Recent content by Raymond_B

That looks awesome! I am a big SendCutSend fan as well, most recently I had them make this custom motor plate for my project truck as there's nothing commercially available.

Here's a few Supercharger belt auto tensioner mount, 3D printing helped me to get it all fabbed up before having it machined out of 6061 Sonic cup holders for my 95 Lightning :) SBF timing cover seal installer The list goes on, but you get the point :) Just buy one! ON EDIT...

I thought I'd add this since some had mentioned different software for CAD. If you become a member of eaa.org you can get a DEEP discount on Solidworks, and it's not just the online version. Just like any enterprise program it has a very steep learning curve (IMO), but once you get the basics...

This was a damned timely post! I absolutely LOVE my MK3, always working and never giving me issues. I use Octoprint, a small Raspi, and a camera to print to it from my PC, no cloud needed! However, lately I've been wanting more speed, after reading this I think I'll just got with the MK4 or...

1st time I used Macs was a couple years ago, trailered my Lightning 3000 miles round trip from Texas to Maryland and back. Still using them, they are good stuff.

I can't believe nobody mentioned "This Old Tony" the guy is a hoot and a really good machinist.

You don't need fibre for a 1Gb connection. CAT5e or higher is fine and a hell of a lot cheaper maybe you thought 100m designation was 100 foot?. I'd definitely go physical connection vs any sort of wireless to keep your latency down on your small LAN.

That's exactly what I did. My 1st project was to make a gusset in the shape of the bottle (contour gauge works great) and then used some small tie down straps. Works great bottle doesn't budge.

That's awesome, I've been thinking about building something similar to lift the front of my twin-I beam F-150.

All the debates aside, did you get any sort of itemized quote? That way you can see the breakdown, possibly work out things you can do yourself or possibly find alternatives for?

Put some casters on my little HF 12 ton press, got the kind with locks. Also picked up a cheap grease gun holder from Summit. Small things to help stash the stuff away in a small garage :)

OK so your post reignited my desire to move to Hawaii. Yesterday I spent almost the entire day on Google Maps and realtor.com :) I actually found a nice surprisingly affordable (for Hawaii) house just outside of Hana on 2 acres! I've been trying to talk my wife in to moving to Hawaii ever since...

Excellent point. I might have been vague as I have my own ASSumptions about what DIY or Hobbyist means. I don't mind buying quality to a point, I'm a Tekton tool users so hopefully that defines me a bit. Maybe this is a better analogy. The current longblock in my project truck (minus fuel...

Awesome feedback, everyone thank you! I have some deciding to do.

What are you guys using for digital calipers? These will be used infrequently, but I'd like to have something better than the HF ones I have now.