tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1592992209402300549.post4202194401174338029..comments2024-03-28T08:06:43.198-04:00Comments on The Silicon Graybeard: Suddenly Woodworking SiGraybeardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00280583031339062059noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1592992209402300549.post-52466569180929343592016-08-10T17:29:47.386-04:002016-08-10T17:29:47.386-04:00The plans I'm working to are a fixed wood chip...The plans I'm working to are a fixed wood chip tray, 64x36, and the walls of the enclosure are panels that are completely removable. The side panels can be removed by themselves, or the front and sides. 80/20 extrusions, as Dr.Jim says, will be the structural parts, and the pieces will be held in place with suitcase latches. <br /><br />I really don't envision needing to take the walls down. With a 5 foot wide chip wide tray it's already able to handle pretty big things, but I'll be able to take off either end if I need to. <br />SiGraybeardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00280583031339062059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1592992209402300549.post-36605932113198801522016-08-10T17:08:00.757-04:002016-08-10T17:08:00.757-04:00For your CNC enclosure, consider how you would wor...For your CNC enclosure, consider how you would work on a long object such as a guitar or rifle which doesn't fit inside the box. May I propose a liquidtight bottom tray, but with sides that sit inside that tray so they can be removed without leaving corner columns in the way.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1592992209402300549.post-6929603284528349172016-08-09T22:51:30.022-04:002016-08-09T22:51:30.022-04:0080/20 makes good stuff. We used a ton of it at Sea...80/20 makes good stuff. We used a ton of it at Sea Launch to rebuild our equipment consoles after the vendor we called in for a quote to redo them wanted an insane amount of money because "It's on a ship, you know and Marine Stuff costs more"><br /><br />Yeah, right....drjimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05647484115197408897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1592992209402300549.post-9372170638205520492016-08-09T18:55:28.228-04:002016-08-09T18:55:28.228-04:00There are no new license requirements for hobbyist...There are no new license requirements for hobbyists. For that matter, there are no old license requirements for hobbyists. <br />SiGraybeardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00280583031339062059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1592992209402300549.post-52668354057372246562016-08-09T18:42:42.292-04:002016-08-09T18:42:42.292-04:00A can of ether works wonders to sedate cats when n...A can of ether works wonders to sedate cats when necessary.<br />}:-]<br /><br />You ARE planning on getting the license that Obama has mandated before you machine any lowers, right?Mark Matisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1592992209402300549.post-81057137593845181772016-08-09T10:47:17.300-04:002016-08-09T10:47:17.300-04:00I don't think I've seen end mills with chi...I don't think I've seen end mills with chip breakers. In this case, I was using the EM as an oversized drill bit, to get the hole ready for the boring head. Drill bits are famous for generating long, stringy chips, too. <br /><br />I'm probably a bit more paranoid about aluminum chips because of the cats. I'd hate for one of them to get a chip in a paw. When I get a chip in a finger I either pull it out with a tweezers, or occasionally cut it out with a utility knife. That would be difficult at best with the cats. I'd probably end up needing stitches. Or $1000 at the animal emergency clinic. <br /><br />The floor in the shop is painted but poured concrete with fiberglass (?) threads sticking out of it, so it's uncomfortable enough that I never walk around barefoot out there. The cats, on the other hand, insist on walking around barefoot all the time. <br />SiGraybeardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00280583031339062059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1592992209402300549.post-85567975903831250862016-08-09T08:41:43.247-04:002016-08-09T08:41:43.247-04:00I remember my father showing me a lathe tool and m...I remember my father showing me a lathe tool and mentioning a "chip breaker" that was ground into the tool to prevent the long strings of swarf. I cannot remember the details. <br /><br />I saw a tshirt once that stated, "Sawdust is Glitter for Men." I am sure that swarf falls into the same category. Or as my wife has said after glancing at the upstairs rugs, "Machining aluminum are we?"<br /><br /><br /> <br />John in Phillyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16196033252818387245noreply@blogger.com