Between 485 & 705 SQ/FT 3rd time's a charm with a 3 car workshop

[bugnut]

Won't chime in about life insurance but for the younger folks still hitting the daily grind the one most lacking aspect of insurance is disability, both long and short term.Ask any who has had a long term isuue and they can tell you the horrors of not making up the lost income. You probably aren't going to survive on the 60-70% you currently have. Do you family and yourself a favor, cover 100% plus of your incomes with good disability insurance.

 

[legenddc]

Forgot to mention, but one thing our advisor said that made sense as we were thinking thru how much coverage was right or should have was he liked to "start" things at having total coverage that to generate sufficient financial returns via investing/interest/dividends etc to make up the bulk or all of the lost income from the deceased. Risk tolerance and other things changes what you figure for that return rate...4%...6, 10 etc....I think we used 7 or 8. He liked to use that as a starting point for coverage, see how the price comes out and fits in the budget and then can make adjustments as necessary based on budget, goals, etc.

So if you assume the 10% rate of return and a $1 salary you'd need $10 in life insurance?

Bugnut - Good tip on the disability too.

Back on topic to a shop. I know you already picked up a used Sawstop but I just got an email from Woodcraft that if you buy a Sawstop PCS you can get a free mobile base or overarm dust collection for it. Hopefully some more sales return to other tools.

 

[harley jim]

Won't chime in about life insurance but for the younger folks still hitting the daily grind the one most lacking aspect of insurance is disability, both long and short term.Ask any who has had a long term isuue and they can tell you the horrors of not making up the lost income. You probably aren't going to survive on the 60-70% you currently have. Do you family and yourself a favor, cover 100% plus of your incomes with good disability insurance.

I'll agree with this 100%, I thought I had short and long term insurance, it was a package me and my employer had put together when I was hired, he failed to obtain the long term. I went a year and 6 months on my own dime after I got hurt.
Dont just sign the papers and assume that they took out the policy, check up on it with the agent and check on it annually!

 

[loganb]

Won't chime in about life insurance but for the younger folks still hitting the daily grind the one most lacking aspect of insurance is disability, both long and short term.Ask any who has had a long term isuue and they can tell you the horrors of not making up the lost income. You probably aren't going to survive on the 60-70% you currently have. Do you family and yourself a favor, cover 100% plus of your incomes with good disability insurance.

Great tip! This was also a "hole" we learned about while going thru the options and we opted for disability policies that would make up the shortfall from the employer policy. The policy was pretty cheap, but wasn't anything we were thinking of or had thought about in the "what if's"

So if you assume the 10% rate of return and a $1 salary you'd need $10 in life insurance?

Winner winner!

Back on topic to a shop. I know you already picked up a used Sawstop but I just got an email from Woodcraft that if you buy a Sawstop PCS you can get a free mobile base or overarm dust collection for it. Hopefully some more sales return to other tools.

I saw that email as well, the dealer I was going to buy it from new had that happened had the same deal last weekend and were willing to make some discounts on add on's(brakes, extension wings etc) so will be interesting to see what else we can "Glean" on demand/sales volume based on bigger sales/discounts over the coming months

On shop related items...little project last night to edgeband some melamine for a couple more shelves. Need to get a coat of finish on them today then hopefully installed tonight

I'll agree with this 100%, I thought I had short and long term insurance, it was a package me and my employer had put together when I was hired, he failed to obtain the long term. I went a year and 6 months on my own dime after I got hurt.
Dont just sign the papers and assume that they took out the policy, check up on it with the agent and check on it annually!

Ouch! Sorry to hear that happened and great reminder for all of us that "trust but verify" or as some engineers I know say "In God we trust, in all others...bring data"

 

[jbrentd]

@loganb Last thing to consider also as you get older is to put your estate into a Trust. My mom recently passed at the ripe old age of 96. Her estate is in a Trust. Has been for years. No probate! Still a lot of work but no court and no arguing about assets as I am the trustee and have all the power to decide who gets what if there is a disagreement. None so far….

So true. Both my dad and grandma passed away in 2021. They both had trusts, but they both had 1 thing not in the trust's name, which mean probate for both. A $10 quit claim deed would have saved about $10k in attorney fees for my grandma's.

 

[loganb]

So true. Both my dad and grandma passed away in 2021. They both had trusts, but they both had 1 thing not in the trust's name, which mean probate for both. A $10 quit claim deed would have saved about $10k in attorney fees for my grandma's.

Interesting...going to have to review that with the Nebraska attorney we are updating our stuff with and make see his thoughts...thanks!

Not much happened here. limited garage time got the sapele edgebanded melamine shelves up:



Bottom shelf was existing just as a piece of MDF but then added the top one, not exactly sure what will go there yet...maybe bulk fasteners still in boxes etc...maybe something more useful in the house as it's immediately off the door from the house to garage etc....Time will tell but it does look nicer then before

Otherwise garage time been a bit limited. Computer issues on the day job(which kinda **** as a remote based desk jockey as it makes you dead in the water), combined with a short notice work trip to Austin on Monday/Tuesday has garage time lacking and me behind enough I should be doing day job and not other stuff right now. At least I got to experience warm weather again and stand outside comfortable in a short sleeve shirt all morning...my luck next time I'm back at that location it'll be 105 in the shade and I won't be as excited about a trip south!

 

[bj383ss]

Nice it will be 82* here on Monday.

Bret

 

[madison069]

shelves look good!


Oh and i wish I was going to Texas with ya. Prime fishing time down there right now!

 

[Boostingaz]

So true. Both my dad and grandma passed away in 2021. They both had trusts, but they both had 1 thing not in the trust's name, which mean probate for both. A $10 quit claim deed would have saved about $10k in attorney fees for my grandma's.

AZ is no longer honoring quit claim deeds. Has to be a warranty deed now. We have worked through several here recently and a title company has had to go back and correct the chain of title if/when those were involved. An attorney can still draft and record a warranty deed for an hours or so worth of time.

At minimum a beneficiary deed would be helpful, something in writing is better than nothing.

 

[loganb]

Should've been more clear... Austin trip was this past Mon/Tues....was on the ground in Austin for about 18 hours. Arrived Monday evening, 4 hours at the jobsite on Tuesday AM and then back at the airport by 12:45 for a 2:45 flight out. Would've liked to have had more time for both work and at least tasting the local culinary delights....but not how it worked out Embarrassing as it is I think all my meals came from either airport or the front desk snack bar at the Courtyard hotel!

 

[82355]

Here’s my current office view.



I’m not getting much accomplished sitting here!

Martin

 

[OutlawDrifter]

Here’s my current office view.



I’m not getting much accomplished sitting here!

Martin

How long of a wait Martin?

 

[loganb]

Here’s my current office view.


I’m not getting much accomplished sitting here!

Martin

Hopefully the line isn't terrible. This time of year we are hauling to Emporia or Wichita...about 2.5 or 3 hrs drive and we sit for 10 minutes to a couple hours depending on the day.

My Monday night office view in the hotel:



Not sure why...but I hate working out of hotel rooms. I normally end up in the lobby feeling far more productive

For anyone else who has to travel or even work away from their desk frequently and feel lost without multiple monitors...the screen on the right is a USB portable monitor and is amazing.

ASUS ZenScreen MB16AC 15.6" Full HD IPS USB Type-C Portable Eye Care Monitor https://www.amazon.com/dp/B071S84ZW7/?tag=atomicindus08-20

That one has no built in battery so it does cut my battery life in half...but worth it for most of my work. easy to travel and pack, good resolution, little finicky on cables it likes but otherwise works flawlessly with cables it approves of. And added bonus I can hook up my phone and use it as a 2nd screen for the phone if I wanted....really kills the battery but it's cool!


The office Tuesday morning was a bit more enjoyable and awesome to wear short sleeves outside again...though had to add hardhat and high vis vest with it

 

[82355]

How long of a wait Martin?

Hour or so. Depends on how many trucks are there when you get there, and which pit they send you to. My first load they send me to Pit 1, and I drove by like ten trucks that were there before me, who were going to Pit 2. I’m sure they were amused!

I am hauling from our South bin site, which is ten miles from the elevator. It’s the furthest away of anything we have. It takes us longer to load the trucks, than to drive to the elevator!

I suppose I will quit high jacking this thread though!

Martin

 

[legenddc]

I realized yesterday with our new iPad I can use it as a second screen for our mac. I believe there are ways to use it with Windows computers as well but I haven't tested that yet. Would certainly be good for work trips when I'm stuck in a hotel room and was bringing an iPad anyway for the flights.

 

[loganb]

Hour or so. Depends on how many trucks are there when you get there, and which pit they send you to. My first load they send me to Pit 1, and I drove by like ten trucks that were there before me, who were going to Pit 2. I’m sure they were amused!

I am hauling from our South bin site, which is ten miles from the elevator. It’s the furthest away of anything we have. It takes us longer to load the trucks, than to drive to the elevator!

I suppose I will quit high jacking this thread though!

Martin

You're in a truck....trucks go in garages....this is garage journal...its like 3 degrees of separation!

I realized yesterday with our new iPad I can use it as a second screen for our mac. I believe there are ways to use it with Windows computers as well but I haven't tested that yet. Would certainly be good for work trips when I'm stuck in a hotel room and was bringing an iPad anyway for the flights.

I got introduced to portable monitors from a vendor we had in doing some programming...haven't traveled without it since! Works well for putting the same TV show on 2 screens so you can set the kids on opposite sides of a table and reduce fighting as well!


Making a bit of progress on modifying the chop saw station



The case is a tad overbuilt...and it's glued and screwed, but it needs the top chopped 3" or so to bring down to a more workable height. To keep enough height inside to maintain the clearance for the shop vac and dust deputy the plywood that was on the top of the base(already removed in this pic) as the floor will get reattached to the bottom to gain back most of what I take off the top

Little load testing




Then it was time to chop the top...very quick work with the tracksaw. Sacrificed an already dull blade as I couldn't get to some of the screws to remove them

https://imgur.com/a/mCEvi8x

And that's where time ran out on me and I had to go get the kids

Then this showed up....damn dealerships




Fortunately it's only a loaner. They overbooked on service work for my wife's XC60 for the 2nd time in a row and didn't get it into the shop till 3pm or something so sent her home in this XC90 as a loaner. Her's needs some new key fobs, some software updates etc so just had them do an oil change as well. Haven't heard what she thinks of it yet....but I'm sure she will like it...but no plans to replace the current one

 

[slik560]

Really nice color. Time to trade.

 

[loganb]

Really nice color. Time to trade.

Well I agree with part of that statement....lol it's officially "denim blue". Took it around the block, not as responsive as the XC60(which has the big engine), hate the stupid gear shifter...but it is nice.

 

[loganb]

Trimming up the top, will put an edgeband on the cut side to better match the rest



And saw screwed back down, top of the saw a shade under 36"




And the **** underneath still fits




Next up is cleaning up the vac hose mess and a new dust boot for the saw, then extension wings for each side...haven't decided how I'll do those yet. Easy answer is flip up...more compact answer is slide out on rails of some sort. Then I think some egg crate foam underneath on the interior and some doors

 

[nicholam77]

The miter cart looks good so far!

 

[jar944]

For anyone else who has to travel or even work away from their desk frequently and feel lost without multiple monitors...the screen on the right is a USB portable monitor and is amazing.

I went from 3 monitors pre covid to a single 15" laptop post covid. My coworkers think I'm nuts, but I can work literally anywhere and have the same productivity.

 

[loganb]

I went from 3 monitors pre covid to a single 15" laptop post covid. My coworkers think I'm nuts, but I can work literally anywhere and have the same productivity.

I'll say that's kinda crazy....lol

For about half my job, I can do it off the laptop without significant loss of productivity. That other half though it's a big loss without either a 32" or larger single or dual externals. That half of the job involves architectural drawings, frequently for larger projects so having multiple monitors or a single one big enough I can have multiple windows with floorplan, elevations, details etc all up simultaneously saves me from wearing out Alt Tab as I'd be swapping the active window so often.

I am moving more to the camp at least for me that more isn't better. I need enough screen space to let me efficiently see what I'm actively working on...and that's it. I am moving away from a monitor that always has email up cause all it does is distract and ruin workflow on whatever I was doing...and let's be honest it's probably not that important anyway as if it was they would've called. But with that 2nd screen, a reliable internet connection and headphones....I can do my job about anywhere

 

[Trapps]

Pulling email off of a dedicated monitor was a game changer for me. It's still there, one click away in the dock, but not constantly bidding for my attention.

 

[loganb]

My favorite quote or saying about experience is that it's what you get when you don't get what you want....let's just say this past couple of months have been full of gaining "experience". No guarantee's I don't leave this thread dormant for a bit again depending on how things are going here...but hopefully not.

I'll try and not stray too far off garage and loosely tangential topics, the last couple months have just had a ton of **** in "the real world" that was causing far too much mental and emotional energy to do a lot else, especially socially which caused the lack of activity here. Was basically cold turkey off GJ and some other sites I frequent for a bit...so lot of threads to catch up on over the coming weeks and hopefully some new ones to find. This real world overflow had been somewhat limited to what I'd call my extended family, primarily wife's side until my grandfather ended up in the hospital and for awhile wasn't looking very good but modern medicine and likely stubborn-ness has him hopefully returning back home this week which at 92 is impressive in it's own. I'm very glad we made the decision several years ago to move back closer to home for both of us so that we could be closer to family for both good and bad which has made the last couple months easier. However with being closer, I've been able to observe a lot more of the up's and down's of live over the last several years through family, coworkers, those I help lead, it's brought about a change in mindset to a degree.....I grew up highly privileged and have never had to deal with this amount of personal life ****(specifically illness, death, serious family dysfunction etc) until now and I didn't have experience dealing with it.

Growing up, thru college and even immediately after, if someone would've said "privilege" I pictured money related things. I thought of the typical things of college without debt or jobs, big vacations, a 2nd or 3rd vacation house etc. I had friends with all of those things, I didn't have that, but as I've gotten older and more experienced(not the same as wiser)....I'm realizing that I grew up and still have the same 3 grandparents that were there when I was born. Up until a couple years ago I never dealt with a significant illness in the immediate or even slightly extended family and I had parents who were aligned in their goals and actions for raising my brother and I and were operating together, in conjunction for the best of us. Especially after these last 2 or 3 years.....I think that's closer to privilege then I realized before.

So what's that mean moving forward.....not really sure. Going to be honest though that if that's what I view as a degree or type of privilege, I'd like to enable my kids to grow up with it. Which to try and help them ensure I'm around for more awesome Dad jokes and so I don't have to buy bigger pants....I'm typing this from my new walking desk while doing 2 mph as I don't think the amount of sitting at times stress eating and take out meals has done the family or our mental energy any good either so here's to hopefully some improved behaviors and awareness.

Ok, enough poorly worded philosophical mumblings on GJ.....in and amongst the time spent on the day job, the family job and soon to be overcrowded by the lawn care and outdoor maintenance job...few garage things have occurred:

• Multiple shuffles of sawdust making equipment trying to figure out a layout with dust control
• Cathartic clean up and decluttering in garage to try and free up space
• Addition to the 3d printing robots....and no...it's not a Prusa.....or a Bambu

But to start...I finished a long past due printing project for @wreckdiver1321 who was far more than he should've needed to be. Hopefully these help out his new to him vintage tablesaw fence slide back and forth easier without racking. A couple different "heights" to hopefully enable some varying clamping force on the fence and 2 different materials....material variety partially attributed to the addition to the robot fleet mentioned




More to come....maybe later tonight but definitely this week

 

[Boostingaz]

@loganb

Glad to see you posting again, but also completely understand needing a mental and emotional reset. Hope you had some well deserved brain reprieve and are back in action.

 

[OutlawDrifter]

Good to see you back, but definitely take care of you and yours first!

 

[loganb]

For any of the fellow 3d printing fans....here is a quick shot of the addition. Voron v2.4 in 300mm configuration. Purchased locally from an enthusiast who enjoys building and modding them but then gets bored once it's done....so I was able to get this ready to go one for less than the basic kit cost...and save 30-50 hours of assembly time I didn't have.

 

[nicholam77]

My favorite quote or saying about experience is that it's what you get when you don't get what you want....let's just say this past couple of months have been full of gaining "experience". No guarantee's I don't leave this thread dormant for a bit again depending on how things are going here...but hopefully not.

Take your time Logan, we'll still be here. Everyone needs a break and a reset sometimes and I hope things are on the up and up for you and your family soon.

So what's that mean moving forward.....not really sure. Going to be honest though that if that's what I view as a degree or type of privilege, I'd like to enable my kids to grow up with it. Which to try and help them ensure I'm around for more awesome Dad jokes and so I don't have to buy bigger pants....I'm typing this from my new walking desk while doing 2 mph as I don't think the amount of sitting at times stress eating and take out meals has done the family or our mental energy any good either so here's to hopefully some improved behaviors and awareness.

Oof, I feel this. I'm fairly tall and lanky and I don't think anyone would say I'm out of shape at a glance... but I am in the worst shape I've ever been in probably. Maybe part of it is getting older and metabolism slowing etc, but I've definitely picked up a lot of bad work-from-home / pandemic-induced habits that need correcting. Poor food choices, too much alcohol, hardly any exercise, sitting most of the day, and just general exhaustion from raising little kids. We've had some family health-related wake up calls as well and it's made me want to try to do better. Easier said than done to make sweeping lifestyle changes when you feel like you're just treading water.

I just had a leak in our basement that messed up my desk area... might have to reconfigure things with a treadmill / standing desk!

For any of the fellow 3d printing fans....here is a quick shot of the addition. Voron v2.4 in 300mm configuration.

I was going to guess Voron as a joke, lol!! Nice!

 

[MadeByMiller]

For any of the fellow 3d printing fans....here is a quick shot of the addition. Voron v2.4 in 300mm configuration. Purchased locally from an enthusiast who enjoys building and modding them but then gets bored once it's done....so I was able to get this ready to go one for less than the basic kit cost...and save 30-50 hours of assembly time I didn't have.

Neat! I'm sure that it will treat you well. Some day I might build a Voron, but I'm not sure I'm at that level of 3D print nerd yet. Sounds like you got a great deal on that one.

 

[loganb]

Oof, I feel this. I'm fairly tall and lanky and I don't think anyone would say I'm out of shape at a glance... but I am in the worst shape I've ever been in probably. Maybe part of it is getting older and metabolism slowing etc, but I've definitely picked up a lot of bad work-from-home / pandemic-induced habits that need correcting. Poor food choices, too much alcohol, hardly any exercise, sitting most of the day, and just general exhaustion from raising little kids. We've had some family health-related wake up calls as well and it's made me want to try to do better. Easier said than done to make sweeping lifestyle changes when you feel like you're just treading water.

Similar...well minus the tall and lanky as 5'8" isn't considered tall in the US

For me I was pretty good up until about a year ago, but I'd been practicing the work from home life since 2015 so it wasn't as new thing to me. But as life got busier, stress got higher, we fell out of practice of meal planning/prepping like we had been and slowly an extra 15 or 20 lbs showed up. I've had a sit/stand desk for a year or so and love it...so when I saw that on the scale two weeks ago I spent the next couple nights looking online at reviews and ordered this one:

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08SLP2L99/?tag=atomicindus08-20

So far, it works well...today was work day 3 with it and 3-5 miles per day so far. It'd be nice if it had better built in stats to track usage until reset/8 hour window or something but I knew about that from the reviews and pretty sure we have an unused Fitbit around that I can just stick in my sock to understand cumulative usage during the day as I get used to it. There are definitely some parts of my day that usage with it would be hard, so I can just stand then or slide it out of the way and sit back down. 2 mph speed is comfortable to work at for most things, a brief precise mouse click or something can be aided by leaning forward and resting arms on the desk...or just standing on teh edge but for at least half of my work I see no real change in speed. Moving it is the part I'd probably pay closer attention to for anyone else considering this...its bigger and more awkward than I was envisioning. This one is a big heavier/faster speed then some of the others...and it's a pain to move around when not being used. If this was more of a shared home office instead of my private lair that would be a bigger problem....but I will have to figure out a better way to store it that doesn't encroach on the doorway as much....but that's a future me problem. Honestly the best setup for those with the space would be a permanent walking desk and then a separate sitting or sit/stand work station.

I was going to guess Voron as a joke, lol!! Nice!

Would've been a very good guess!

Neat! I'm sure that it will treat you well. Some day I might build a Voron, but I'm not sure I'm at that level of 3D print nerd yet. Sounds like you got a great deal on that one.

Well that makes 2 of us as it's shown me I'm not there yet either!

Definitely a more complicated and much steeper learning curve than the Prusa and I was starting with a proven out, plug and play machine. I was somewhat familiar with them as my brother built a v0 which is the "baby" Voron last year and I'd played with it a bit and looked at all the tiny M2 fasteners. It's definitely more capable then me so far, I'm also probably making it harder than it maybe should be as a lot of my prints so far have been in ABS since it's enclosed. This was one for a dust boot for the chop saw:



The big benefit of the Voron machines though is speed...and it'll definitely run circles around the Prusa and when properly tuned I'm told is faster than the Bambu X1....I think that tuning is pretty time consuming though. Right out of the box I can easily print between 50 and 70% faster though when running the same parts...and it's 146% or something larger print envelope....and also enclosed so I can the higher temp stuff easily...so right there it hit the 3 main things I felt I needed on a new machine...bigger...faster....hotter.

Had it not been the price it was($1k) and already assembled, very well upgraded and local....never would've done it and would still be debating on keeping the preorder for the Prusa XL(which I did cancel) or ordering the X1. I've done some rough looking and I think at current prices and assuming you could print all the required parts for this....you'd be looking just a shade under $2k with all the upgrades/mods that were done.

 

[tj675]

Good seeing you back here. That print looks really nice!

 

[loganb]

@loganb

Glad to see you posting again, but also completely understand needing a mental and emotional reset. Hope you had some well deserved brain reprieve and are back in action.

Thanks sir! Just caught up on yours...nice to see more fun stuff added to the collection there!

Good to see you back, but definitely take care of you and yours first!

Thanks Marc! Looking forward to seeing what's been happening in your shop as well

Good seeing you back here. That print looks really nice!

Thanks sir! You been brave enough to put away the snowblower and pull out the mower yet?

In some sawdust generating projects....

@Greenlawnracing and I met here and as he's got family in the area we've actually met up a couple times in pursuit of the normal GJ hobbies...mostly mocking each other, drinking too much of the stuff contributing to my waste line growth and trying to spend each other's money on tools they probably don't need. This time actually had a bit more things he could take home as accomplishments

He's really taking to this hobby of storing random offcuts of wood from prior projects in the hope's of using them in the future. You can tell he's new to it though as he actually uses them in the future....or maybe that's cause he parks 3 cars in a 3 car garage....either way he had some leftover lumber from a pergola build and was commissioned by his wonderful boss lady to make some stuff out of it...



"Stuff" ended up being last name and year they got married, so after he wisely delegated approval of font and size to his better half...a direction was quickly established and had some 1:1 print outs ready for the finest 3M spray adhesive and then over to the bandsaw which he quickly decided he wanted one(see above point about spending other's money)



Believe this was the first actual "task" the Emmert got used for while we butchered things with the jigsaw



Some of the goodies sanded and ready for him to do the finish after it's determined what that will be. Also sliced up a 4x4 post to be come coasters for their patio area, then with a leftover scrap piece made a holder for the coasters...think the idea was he would cut it down to (2) or (3) sections once it was determined where it's going....not sure if that's happened yet....but regardless was a good time to actually do something to generate dust out there with a friend and then once the power tools were put away sample a local brewery's offering I hadn't tried before

This exercise also reinforced to me some thoughts on longer term layout and dust collection....neither of which are done but both of which will eventually make it to an update here

 

[Greenlawnracing]

I’ve got even less money after this trip, but learned quite a bit. List of things to buy is getting longer. Boss is happy as well!

 

[MadeByMiller]

Similar...well minus the tall and lanky as 5'8" isn't considered tall in the US

For me I was pretty good up until about a year ago, but I'd been practicing the work from home life since 2015 so it wasn't as new thing to me. But as life got busier, stress got higher, we fell out of practice of meal planning/prepping like we had been and slowly an extra 15 or 20 lbs showed up. I've had a sit/stand desk for a year or so and love it...so when I saw that on the scale two weeks ago I spent the next couple nights looking online at reviews and ordered this one:

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08SLP2L99/?tag=atomicindus08-20

So far, it works well...today was work day 3 with it and 3-5 miles per day so far. It'd be nice if it had better built in stats to track usage until reset/8 hour window or something but I knew about that from the reviews and pretty sure we have an unused Fitbit around that I can just stick in my sock to understand cumulative usage during the day as I get used to it. There are definitely some parts of my day that usage with it would be hard, so I can just stand then or slide it out of the way and sit back down. 2 mph speed is comfortable to work at for most things, a brief precise mouse click or something can be aided by leaning forward and resting arms on the desk...or just standing on teh edge but for at least half of my work I see no real change in speed. Moving it is the part I'd probably pay closer attention to for anyone else considering this...its bigger and more awkward than I was envisioning. This one is a big heavier/faster speed then some of the others...and it's a pain to move around when not being used. If this was more of a shared home office instead of my private lair that would be a bigger problem....but I will have to figure out a better way to store it that doesn't encroach on the doorway as much....but that's a future me problem. Honestly the best setup for those with the space would be a permanent walking desk and then a separate sitting or sit/stand work station.




Would've been a very good guess!




Well that makes 2 of us as it's shown me I'm not there yet either!

Definitely a more complicated and much steeper learning curve than the Prusa and I was starting with a proven out, plug and play machine. I was somewhat familiar with them as my brother built a v0 which is the "baby" Voron last year and I'd played with it a bit and looked at all the tiny M2 fasteners. It's definitely more capable then me so far, I'm also probably making it harder than it maybe should be as a lot of my prints so far have been in ABS since it's enclosed. This was one for a dust boot for the chop saw:



The big benefit of the Voron machines though is speed...and it'll definitely run circles around the Prusa and when properly tuned I'm told is faster than the Bambu X1....I think that tuning is pretty time consuming though. Right out of the box I can easily print between 50 and 70% faster though when running the same parts...and it's 146% or something larger print envelope....and also enclosed so I can the higher temp stuff easily...so right there it hit the 3 main things I felt I needed on a new machine...bigger...faster....hotter.

Had it not been the price it was($1k) and already assembled, very well upgraded and local....never would've done it and would still be debating on keeping the preorder for the Prusa XL(which I did cancel) or ordering the X1. I've done some rough looking and I think at current prices and assuming you could print all the required parts for this....you'd be looking just a shade under $2k with all the upgrades/mods that were done.

Gorgeous print! What layer height?

 

[loganb]

Gorgeous print! What layer height?

Thanks! .2mm height with a standard .4mm nozzle, printed in IIIDMax ABS black. Here it is installed....the mounting "Block" didn't come out as nice(separate print) but still pretty nice and it's for dust collection for a chop saw so doesn't need to be the Mona Lisa...but it's nice when it is.



Design from ShopNation, I bought the digital plans and it went together just as intended/shown. Haven't actually used it yet...but getting closer.

DIGITAL FILES - Bosch 12" GCM12SD Sliding Miter Saw Dust Collection

THIS IS A DIGITAL DOWNLOAD for a fully engineered solution that replaces the dust collection attachment on your Bosch GCM12SD Compound Sliding Miter Saw. If you have access to a 3D Printer and would like to make your own, then this listing is for you.NOTE: This solution does NOT fit the EU...

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[nicholam77]

It's definitely more capable then me so far, I'm also probably making it harder than it maybe should be as a lot of my prints so far have been in ABS since it's enclosed. This was one for a dust boot for the chop saw:

Holy **** that looks amazing!!

Thanks for the treadmill link. I need to get a standing desk setup first but it's probably something I should do.

 

[loganb]

Jumbled up mess...but here is honest current state in garage



Couple major things going on:

It's been determined that this flat file drawer on wheels needs to go:


It's taking up too much space and is primarily storing hardware that if I do better at storing can fit elsewhere....so...



More of the printed organizer boxes and grids that I did before. Some new bigger sizes here but otherwise nothing crazy

Then moving some smaller/less commonly used stuff or items frequently used together to some cheap Husky brand organizers I got on a depot deal last year:



Printer into action again as this one has a lot of small hardware and wanted smaller bins. Others for masonry anchors and bits...one for picture hanging stuff....one for sheet metal screws etc also in process.

Once I get the jumbled up mess slightly improved from selling of that rolling cabinet....going to screw up the space again by trying to get dust collection going.



Big green pipe there is 6" DWV pipe...plan is 2 main runs both wall mounted with potential for a future ceiling mount but trying to avoid that right now. Sharp eyes may notice the saw is missing the router lift...its still around, just moved to the left
hand side. I really didnt want cords or dust hoses to trip on or drop from ceiling at the saw...so trying to have it up against the wall on the right, with router wing on the left.

And this...well this is proof that I'm also not smart enough to dig into a Voron printer yet...



So that's multiple errors there

Back corner has a cube like thing drawn on the surface....well that would actually be from where the nozzle scratched the surface of the build sheet off because I didn't tell it to do the Z axis height adjustment it should have...oops

Then that piece laying there....thats part of a part cooling fan duct. Really not sure what I told it to do there that caused it to snag and break....but there she is...so I did something. This printer is setup with a series of macros and some custom code that I haven't mastered yet. When I print higher temp material like ABS or ASA it's no problem as that's close to the default machine setup, but I haven't figured out the tweaks and setup needed yet to properly "slice" parts for PLA which is what all my hardware/fastener organizers are made from....so far.

the seller of the printer did a good job documenting and I have all the configuration files for the printer and the slicer program....just have to learn it!

 

[Boostingaz]

I can confirm that the Bosch in "stock" form makes a heck of a mess! I am currently using mine (as I type) to make a goat milking stand out of some of the scrap I got sitting around this place.

 

[loganb]

Couple of small wins:

The tote with Schaller bins that I'm no longer using is getting fuller as I print more 3d printed ones. Also taking the time to carefully condense(toss out) some of the fasteners I've acquired at sales etc that I just don't need that many of




Rockauto brought some goodies....well work:



Rear pads and rotors for the wifey's XC60



Pretty straight forward job, biggest issue was I don't have a fancy scan tool and it has an electronic parking brake on it that needs to be released so you can compress the caliper. With a better scan tool it's a couple buttons...here I had to remove (2) M6 fasteners with questionable torx heads thanks to rust, then spin the shaft on the backside of the caliper clockwise to release the brake which then allowed piston compression. You can see the brake module in the background there. Used new fasteners on reattaching the module, but did highlight that a set of metric thread chasers would be nice as it would've been handy on these and the (2) bolts that hold the caliper "knuckle" to the wheel hub




No finished picture....but here's the collection of tools it took...wire brush, mallet and torque wrench are missing and must've still been on the other side. Not sure if it's against the car spirits to work on Volvo with some Wera tools???? If so....oops! The little ratchet did come in handy for the M6 fasteners for the brake module.

All told 2.5 hours of which about an hour was learning about the parking module...$200 for the parts delivered...dealer was $516 plus tax....nice way to save a couple bucks. Definitely did need it as drivers side inboard pad was starting to make noise

Other big but unfortunate news that isn't exciting but is at least a relief....last June, a sister in-law was killed by an intoxicated early 20-something doing more than 3x the speed limit(of 30 or 35) who ran a red....well a week or two ago he plead guilty to the charges which saves everyone the stress of a trial which was scheduled for May. We didn't want the (2) nieces to be subjected to the evidence that was going to be presented, but they're 19 and 17 so hard to tell them they can't attend and it's all technically public record so if they look/ask they could get it. But with a guilty plea we at least are spared the stress and emotions of a trial, the prosecutor resources can go to other cases and we now go back to "wait" mode till sentencing in early July or just over a year after the accident.

I mention this to encourage anyone following along to think about what your risk is and do you have enough insurance to protect yourself if someone in your family potentially caused an accident that resulted in serious injury?

The driver had slightly over legal minimum liability insurance, but had 0 assets as he's an early 20's just starting his working life. Tough to go after someone with no assets for civil liability and we don't have the money laying around to do it on fee and attempt to get a moral victory, so unfortunately the sum total of the financial settlement for the reckless, stupid loss of life in this case wouldn't buy you the average new pickup sitting on a car dealers lot right now.

I know...nobody reading this would ever do something like this....but kids do stupid things...it's part of growing up....we all make mistakes and have accidents...family member or friend living with you for awhile as they transition....if they do something and are living under your roof could potentially put you in the cross hairs as well. And an actual "accident" vs this scenario changes the situation as well. But bottom line, talk with an insurance, law or financial person you respect the advice of and see what they recommend and go from there. We added a $1M umbrella policy that I'm told would help protect in this sort of situation...$150/year....there may be better methods of protection, but this one was fast, easy and priced right so we said yes. Hope like most of my insurance it's one of those things I never have to use.

Ok, that's enough of sharing ****** experiences...back to garages, tools...beer....3d printing...tractors....sawdust or anything else more uplifting and/or potentially frowned upon by my wife

 

[slik560]

WELL DONE on the brakes. I would not have had the patience...much less the know-how...to do it. That's how shops stay in business and dealerships get rich.

As to the 20+ felon who took your SIL's life, I'd ask an attorney [if the family has one] if a civil suit to obtain a judgement against his prison earnings [yes, sometimes they actually get paid for working behind the walls] - or future earnings if for some obscene reason he is not imprisoned - is even possible. It would not be much but it might be an annuity for the girls.

Best of luck....with everything. Thanks for sharing your experiences.