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I need to learn how to reformat quotes on this new board. You're pretty close. Yes, on ti, an abrupt edge will likely eventually form a crack. With other materials, I don't think it has as much to do with the material hardness but rather the grain structure...I'm not a materials engineer and...

most of what's going to follow has been done in the middle of the night while I've been dealing with a bit of insomnia. One of my favorite things about taking on projects is that in addition to learning from the zillions of process related mistakes, I get to learn about how I handle them and...

The two biggest differences you see in Gregor's and my welds are of torch angle and the blending of the start/stopping points. Especially on these small diameter parts, it takes a lot of practice to keep your torch at the same angle relative to pieces to be welded. Any time you tip your torch...

Just for fun, you know how I was saying yesterday that you could make a spreadsheet of your settings and calculate the heat input? I did that. I'm starting with a couple of assumptions. The first is that the "power phase" of the pulse is at 40A. I know we were watching the amperage and it...

Thanks for hanging out yesterday and for the amazing coffee and pizza. It's always fun to be in someone else's shop and try to sort out how I can be more efficient with my space and look at tools that I don't have (yet) I'm going to call my buddy Oscar to see if he has any drops that could be...

You might be able to change the grind angle on your tungsten to get better penetration too. A larger included angle might be the ticket...or just use more heat. Also...kapton tape. I never need to use it to hold anything together, but I do use it to cover up vent holes when I want them out of...

A while back I cut out some body shapes with templates but they've been sitting without progress for months. IMG_1398 by Sean Chaney, on Flickr On my birthday a few weeks ago, my wife worked from home to give me the day off from playing stunt teacher and rather than ride my bike, I took the...

Popcorn ceilings ARE the worst! If I could undo the work I've done, I'd just leave it. I had to make these heavy-duty, we call it "Ellie Proofing". My almost 9 y/o can reduce anything to its elements in the blink of an eye and has very little impulse control. A few weeks ago she delightedly...

Thanks! My wife did that painting a bunch of years ago on an old piece of cardboard. When we first met, we used to go mountain biking a few times a week and discovered a cherry tree on the edge of a field which was a great place to take a break and have a natural snack. She made this as a...

Truth be told, I'm having a hell of a time dealing with the TS-55 so I ripped all the internal pieces a little oversize and then milled them to final width on my milling machine. It's a great way to waste a lot of time, but the fit is oh so nice.

I managed to get some time to work on some floating shelves that I've been promising my wife I'd build for several years. They're definitely being built without care for order of operations as we're scraping off the popcorn ceilings, need to repaint the walls and are pulling carpet this summer...

I have a bucket full of drops, most of which aren't useful to me. Before you go buying anything to cut up into practice pieces, let me give you some more so it doesn't feel so precious. A lot of the tubing is ~$2/in so use up as much of the free stuff as possible. I don't have any experience...

I love that you used the borked up bit of tube to cut and practice on. So glad to see you finally did it and finally learned that it's not hard to weld. Don't tell anyone how easily it welds though...let the mystique live on

Nicely done! Where exactly is that? I used to go out that way on my 990 every week and more often than not, I'd either hit a closed gate or play chicken with a logging truck. Thanks for the help on Saturday! You inspired me to up my coffee game too. I spent about an hour cleaning my machine...

I've had some suggestions to do that and I'll have to think about how I could make it work. I'd feel compelled to keep my shop tidy and I just don't feel like that's possible at the moment

Those are beautiful instruments. What are you using for a finish on them?

Speed holes. I used to own a 12lb Les Paul and I don't want another one. Since I have the opportunity to do something about it, why not try? This dropped the mahogany portion from 5lb 11oz down to 4lb 8oz. I'm not yet sure what that means for the final weight, but hopefully not 12lb. Speed...

I'm far from being an expert on this, but in my limited experience there's some crossover. I think you're absolutely correct about speed having a lot to do with how well router tooling cuts, as does the condition of the edges on the tool. I have definitely used my big face mill with carbide...

Maybe. I don’t have anything that’s too precious to let go for the right price. ;) Let’s see how it goes though. I try not to take a successful final product for granted. It could come out amazing or it could be a dog’s breakfast. The pieces of maple I got for the JB and Strat are out of this...

I was a little shy with the bandsaw when cutting out the body blanks E8582613-F6CE-44D0-8120-62CE106F910E_1_105_c by Sean Chaney, on Flickr so I mounted the templates, and robosanded to ~0.010" proud of the line C0FA3527-6976-4E09-926A-B9CBD5E9B840_1_105_c by Sean Chaney, on Flickr The...