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    If you want to 'index' at some point, yep, stick...

    If you want to 'index' at some point, yep, stick with the stepper. (else you get into encoders and feedback loops which complicate the design).

    Pretty successful learning experience, you will...
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    Rugs ultimately cause a lot of deaths. Elderly...

    Rugs ultimately cause a lot of deaths. Elderly people trip and break a bone or hip, mobility never recovers, and decline rapidly from there.

    So rugs are also dangerous.

    Falls are a leading...
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    Looks like a great first try to me Alex. You...

    Looks like a great first try to me Alex. You already have some ideas on improvements.

    One thing to try if possible is the direction of rotation. The finished surface is smoother in one direction...
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    I did a search on youtube for dangerous tools. ...

    I did a search on youtube for dangerous tools.

    Indeed I found many, especially some in third world countries, that "I" deem to be dangerous tools. Frighteningly so.
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    The surgeon that put the pins in my thumb after a...

    The surgeon that put the pins in my thumb after a TS kickback noted that he sold ALL his WW tools, after seeing so many injuries, especially TS accidents.

    Personally I try not to fall into the...
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    I have had the privilege of interacting with some...

    I have had the privilege of interacting with some true experts. Professionals. And insanely smart people (Nobel prize winning level). The level of knowledge seems to be inversely proportional to...
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    Drawer pulls

    Inspiration for those playing with the indexer - you will find a lot of uses. Some pulls I ran over the weekend.

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  8. When I have wanted to make shallow curves in a...

    When I have wanted to make shallow curves in a piece, I have used a thin strip of plywood (say 1/4" plywood) that I compress using a string or clamps. This 'bows' that strip which I then use to mark...
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    This is great! How are you holding the...

    This is great!

    How are you holding the workpiece at the ends?
  10. I thought in your case John you didnt have the z...

    I thought in your case John you didnt have the z height to work off centerline - but if you rotated the thinking 90 your side cut could be referenced to centerline along the 'y' instead of 'z'?

    I...
  11. That is what I was imagining - and can take...

    That is what I was imagining - and can take multiple passes to get to the final profile? (I may be missing something)

    https://www.shopbottools.com/ShopBotDocs/files/UsingIndexerasLathe.pdf
  12. One way of doing this is to create the finished...

    One way of doing this is to create the finished profile offset from a zero plane. Zero on the centerline of the axis of rotation.

    Then the Vcarve file use 'offset' to create a number of passes -...
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    Might be something here that is useful in terms...

    Might be something here that is useful in terms of motor controls: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NCCG3KFvJ3k
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    Lots of colors available: ...

    Lots of colors available: https://www.kaizensource.com/?product/sheet-2x4-57/57mm-2x4-kaizen-foam-sheets
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    Beautiful drawer inserts. I saw a video where...

    Beautiful drawer inserts.

    I saw a video where they laid the tools out on a white background - then took a picture of that and imported to VCarve and did a bitmap outline to generate profiles. I...
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    I added under a workbench. Put doors on it. ...

    I added under a workbench. Put doors on it.

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    And some of my 4 flute 'end mills' do not plunge....

    And some of my 4 flute 'end mills' do not plunge. So a heads up.
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    I do 0.150" depth per pass with v-bits. Many...

    I do 0.150" depth per pass with v-bits. Many designs the total depth is this or less which means a single pass in some cases.

    Not sure how a chip load would calculate due to the varying bit speed...
  19. I have part of my shop in my furnace room, which...

    I have part of my shop in my furnace room, which includes the electrical panel. As mentioned ensure the panel has access. I do not do finishing that might build up solvents in the room (I do have a...
  20. Thread: Inlays

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    I would stay with the 60 degree bit - the...

    I would stay with the 60 degree bit - the thinking being to get as much depth as possible in the fine detailed area.

    It looks to me like certain portions of the male side are just missing. ...
  21. Great setup. One of the modes of an indexer does...

    Great setup. One of the modes of an indexer does just this (emulates a lathe). The cut path is a series of deeper and deeper passes while the indexer just spins.

    If I did not have an indexer it...
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    I do not know. There were some links from others...

    I do not know. There were some links from others with ideas. I had some flat diamond stones that I stuck to a stick and used those (not too expensive to source). Wondered if sandpaper stuck to a...
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    I have been at every extreme of this. Depends on...

    I have been at every extreme of this. Depends on what life 'phase' you are in.

    Consider this 'Swedish Death Cleaning' trend: ...
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    A thread here on it. ...

    A thread here on it. https://sawmillcreek.org/showthread.php?305519-Bandsaw-blade-drift

    I used the technique in this youtube video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SoaOkqi-xxs
  25. A thought: 'too large' of a hose cross section...

    A thought:

    'too large' of a hose cross section for a given flow rate means the velocity of air inside the hose is low.

    Particles have a pseudo 'buoyancy' that needs to happen to carry them...
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