ddmckee54

Been there, done that!

Each industry has their own "alphabet soup" of abbreviations that they love to use to make them feel special. The HVAC industry uses...

A soft start is sorta like a variable freq. drive - at least at first. The ones that I am familiar with have 2 modes of operation. The...

I replaced my 3/4 Hp drill press motor with a 1 Hp sewing machine servo motor kit about a year ago. I love it, no more changing belts...

I was an electrical engineer in a plant where we had 9 compressors running on soft-starts. They ranged in size from 60 to 900...

If you like the 50/50 mix for the ease of sanding, you might try stabilizing the filler after sanding it by applying a thin CA to the...

Yeah, for some reason most wives don't really see the need for having your own personal backyard flame-thrower. Go figure. At a 50/50...

Well, before you try the moonlight requisition..... The next time she goes to the store ask her to get a box of cornstarch. Tell her...

Since the Fastpatch is a dry powder - have you ever tried adding a filler to it, such as talc or maybe even cornstarch, to see if that...

My dad had his knees replaced about 30 years ago. He was very conscientious about his physio and exercises, so he made a full recovery...

Supports are always a P.I.T.A., especially on large prints. I try to avoid them where possible. Personally, I don't use supports if...

Arild: The case looks to be sand cast, did you do that too? If so any more pictures of that, and or machining the case? It's looking...

Last night I re-printed the rear wheel, with the bores corrected back to their original values, and the part scaled to 103% in CAD. It...

GreenTwin: The current plan is to use investment casting for the jewelry sized stuff, and some type of bound sand for the larger stuff...

Timo & kf2qd: I agree with what you're saying. Simplify also scales uniformly, the dimensions of all the external perimeters are...