tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1592992209402300549.post6151292930279050421..comments2024-03-28T08:06:43.198-04:00Comments on The Silicon Graybeard: Still Making ChipsSiGraybeardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00280583031339062059noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1592992209402300549.post-36102257044075078972016-04-29T02:47:40.195-04:002016-04-29T02:47:40.195-04:00Just stumbled across this, SiG, and thought you mi...Just stumbled across this, SiG, and thought you might get a kick out of it:<br />https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EKL6elkbFy0<br />(CNC machining of a pencil)Reg Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14099612693763932005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1592992209402300549.post-72568683861143648372016-04-28T09:55:49.408-04:002016-04-28T09:55:49.408-04:00Hmmm. Round, no. Visible, yes. I think some of ...Hmmm. Round, no. Visible, yes. I think some of these are going to get powder coated. I like the idea of anodizing, but I'm not ready to cross that bridge. <br />SiGraybeardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00280583031339062059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1592992209402300549.post-51241760485981741612016-04-28T07:48:20.852-04:002016-04-28T07:48:20.852-04:00The parts look great, you figured out the setup fo...The parts look great, you figured out the setup for the angle cuts and you made progress. Wins all the way. <br />Will any pieces be round, and visible, and thus a candidate for knurling?John in Phillyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16196033252818387245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1592992209402300549.post-45516986618803742502016-04-28T01:13:25.575-04:002016-04-28T01:13:25.575-04:00I've often thought it would be a neat thing to...I've often thought it would be a neat thing to use CNC for milling wood into things like cases for cell phones or the housings for TV remotes.<br />I don't have time to pursue the idea myself but if I had a Motorola TV remote encased in wood I think that would be pretty cool.Dance...dance to the radiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16688681743093469863noreply@blogger.com