Recent content by jwmelvin

It was bent up a bit from taking a spill, so I can see someone without a shop being done with it.

I've been close to building a unit with rails to slide small-parts containers in, but a kitchen speed rack showed up free on Craigslist, and all it needed was some rails removed and the width narrowed for most of it:

For something like that, you’d be better off modeling it from scratch instead of scanning, which would be more appropriate for an arbitrary, curved surface that is hard to model accurately.

Thanks, I appreciate it. I'm pretty pleased for a first attempt. I think next time I'll polish the pieces before welding, and then do a little cleanup afterward. It'll be a lot easier to work with flat pieces.

I'm not sure if I came across sendcutsend on a thread here; it has been posted here. Regardless, it seemed like an easy way to put something together. I wanted to make a stand to stack a few bowls for fruit on the kitchen counter. My mom is a hobby potter and made me a set of matching bowls. I...

Thanks. I started with my own design using a smaller fan and 3M filters, here. Then I saw someone else's similar project, and modified my own for version 2 to use Milwaukee batteries and a larger fan; I kept an option to use 3M filters or to use Roomba HEPA filters (which are a lot more...

I've been using my i3 mk2s a good bit lately. I made some cleats to hold my lathe toolholders: A vacuum connection for the disc sander: A light for the bench grinder: And a PAPR for use around the shop: Edit: hm, images with imgur links didn't work.

This subreddit is at least an attempt for people to think about functional uses. I find it interesting and inspirational from time to time.

For me, OctoPrint is great. I have a Prusa mk2S and not having to mess with the SD card is great. Slic3r can load files directly to OctoPrint over the network. And it does a great job of making time lapse videos if you want them (like this).

It has been great for me. I ended up putting in four large tiles, leveled with each other, to use as a reference plane for alignments. They sit about 1/2-3/4" above the garage floor and are enough for the arms to clear my car without additional blocks. I do sometimes wish I had gotten the...

Yes, this is exactly what I did and it was pretty easy. Oil change this weekend:

Got the lift installed this weekend. My car is a tiny bit too low to get the arms under but I lifted the family car as a test.

Makes sense, thank you. I have an '06 Tundra double cab. I lift it on the frame rails and they are the lowest point so it sounds like I should be okay.

Thank you for the clarification. Do trucks universally need truck adapters?

Awesome, thank you so much for confirming. I'm excited to put one in.