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Chinese laser purchase/Shenui/Laserworks tips and tricks thread
Thread Starter: Rodne Gold
Considering a lot of us are going or have gone that direction , I thought it a good idea to combine our knowledge pool in one thread. So I have started one. Those of you that have already posted to other threads can perhaps repeat and consolidate the posts here or at least point to other posts on...
Last Post By: Clark Pace Today, 10:16 AM

Is CBN simply worth the extra cost?
Thread Starter: Matt Mackinnon
I knew from the start that getting into woodworking was going to be a very expensive hobby. And even more so when I took up turning. I recently bought a whole lathe setup with a wolverine jig and grinding wheel. The fellow who I bought it from had 2 oneway blue 8" grinding wheels in 54 and 120...
Last Post By: Steve Fulgoni Yesterday, 10:44 PM

Vote For Your Favorite Baileigh Box Contest Entry
Thread Starter: Bill Wyko
Ok, we need some pictures. While many of you will be using lasers my friend Paul has a Chevalet. This tool was created in the late 1700's for production marquetry. It has a foot activated clamp to hold your stack of veneers and a "D" shaped saw that is held perpendicular to your cut but will move...
Last Post By: Bill Wyko Yesterday, 6:18 PM

Laser Engraving True 8bit Shades of Grey
Thread Starter: Jeff Woodcock
Hi everyone, I'm new here and this is my first thread and post on this forum. I would like to introduce to everyone a new process me and my son developed to laser engrave true 8bit shades of grey using a 445nm laser diode. There is no dithering a image first, no pulsing or overlapping dots to...
Last Post By: Scott Shepherd Today, 10:54 AM

Memorial day must be coming....
Thread Starter: Jeff Monson
Unleaded went from $3.79 this morning to $4.09 in a matter of minutes. 30 cents is quite a hike, cant tell me the gas stations aren't smiling for a couple days.
Last Post By: Brian Elfert Yesterday, 11:26 PM

Buy versus build?
Thread Starter: Jamie Buxton
Because we're builders, we can make stuff for our shops. We also have manufacturers which are happy to sell us similar stuff. For instance, you can make your own sawhorses, or you can buy them. You can make a workbench, or you can buy one. You can make your own jigs (for instance a shelf-pin...
Last Post By: Darius Ferlas Today, 6:27 AM

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Fruits & Nuts - tall goblet

Wonderful goblet, Roger. IMHO the stem looks just fine the way it is.
bob svoboda Today, 11:10 AM

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For their "hope in Christ", Hebrews 13:5 "I will never leave you nor forsake you". You can not go wrong with Psalm 23. So awesome
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Wha type of shoes do you where while working in the shop?

it depends what I'm doing. If I'm working with heavy timbers, I've got steel toe boots on. If I'm doing a lot of work with chisels I have at least thick
dan sherman Today, 11:09 AM

Laser Engraving True 8bit Shades of Grey

I can't figure out how you'd do 256 shades of gray with a spot size that's .006" or .010" or whatever. Seems the overburn from the next coordinate
Scott Shepherd Today, 10:54 AM

Non-yellowing wipe on varnish

Nibs on a wipe on finish usually means (for me) that the coat's too thick. Try laying down the last 2-3 coats extremely thin - so the surface looks slick,
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