I have a #7 bought new in the 1960's, was my primary user for 10 years til I got an older 8C. It looks like I lapped the sole, very flat checked with my straight edge. Excellent, almost new...
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I have a #7 bought new in the 1960's, was my primary user for 10 years til I got an older 8C. It looks like I lapped the sole, very flat checked with my straight edge. Excellent, almost new...
Gary's explanation makes sense, except for the fact that you got the same taper result with a final skim cut of .003" - .005". There would hardly be any chips at all, so chip packing can't be a...
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Logs B and C are sold, just log A remaining. Here are some pix.
For those of you unfamiliar with pearwood, there's a photo of a planed area on one of the boards. These logs have some...
Do a Google search for "syroco decorative objects" and you can see the sort of decorative carving those guys did for them. Not endorsing either of those approaches, but cnc carving usually looks like...
Thanks for the kind words Kevin. My banjos are nowhere near as ornate and complex as my neoclassical furniture was. More like tools for players, altho they are as perfect as I can make them.
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I have 3 logs of steamed Swiss Pearwood I no longer have room for, moving to a much smaller shop. Have had them since 1984, always stored in a heated space. I made number of pieces from this stuff...
WD-40 is also good for cutting aluminum. Isopropyl might be safer than denatured to be breathing
The type of aluminum you are cutting makes a HUGE difference. Soft gummy stuff from the big box...
Just curious, do you find the PMVII blades to be much superior to OEM Stanley?
I have a vintage Stanley #7 in storage at my shop, can't remember details, pretty sure it was in good working condition. If that's of interest, I'll dig it out, inspect it, and take pix.
I use a diamond drag tool on mother of pearl to scratch guidelines for hand engraving. I'm not sure it would go very deep at all in brass, the pearl fractures and turns to dust, while the brass...
The guy who made that video is listed as "Phantom dealer/content creator" for on their website. Might be biased....
Have to move to a smaller shop with smaller elevator, don't think I can get the 10' bed. I'd prefer not to cut it, seems like bad karma, so I'm looking for shorter or extra bed that I can cut down. ...
Wondering if a patternmakers or modified metal lathe might be a better solution? Something with a big swing and short bed. Turning wood, doesn't have to be very massive. Maybe headstock and...
Picture is too small for me, what machine is that?
I do something similar. For pearl and metal, I glue my blanks to mdf with titebond regular. After cutting, I resaw away as much of the mdf as I dare, and soak what remains in water. Lets go in a...
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I make banjos, and I use my machine to cut pearl and wood veneer inlays, cut the pockets, and then scratch guide lines for hand engraving. Also cut fret slots in fingerboards and...
I find this interesting, have been thinking of rough shaping my banjo necks on the cnc rather than by hand. Doesn't need to be perfect and ready for sanding, I'd want to do that by hand.
Can...
How old is he?
Does he really want to get into making stuff, or is he just interested in designing and selling products? Much more $$$ to be made with the latter than the former!
You might want to ask for advice here - https://www.practicalmachinist.com/vb/
This is a site for professional machinists, not a hobby site, a lot of really knowledgeable and experienced people...
Yes Jim, one of those 24" x 36" machines that Gary made could have been ideal for me. Unfortunately I wasn't in a position to make that sort of investment. The cnc is a very small part of my...
As a musical instrument maker, I'm much more concerned with accuracy and precision than with beefy cuts and thru-put. And reliability, as sometimes I'm cutting on a part that already has many hours...
Yes, a number of reasons I'm not going after it.
Yes, I agree, going to pass on the machine. Thanks for the advice
I asked the seller if the software was purchased from Vectric. Reply was it's a "working copy", and if he were keeping the machine he'd purchase a license from them.