I have Estlcam but haven’t messed with it too much. It feels odd to me.
Playing around with textures in Carbide Create recently. I think I told the machine the wrong bit for the v carving because it rounded the corners etc. It was interesting to see it hog out so deep lol.
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Nice work. I’ve been interested in finding a program that could implement textures. I may have to look into Carbide Create again.
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Been super busy with work and non-maslow related woodwork. I did cut some letters for a wedding bar though.
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I built this ash bar top from a log I salvaged from my river bottom. Took it to a sawmill, kiln dried it myself, then built a router sled to plane it, then sanded and finished. I wanted to cut the contoured edge on the maslow but it was 8.5’ long and didnt want to risk piece cutting it.
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Todays project:
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Went well, cut well and no errors so thats a win!
Some tear out in the really thin sections but it’ll be good, maybe cherry is vulnerable to that idk. Going to fill the letters with tinted epoxy. And shape the final piece with the table saw, router etc.
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Tinted epoxy laid in the v groove, then ran thru the planer after drying to remove excess. Then finished with Rubio monocoat pure.
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Wow, incredible! Looks amazing! Great job!
So when you added the 12’ top board for better accuracy on the sides, bottom, etc… You just mounted it on top of the 10’? I was thinking about this today, as my next cut is going to be 72" and I need it to be on point haha
Yeah I laid the 12’ on top and screwed it all together. Works well. Definite improvement in the corners.
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Sweet, going to do that myself. I need 2 15’ chains, correct?
Yeah, I extended the existing chains 3’ each.
Oh ok, so you bought 15’, but only used 14’ of it, and you hung about a foot behind the machine? I’m trying to look at the pictures and see how you have yours ran but It’s hard to make out. Sorry if that’s not even remotely close to being what you have going on haha
with a 12’ top beam, you need at least 13’ chains
David Lang
I see, thanks David. I saw MakerMade was selling them at 15’ ‘Extended Chain’ for the 12’ top bar. I think that’s where it was throwing me off lol My memory of that.
There is a balance between chain length and usable distance. I wanted some gap between the center pulleys so the counterweights wouldn’t potentially interfere with each other but when there is a gap it makes the sprocket very close to reaching the motor end when the sled is down in a corner. So play around with it to get it right for your setup.
If my memory is correct I added 3’ to existing chains.
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@gersus Thanks for that info! I’ll find that happy medium between 13’ that @dlang suggested, and 14’ like you have. Aren’t the stock chains 11’? Or are they 12’? I saw that info somewhere, just can’t remember where I saw it.
the stock chains are 11’.
IIRC a 12’ chain will reach everywhere with a 12’ top beam, but it won’t let you
do the measurement across the top, for that you need just a bit more.
David Lang
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Thank you David! going to try and find it in 14’-15’ lengths now!
My wife wants a kitchen table… so I’m taking on the task of building a dining chair as a test. (Waiting on the table because I dont have the wood yet) I’m doing this with the help of a very helpful tutorial/plans on woodwhispererguild.com. I cut the rear leg templates on the maslow so they will be near perfect. Stock is 1 1/2” x 4” cherry so I couldnt cut the legs directly on the maslow.
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Worked on work christmas display stuff today. That snowflake took forever…
Also, that was the worst plywood I’ve ever cut. Looked ok but sure cut horrible.
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