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  1. Scott_M

    Mastiff lc mason engine REDO .

    Hi Minh Thanh I concur, drilling a bunch of small holes sucks! Several of my products have small holes. I am calling .0635" a small hole. I have drilled many thousands of these holes over the years. My advice for your upcoming hole jubilee is to first, make a fixture with a hardened bushing (...
  2. Scott_M

    Total Eclipse April 8th, 2024 - Arkansas

    If I stay at home we will get 3 1/2 minutes of totality. Not too far off of the centerline. But the local weather folks say historically that is an overcast day :( My location circled in red Scott
  3. Scott_M

    Strange reamer designations

    A friend of mine used to drive a garbage truck and was a real "Picker" if he would see something that looked fairly decent he would keep it and then have a big barn sale a few times a year. He made a lot of extra cash selling garbage. One day while picking up a roll off container from "Moen" (...
  4. Scott_M

    thread measurements 13/4X8 T.P.I.

    Lathe nut I think the confusion is in the terminology that you used. A metric thread is measured in mm per a single pitch not per inch. So your 4mm pitch gauge would mean that from the crest of one thread to the next would be 4mm. Imperial threads are measured as how many in an inch( TPI ) If...
  5. Scott_M

    Mastiff lc mason engine REDO .

    Yup, mystery metal. I have come across this many times. When I figure out I have no idea what it is I usually label it "SIW" Because I all I really know is it " Sinks in Water" ( use at your own risk ) I have several pieces of "SIW" reserved for non critical tasks :) I am glad you found...
  6. Scott_M

    thread measurements 13/4X8 T.P.I.

    It was in the Machinery Handbook, here is a photo of the specs Scott
  7. Scott_M

    1/3 Scale Ford 289 Hi-Po

    Hi George He stated in the last couple of sentences "This completed the camshaft except for the custom helical gear needed to drive the distributor. That gear will become its own project later. Scott
  8. Scott_M

    What Fillament, wall thickness and Fill Percentage for Patterns

    Now that would be COOL !! :cool: Scott
  9. Scott_M

    What Fillament, wall thickness and Fill Percentage for Patterns

    Jason You are correct. The minimum suggested layer height for a .2mm nozzle is .06mm and for the .4mm nozzle it is .08mm, not a lot, but smaller. But if time is a concern the .4 nozzle will print a specified wall thickness twice as fast.( or 1/2 as many passes. Fun fact The Bambu nozzles have a...
  10. Scott_M

    What Fillament, wall thickness and Fill Percentage for Patterns

    A .2mm nozzle will make corners sharper and provide finer exterior detail but will not do anything for smoothness. Layer height is what makes prints smoother. Scott
  11. Scott_M

    What Fillament, wall thickness and Fill Percentage for Patterns

    Hi Jason The Bambu P1S has an enclosed chamber and can print ABS very well ( I have one too ) The big benefit to using ABS is that it can be vapor smoothed with acetone. I would suggest using a .4mm nozzle with 3 walls and 15-20% gyroid infill. And a small layer height like .1 or .16mm. This...
  12. Scott_M

    Hello From Kuala Lumpur.

    This post is 15 years old.
  13. Scott_M

    Hello from Ohio

    Welcome from Medina, Ohio Scott
  14. Scott_M

    Mastiff lc mason engine REDO .

    That looks great ! Well done :) " Mini Motor Repair by Minh Thanh" I can see the sign now. :) Or Maybe "Minhi Motor Repair " Scott
  15. Scott_M

    Mastiff lc mason engine REDO .

    Nice Job !! 👍 Scott
  16. Scott_M

    Sprayed-on 3D Printed Pattern Filler

    In a home shop vapor smoothing is doable for ABS using Acetone. But printing ABS requires an enclosed printer with temp control. Pats printer is an XL, 14" square. they don't come enclosed. not sure if he added one. But still trying to keep an ABS part that large from warping would be hard. PLA...
  17. Scott_M

    Sprayed-on 3D Printed Pattern Filler

    Hi Don Yup I left Simplify shortly after getting my Bambu P1P. It came with Bambu studio which was a fork of Prusa and then went to "Orca" which was a fork of Bambu studio and Prusa but all open source. I like it a lot !! Yes those parts were printed big end down on a textured plate. It was also...
  18. Scott_M

    Sprayed-on 3D Printed Pattern Filler

    If you are using prusa slicer, ( I am using Orca based on prusa ) there is a setting called "Fuzzy Skin" on the "others" tab that causes the toolhead to "jitter" on the outside wall it is adjustable by a few settings that make it finer or coarser. It almost eliminates layer lines, especially...
  19. Scott_M

    Solid Edge 2021 community edition install file

    Let us know how you get on with it. How much different it really is. Scott
  20. Scott_M

    Solid Edge 2021 community edition install file

    Hi Lee I was just talking with my Solid Edge reseller on Fri. We talked about the community edition among other things. He was saying that it has not really changed but they did "re-do" the interface. It may be worth it to give it a few days and see if you can get used to the new look. I have...
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