bag, baby. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
naamanf 6,826 Posted January 17 Report Share Posted January 17 Steve knows my hobbies well 😂 Made some hold downs. Seems a compression bit is key when cutting plywood. 8 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
swt61 10,123 Posted January 17 Report Share Posted January 17 You're my new hero Naaman! That is just so damn cool! The possibilities are limitless. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
naamanf 6,826 Posted January 18 Report Share Posted January 18 Threw together a tool board in VCarve. In hindsight I could have done a better job with the space but it works for now. 14 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Voltron 25,078 Posted January 18 Report Share Posted January 18 It's black magic, I tell ya! 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
VPI 10,015 Posted January 18 Report Share Posted January 18 7 hours ago, naamanf said: Threw together a tool board in VCarve. In hindsight I could have done a better job with the space but it works for now. That is fucking awesome. Does Home Depot sell these Black Magic ping pong tables? 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
naamanf 6,826 Posted January 18 Report Share Posted January 18 1 hour ago, VPI said: That is fucking awesome. Does Home Depot sell these Black Magic ping pong tables? Wouldn't surprise me if they start selling them soon. They already have Traegers. 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Emooze 728 Posted January 19 Report Share Posted January 19 That tool holder is hawt AF. How did you get the wrench sizes? 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
naamanf 6,826 Posted January 19 Report Share Posted January 19 1 minute ago, Emooze said: That tool holder is hawt AF. How did you get the wrench sizes? I got lucky and someone had them already made up for a different tool holder. If I had to do it, I would just trace, scan the trace and then do a bitmap trace in VCarve or maybe find the same tool in Inkscape. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
swt61 10,123 Posted January 19 Report Share Posted January 19 My mind keeps thinking what a badass turntable could be built with this thing! A round, multilayered, three footed wooden masterpiece comes to mind. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
n_maher 11,587 Posted January 19 Report Share Posted January 19 14 minutes ago, swt61 said: My mind keeps thinking what a badass turntable could be built with this thing! A round, multilayered, three footed wooden masterpiece comes to mind. Sketch it up by hand, send me something dimensioned and I'll put it into CAD for you and/or send Naaman a vector file that he can cut out. It is not hard. The hurdle for a lot of folks is either a) the drawing side or b) the machining side. If I had more time to play with the machine I think I could get up to some serious fun but, well, life and all that. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
swt61 10,123 Posted January 19 Report Share Posted January 19 I might do just that. It'll take me a while to decide on a design though. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
naamanf 6,826 Posted January 19 Report Share Posted January 19 1 minute ago, n_maher said: Sketch it up by hand, send me something dimensioned and I'll put it into CAD for you and/or send Naaman a vector file that he can cut out. It is not hard. The hurdle for a lot of folks is either a) the drawing side or b) the machining side. If I had more time to play with the machine I think I could get up to some serious fun but, well, life and all that. I’m sure we could come up with some good stuff. I’m seeing that drawing the part is the smallest part of the battle. Converting it into efficient CAM and choosing the proper tools/speeds/feeds is the challenge. Good thing I’m now at the point where I have to time and resources to do what I want. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
luvdunhill 3,266 Posted January 19 Author Report Share Posted January 19 Curved OB baffles like these could be cool - I presume you’ll could cut a stick to look like that over a few days? 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
naamanf 6,826 Posted January 19 Report Share Posted January 19 (edited) Test run on what will be a Stetson and sword holder. Figured 36” would be large enough, I guess not. Edited January 19 by naamanf 5 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Voltron 25,078 Posted January 19 Report Share Posted January 19 9 minutes ago, naamanf said: Test run on what will be a Stetson and sword holder. Figured 36” would be large enough, I guess not. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
naamanf 6,826 Posted January 19 Report Share Posted January 19 (edited) 17 minutes ago, Voltron said: Fixed. It was there in the preview. 🤷♂️ Edited January 19 by naamanf 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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