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  1. PaulL

    Inexpensive Tig welders

    Does anyone have experience with this brand/unit? https://www.amazon.ca/ARCCAPTAIN-AC-DC-Triangular-MultiProcess/dp/B0C1N4J3GX/ref=mp_s_a_1_2_sspa I don't weld a lot, and have a cheap multi-priocess PA unit (DC lift TIG) at the cabin. I'm thinking of adding a real TIG rig in my city shop. Can...
  2. PaulL

    New printer

    I have a spool of that stuff but I've never user it...
  3. PaulL

    New printer

    I have the multi filament head for my Prusa MK3S+ (I need a decoder ring to know what that means) mostly assembled but I haven't had the project in front of me yet that needs the level of Rube Goldberg machine that thing is. I'm just not patient enough to get it sorted out.
  4. PaulL

    Writing on prints

    It's hard to make good small letters that way. 24 point I get good outcomes, 12pt I don't. When I do need text I print a recess and fill it with contrasting plasticine. Poor man's two-filament process.
  5. PaulL

    FreeCAD 1.0 released

    On the flip side, software doesn't write itself and the engineers who can effectively work on software of this complexity are *expensive*. Autodesk's net profit margin is about 17%. That's a low margin for the software space - compare to Adobe who fleece 33% out of their user base, Microsoft...
  6. PaulL

    Standard Modern 11" Utilathe Dro?

    The X axis is here: https://canadianhobbymetalworkers.com/threads/whats-paul-up-to.6143/post-173636 The Z axis is here: https://canadianhobbymetalworkers.com/threads/whats-paul-up-to.6143/post-118320, though I didn't write much about it you can make out the little bracket dropping to reach under...
  7. PaulL

    Standard Modern 11" Utilathe Dro?

    Not recalibrate, just re-zero. Zero is a PITA however. Though I'm imagining a jig to check against the ways somehow.
  8. PaulL

    Standard Modern 11" Utilathe Dro?

    Yes, yes they do: https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005006415505222.html
  9. PaulL

    Standard Modern 11" Utilathe Dro?

    I keep coming back to wrapping a length of mag tape around the circular base and reading that. Mine is 3.5" in diameter, meaning 282mm circumference; with a 5um scale that means somewhere about 5*10^-5 degrees resolution, which is tenths of an arc-second. I just don't know if I'll be able to...
  10. PaulL

    Standard Modern 11" Utilathe Dro?

    Worse, I'm not seeing good prospects for repeatability and rigidity with the usual pivot design. Which brings me back to two measurements, one ahead of the pivot and one behind. And those clutter the space and get in the way of the full swing when you want to do that. So yeah, I'm not smarter...
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