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  1. pdentrem

    Timer

    Grind a slot around the area the water pools and drill a hole at the deepest point through the floor. Water gone. That is what my dad did in his garage. Pierre
  2. pdentrem

    So I've jumped into the rabbit hole

    Just a test piece for 2 colour. The white PETG is wet based upon the globs the filament did while printing. So it is in the dryer since supper last night. Still is a success for a first attempt. Pierre
  3. pdentrem

    B&S Challenger Surface Grinder needed a repair

    Just an update. Since the leadscrew and nut combo is not perfect, about .010” backlash, the wheel can drop a little bit as one is working. So I made a backlash reducer. Purchased another nut and added some splines, edm a matching arm and added some Belleville washers to add downward preload. The...
  4. pdentrem

    So I've jumped into the rabbit hole

    Tonight’s print job. Finalized the design and this will make 6 of the 8 sectors needed to make the two rings on the upper section of the telescope. Pierre
  5. pdentrem

    Label maker - do you have a recommendation?

    The labels are thermo printed no ink, at least my P-Touch. Use a heat gun to soften the glue and they peel right off, usually with no residue.
  6. pdentrem

    Label maker - do you have a recommendation?

    Here is the P- Touch version of heat shrink tubing https://www.amazon.ca/s?k=P-touch+heat+shrink&crid=1KL5SDWYV2I6N&sprefix=p-touch+heat+shrink%2Caps%2C91&ref=nb_sb_noss_1
  7. pdentrem

    Label maker - do you have a recommendation?

    The P-Touch can use less unprinted tape by changing the margins but, big but, the cutter is 1 inch away from the print head so we lose that first inch. You can print more than one label and use chain setting. The old plastic Dyna labels would drop in time. I do use the shrink tube cassettes in...
  8. pdentrem

    Prusa core one

    Co worker has the MK3 S and had held off updating to 4 and now he saw the new Prusa CoreXY. He is debating even more. He would like having the enclosure but he really wants a 2 extruder like the XL that I have but smaller build space like the Mk4. Pierre
  9. pdentrem

    Via Ocean

    Dad was CNR from 1950 to 96. We used the trains to travel almost every time usually coach, although when we went to Halifax, Dad paid the difference for a roomette. Mom and dad did the return from Vancouver to Toronto via the train in 2004 after driving out to Whistler with my brother’s new to...
  10. pdentrem

    New Windows

    As long as the builder doesn't use drywall as structure!
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