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    CNC Router Upgrade Parts

    To me that is more impressive than a text book perfect pour. Takes a calm kind of 'scramble' that only comes with experience to recover with your...
    Post by: Smoking Shoe, May 22, 2023 in forum: Lost foam casting
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    filler for foam patterns

    Got around to wiring up my control box thanks to monsoon season here in the Rockies. Never have found the box of missing parts...... This got me...
    Post by: Smoking Shoe, May 13, 2023 in forum: Lost foam casting
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    Lost Foam Pros/Cons

    I hadn't considered it's quenching effect on the foam. It could be a significant factor. My original thought was not so much to keep things in...
    Post by: Smoking Shoe, May 6, 2023 in forum: Lost foam casting
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    Lost Foam Pros/Cons

    Necro post: Some of the things I have planned to cast with LF do have some thin sections that would be flexible in foam. The thought occurred to...
    Post by: Smoking Shoe, May 6, 2023 in forum: Lost foam casting
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    3D scanning objects for reproduction

    Thanks for the link to the video. I guess I just got spoiled by my old NextEngine scanner. It worked. There were some things that needed some...
    Post by: Smoking Shoe, May 6, 2023 in forum: Pattern making
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    3D scanning objects for reproduction

    I purchased a Creality Ferret scanner a little over a month ago at the introductory price. Took a chance that it was as promoted. It arrived a...
    Post by: Smoking Shoe, May 5, 2023 in forum: Pattern making
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    Mixing up K-Bond Sand (Similar to Petrobond)

    Try Wayback machine: https://web.archive.org/web/20190731141022/http://www.foundry.ray-vin.com/k-bond/k-bond.htm
    Post by: Smoking Shoe, Mar 31, 2023 in forum: Sand Casting
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    CNC Upgrades

    How about a link to my dropbox with a *.zip file of 3 different formats?...
    Post by: Smoking Shoe, Mar 26, 2023 in forum: CNC machining projects
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    CNC Upgrades

    Yes, this site won't accept but a few file extensions. Kind of common for Xenforo based sites. Work around is to rename the file with an...
    Post by: Smoking Shoe, Mar 25, 2023 in forum: CNC machining projects
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    CNC Upgrades

    Sounds like a good plan. IMHO it's better to keep the steppers comfortable in the mid range of the planned cutting speeds rather than go all out...
    Post by: Smoking Shoe, Mar 24, 2023 in forum: CNC machining projects
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    CNC Upgrades

    That is a hazard of this kind of upgrade project. By the time you are finished you have a pile of parts to build the original machine - just...
    Post by: Smoking Shoe, Mar 24, 2023 in forum: CNC machining projects
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    3D scanning objects for reproduction

    Ditto I did some research over the weekend on 3d scanning. I had/have a pretty nice laser scanner that did work. Unfortunately the company got...
    Post by: Smoking Shoe, Mar 20, 2023 in forum: Pattern making
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    3D scanning objects for reproduction

    Updated links to the OpenScan project: Homepage Github page Looks interesting - AND - potentially useful.
    Post by: Smoking Shoe, Mar 18, 2023 in forum: Pattern making
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    Vacuum melt

    Lots more study and thinking before 'the build' - and that is all dependent on if I ever find the box of missing parts. My other worry with...
    Post by: Smoking Shoe, Mar 10, 2023 in forum: Furnaces and their construction
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    CNC Upgrades

    No, more like desperation. "Clever' only happens every couple of years. ;)
    Post by: Smoking Shoe, Mar 9, 2023 in forum: CNC machining projects