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

[loganb]

There is also an awesome web based bin generator to help you generate the custom bin you want without CAD:

Gridfinity Generator

Parametric gridfinity component generator. Generate gridfinity bins, baseplates, and more with just parameters then download the STL.

gridfinity.perplexinglabs.com

There are CAD based tools as well, but this is web based highly customizable and pretty intuitive...configure to download in under a minute

 

[Xti04]

I saw the pliers drawer the other day and was ready to go. Went upstairs to start printing some wrench holders and the ams wont cooperate. Its not feeding filament. I almost think its this old filament we have sitting around from last year. Gonna grab this full roll and try out printing some base plates today and go from there.
Also I have never heard of the 5S but I like that. I think I will have to print that out and try to apply it to the shop and my organizing projects as I move forward b

 

[loganb]

Also I have never heard of the 5S but I like that. I think I will have to print that out and try to apply it to the shop and my organizing projects as I move forward b

If you ever hear anything about how great Toyota is at manufacturing, the Toyota production system or other things related to it, the 5S principal is key to it being successful. At it's simplest it boils down to "A place for everything and everything in it's place" but the full process of it walks thru how you get to and then stay at that desired "end state" where everything has a place, close to where it's needed, is easy to put back and is also easy to see when it's missing. There are likely a plethora of video's and articles you'll find about it's application in manufacturing/production, here are a couple quick links about it in a home environment:

Time to Clean the Garage Again and Use Lean 5S

Five S can be applied in any work environment and prepares a work area for a follow-on Lean process improvement effort. In this case, 5S prepares my garage for Lean process improvement in doing home activities like automobile maintenance, appliance repair, and hobbies like gardening and woodworking.

modernanalyst.com

What Your Garage Can Teach You About 5S | Milliken

www.milliken.com

 

[loganb]

Little more progress on marking drawer

On the printer:



In

The container with twin Pica's hits if the pocket clips aren't just right....but can't make it shorter...so may have to move some things around for that one to close easily every time


Underneath


And next up



Lot of random things ended up collecting in this one...so lot of things will be finding "new homes" that is hopefully not just a new location for misfit tools jumbled into a different drawer.

 

[bugnut]

The GE version of 5s was Shove Shite in Someones Storage Space! Practiced many a time!

 

[madison069]

I've followed the 5S principal and I've noticed it cost in the end. Back when I worked at a directional drilling facility, the shop would go through their 5S and would throw a bunch of stuff away. As a Reliability Engineer, I would scope out what they were throwing away and request my own room to keep my tools and stuff that I decided I needed to keep since I did shop testing and investigation. I don't know how many times I've pulled equipment out of my room for the tech to start using again that has saved them thousands of dollars. They literally threw away an oscilloscope like they were never going to use it again. It wasn't cheap either and I wish I had just took it home since they were tossing it in the trash. But in the end, I discovered that the "New and Improve" testing equipment was missing a failure and so I had to bring back the oscilloscope from my room and reintroduce it to the techs and rewrite their testing procedures, to ensure they don't miss the failures that was costing the company millions of dollars in field failures.

So, pick and choose what you get rid of and make sure it's something that's easy to replace verse going to cost you a lot in the future to purchase again.

Oh, and you know I have no issues with throwing stuff away, but I do have to question myself truthfully if it is just in my way now or is it really something I won't be using. A lot of time I find that it's just in my way and i need to find it a home. Material can be replaced easily, but tools are those items I find I need it again, hence why I bought it in the first place.

 

[loganb]

@bugnut & @madison069 both speak the truth...at least as for what I've experienced. Like anything...too much of a "good thing" isn't always a good thing and the same goes for 5S and it's derivatives.

My quasi "rule" when I was involved in kaizen events, 5S area blitzes or audits etc was that the farther away from the "production" of the widget, thing-a-ma-bob or doohickey the area/workstation was, the less concerned I got. Front line assembly, doing the job day in and day out...should have a high degree of 5S implemented. As you get farther away from the direct production, the tasks generally get more varied and it becomes harder to reasonably execute. Maintenance, engineering, any type of R&D work doesn't always happen in streamlined, organized manner with repeatable stuff....no reason the toolbox can't be organized but the workspaces probably won't be the level of "uniformity" that the assembly line has. And that's ok! The rub/revolt I've seen against it frequently happened when someone new showed up and thought they should play 5S cop over the maintenance/engineering areas (other areas probably too, I just didn't care about those as they weren't mine!) and did as Cody mentions above and starts trying to toss stuff they don't see used daily or don't understand what it is. Could those areas probably use a good cleaning, labeling and potential disposal of unused stuff....yes. But by those involved and responsible for the mess that'll show up when something that is needed once every 2 or 3 years to fix some obscure piece of production equipment is tossed out and suddenly it's needed again the next week

 

[zanyad]

Could those areas probably use a good cleaning, labeling and potential disposal of unused stuff....yes. But by those involved and responsible for the mess that'll show up when something that is needed once every 2 or 3 years to fix some obscure piece of production equipment is tossed out and suddenly it's needed again the next week

BTDT. One of our maintenance guys went on a 5S/cleanup binge. He threw away fixturing and tooling that we ended up needing later but no longer had.

 

[loganb]

BTDT. One of our maintenance guys went on a 5S/cleanup binge. He threw away fixturing and tooling that we ended up needing later but no longer had.

Never dealt with it when it was tossed by maintenance....but an overzealous production manager did something similar once, disposed of a spare machine part that was where it was supposed to be. Sure enough, couple weeks later that part failed, on a machine in an area he owned....his P&L got to eat like 3 extra peoples labor for 4 or 5 weeks until the replacement could be made and flown in from Italy. After that we found space in the locked MRO/toolcrib for those higher value/more difficult to find spares to make that decision harder for the next guy or gal to recreate

 

[nicholam77]

Your Gridfinity efforts are looking great so far!

I like the text labels in the bottom of the bins.

Thanks for the rundown on the Bambu A1. I don't think it was available when I got my E3S1, and that was similarly priced at the time. Tbh my Ender is working fine now, no major issues, although occasionally I'll get a less than perfect top surface on a large model. So I don't have a strong reason to 'upgrade' (or side-grade??). I have no doubt the A1 is better components, better design, (like the nozzle change you mentioned), and better software. But I doubt I could sell my ender for much, so I'm trying to decide if it's worth the almost $500 to switch (with the AMS). But more than ever I really, really want ease of use and good results and next-to-zero fiddling.

Does the Bambu slicer have some of the features you've mentioned like model splitting and adding the text, or is that just the Orca off-shoot?

 

[loganb]

Tbh my Ender is working fine now, no major issues, although occasionally I'll get a less than perfect top surface on a large model. So I don't have a strong reason to 'upgrade' (or side-grade??). I have no doubt the A1 is better components, better design, (like the nozzle change you mentioned), and better software. But I doubt I could sell my ender for much, so I'm trying to decide if it's worth the almost $500 to switch (with the AMS). But more than ever I really, really want ease of use and good results and next-to-zero fiddling.

If the Ender is working good, it's a harder justification for me to swap...but when you do I think you'll be glad. Xmas present if a Black Friday sale approaches? For what you're doing, I'd hold off on the AMS to delay that cost instead of drop down to the A1 Mini, I think the smaller form factor will limit you too much on that one if that ever becomes a discussion.

Does the Bambu slicer have some of the features you've mentioned like model splitting and adding the text, or is that just the Orca off-shoot?

Yes, those features are in both Orca and Bambu slicer. Orca should also work with your Ender...i've got my Voron setup on it....give it a shot:

GitHub - SoftFever/OrcaSlicer: G-code generator for 3D printers (Bambu, Prusa, Voron, VzBot, RatRig, Creality, etc.)

G-code generator for 3D printers (Bambu, Prusa, Voron, VzBot, RatRig, Creality, etc.) - SoftFever/OrcaSlicer

github.com

The text tool is very easy, settings are straight forward and easily changeable. Biggest complaint so far is I don't think (or I haven't figured it out) how to copy/paste a text feature directly to a different model. You can copy/paste the entire object with the text, but I haven't gotten a text element on it's own to copy over to a new object which would save some duplication of font choice, size, letter depth etc.

 

[loganb]

Let's see, what's happened this week

Few more things printed for first drawer:



Think this is the "done for now" version:


Moving onto this drawer:


Tried a couple different online screwdriver holders...started with this one:

https://makerworld.com/en/models/582026#profileId-503164

Didn't like the way it fit my screwdrivers...which is understandable given it wasn't designed for these Tekton's. Also wasn't keen on how much overall plastic it took and the full molded style, just wasn't what I was looking for. The model itself was very nice and the dovetail joint fit together great, so if someone has those screwdrivers(or others he's modeled inserts for) I suspect they'll work very well.

Tried this one next:

Gridfinity Screwdriver Organizers by pltaylor3 | Download free STL model | Printables.com

Slot into your gridfinity slots and wrangle your screwdrivers | Download free 3D printable STL models

www.printables.com

Initial test:


Liked it...so more were born while I participated(partially listened) on calls...again robot's for the win!



This is minimalist enough for me and flexible, so it'll probably become the go to for screwdrivers in drawers. Not sure yet if I just put hex keys in bins or try and make something slightly more "form fitting"

Then found a cool model with a saying I often use and made some coasters:



If possible print this with a .2mm nozzle so that you can get the smaller details, it looks much better that way then with a .4mm nozzle. Printed in PLA on the A1, might try some ASA on the P1S to make some that are temp resistant to coffee cups etc

File Source: https://makerworld.com/en/models/641203#profileId-567174

 

[legenddc]

I always say not my clowns, not my circus.

 

[loganb]

I always say not my clowns, not my circus.

I like that version as well...for whatever reason I've always used monkeys, probably because it's what I heard first

 

[zanyad]

"Sharp cutty stuff"

 

[loganb]

"Sharp cutty stuff"

Seemed more interesting then "knife" lol

Little project for the wife's work cubicle to hold rolled up house plans horizontal

Holes laid out...tilt on the table was being difficult so just propped up a work table on edge to get around a 10 degree tilt....2 degree on the spindle thanks to floor slope.




1/2" holes for dowels



Some sanding



Then some oil



Making dowels for it is up next

 

[loganb]

Was getting some burning on the tablesaw...likely the woods fault but the blade had some buildup so pulled down the blade cleaner tray and cleaned up 3 blades.



HD simple green(which is purple) as a cleaner. Realized how many of my saw blades have profiles that arent friendly for the brake feature on the saw...might add a blade or two to the Christmas list.

Started to play with new dowel maker jig from Amazon



Made a round dowel but had a lot of tearout, need to get stock closer to nominal and will try some different species as well.

Sapele tears out something fierce so the dowels may end up as maple or oak if I can't get the sapele smooth enough

 

[legenddc]

That's a very cool jig. Will be interesting to see if you're able to get it working well with hardwoods.

Regarding the Sawstop, what blades profiles aren't friendly with the brake? I didn't realize some were better or worse than others.

 

[loganb]

That's a very cool jig. Will be interesting to see if you're able to get it working well with hardwoods.

Regarding the Sawstop, what blades profiles aren't friendly with the brake? I didn't realize some were better or worse than others.

Got a bit of time on it this evening...knocking down the stock with tablesaw blade at 45 to make some octagon shaped stock helped a lot

Spun it with a 12 pt socket, on an adapter, on an adapter



Surface finish



Didn't have it perfectly centered apparently but it would still work




Going to try with a chamfer bit on router table as well to see if I like that stock prep step any better

For the saw blades Sawstop doesn't recommend usage of blades with anti kickback shoulders...the little nub circled here



Assuming that it slows the ability for the brake to engage as that shoulder likely impaired the brake from engaging as fast in the teeth.

I haven't had any issues with that blade(I have several) and will keep using them....but will try and make sure any new blades do follow the guidelines

 

[jar944]

Regarding the Sawstop, what blades profiles aren't friendly with the brake? I didn't realize some were better or worse than others.

Oddly the ones considered safer. Europe (and I'm speaking in generalities) has a cutter depth limit of 3mm iirc. The idea is to limit the depth of cut per tooth and be less likely to self feef a finger or wrist into the blade (or cutterhead) Similar to a safety chain for a chainsaw. In theory it would allow less bite during a kickback as well.

 

[nicholam77]

The Gridfinity stuff is looking great, Logan, and so is the dowel rack

If the Ender is working good, it's a harder justification for me to swap...but when you do I think you'll be glad.

That day came sooner that I thought

Couldn't get it out of my head and too much time in the YouTube rabbit hole convinced me I needed it. And they are on sale. Went with the A1 / AMS Lite combo. I'll probably be PM'ing you some questions at some point

 

[MadeByMiller]

The Gridfinity stuff is looking great, Logan, and so is the dowel rack



That day came sooner that I thought

Couldn't get it out of my head and too much time in the YouTube rabbit hole convinced me I needed it. And they are on sale. Went with the A1 / AMS Lite combo. I'll probably be PM'ing you some questions at some point

Nice!!

 

[loganb]

Ok been a hot minute since an update....what's been going on....

Couple short "industrial vacations" put me back on the road eating up substantial free time....unfortunately nowhere exciting or cool

Finished the dowel jig usage....ended up knocking down the stock to square cross sections approx 1/16" over desired diameter then knocking corners off with the saw at 45 degrees



Once they were this I spun them thru the dowel jig for a 9/16" diameter then to 1/2" final. Jumping straight to final at this stock size caused some additional tearout which sapele is notorious for anyway so this was an easy way to reduce(not eliminate) that.

Ended up looking like this:



It wasn't intended to be "final" but I guess it is She's happy...moved where she put it so it could be taller now...but for now it'll be good and large enough to keep all her active projects there. I reminded her she didn't need to keep plans from 3 years ago that weren't active in her cube....she glared at me lol

With the tablesaw usage realized I needed a couple more featherboard setups...find some online to 3d print:



But they were setup for the larger Magswitch size (150 lbs?) and I've got 95's so I then drew up the adapter, it's a bit snug but that's ok. Parts printed are:

https://makerworld.com/en/models/620355#profileId-544294

Table saw featherboard for MagSwitch MagJig by Alan Viverette | Download free STL model | Printables.com

Table saw featherboard for MagSwitch MagJig. | Download free 3D printable STL models

www.printables.com

Somewhere in there I smoked my first turkey....not a big fan of the giant chicken but that may be just due to eating it from people who didn't cook it well. It did turn our really well...plus gave more space in the freezer



And with cooler fall weather kids have wanted to have more meals in the garage/driveway...so this was a food break from the daughters dance/chalk/coloring party:

 

[loganb]

That day came sooner that I thought

So.......how is it?

 

[nicholam77]

So.......how is it?

Fantastic. When I find the time I'll share extended thoughts on both the printer and the AMS Lite, as well as a comparison to my Creality machine, in my thread. But yeah, I've printed a handful of things so far and I'm impressed not only with the print quality, but the overall experience (mobile app, AMS, Bambu Studio, hardware, etc). No regrets!

 

[loganb]

Fantastic. When I find the time I'll share extended thoughts on both the printer and the AMS Lite, as well as a comparison to my Creality machine, in my thread. But yeah, I've printed a handful of things so far and I'm impressed not only with the print quality, but the overall experience (mobile app, AMS, Bambu Studio, hardware, etc). No regrets!

Love it!

 

[XJSuperman]

Bambu guys everywhere mumbling some sort of "told ya" under their breath lol. Its a real gamechanger when it all plays well and works right out of the box. A refreshing change of pace from most consumer products these days. I can't believe I wasted time with an Ender before this, even if it did teach me some basics and concepts.

 

[Xti04]

My Bambu experience was infinitely better than my creality experience. From the moment I unboxed it it worked perfectly

 

[loganb]

Change of pace this weekend



Sloooow going...that 1.2 number is mph. Usually would be faster, but opening up the field around the perimeter is generally slower and this is dry and not feeding in worth a darn

 

[loganb]

Couple more general farming shots

We are running 30" between rows(this value can change depending on where in the country you are) and a 16 row head meaning we plant or harvest 16 rows at a time. So with 16 rows x 30" between rows it means the header is over 40' wide...needless to say that doesn't go down the road on the combine very well! So if we are doing anything more than crossing a road...header comes off and goes on a trailer and gets hooked back up at the destination



Hookup isn't bad....5 minutes or so. There are a couple of locking pins, drive shafts on each side that need connected, then a quick connect hydraulic plate and a couple of wiring connections and away you go.

I was playing grain cart operator which is the "mobile bin" the combine can dump into while operating so it can keep running and doesn't have to stop to drive to the semi to unload.



This particular picture was taken while stationary, due to the unloading auger on the combine only being on the left side of the machine, you can only dump "on the go" when the field to the left of the combine has already been harvested. You can generally make it work based in how you split up the field and the yield of the crop you're harvesting, but at times it just doesn't work. There are software solutions from several companies that will let the combine driver "take control" of the grain cart speed while dumping and basically "slave" the tractor speed to match the combine....but we aren't using it. When it was feeding better later in the day we were running around 2.8 to 3 mph, we would have preferred to be running 5 or so

Once the cart is full or full enough, it goes and dumps onto the semi then races back to the combine, ideally before it's full again and the cycle repeats. In corn like we were doing, the combine was able to dump on the go around 350 bushels before the tank was empty, so around 2.5 or 3 complete combine dumps was a load for the semi....for those knowledgeable...yes the trucks might have been a bit heavy but they weren't going far. The grain cart does have a built in scale and iPad based display so when pounds loaded on a truck is more critical you can load a truck very accurately with some practice.

 

[OutlawDrifter]

In corn like we were doing, the combine was able to dump on the go around 350 bushels before the tank was empty, so around 2.5 or 3 complete combine dumps was a load for the semi....for those knowledgeable...yes the trucks might have been a bit heavy but they weren't going far.

It's only heavy if you have to weigh




I loved running the grain cart in the 1/2 mile rows back home...same with loading a truck during sugar beet harvest.

 

[loganb]

It's only heavy if you have to weigh




I loved running the grain cart in the 1/2 mile rows back home...same with loading a truck during sugar beet harvest.

Yeah...with tarps, not running far and the benefit of a scale in our yard so we don't have to run thru an elevator scale for weights...85k becomes 90 or 93 real quick....and that last load or two gets real "heavy" when you're trying to fit 4 trucks worth of crops on the 3 trucks you've got! If we're loading trucks to go farther the scale on the grain cart is very handy to get it accurate and the right split between drivers and trailer axles

We don't have many fields where half mile rows are viable...but they seem to be about the max feasible length for us. A down and back is just shy of 5 acres with 16 rows, so you're dumping the cart or refilling with fertilizer on each pass. It is nice to just go straight that long and not have to worry about trees or creeks or structures or all the other annoying things that screw up clean north/south or east/west rows

 

[loganb]

So quick post...see if it can be a quick project

My pile of "stuff that needs a home" has been growing....and this is all "shelf stuff" that needs a home up high where little hands won't play with it so time to make a shelf or two for the home office.

Been leaning towards floating shelves....but just seemed kinda boring. So found this 3d printed shelf bracket I thought was neat and could fit well

Gear Shelf Bracket - 3D model by 3dprintingworld on Thangs

I made gear brackets to support a shelf made out of a butcher block countertop remnant I had. Printed on the [Mulcore]( https://github.com/3dprintingworld/Mul

thangs.com

So scaled a pair of them up and sent them to the printer this morning....didn't pay enough attention and ran out of filament but thats ok as I was planning on painting anyway. The rusted finish they show in the link looks good but not what I was thinking of so think this will just be flat black.



I've been dragging around that walnut slab since my Iowa house...was in the barn that I had to knock down there with some other locally sawn lumber and think this is the last piece I have left. This shelf is going to go about 6.5' up over the top of the marker board in my office so only ever going to see the bottom side of it so I'm probably going to make the side you can see the "good side" and keep it on the bottom.

Couple passes with some 60 grit to smooth up the other side and then some crack filling/stabilizing with some sawdust and superglue mix and might be ready for a finish coat....seems too simple....I'm sure I'll needlessly complicate it somehow

 

[loganb]

Early stop to get some paint and trying this "textured" finish paint....2nd coat is drying but first coat looked pretty good and seems to do a nice job of filling and helping hide the layer lines a bit without the work of a high build primer and sanding



It's not what I'd use if I wanted layer lines to fully disappear in something in a highly visible/high touch application but for this looks like it may work out well

 

[loganb]

I need to remove a certain app from my phone so I'm not as tempted to look at their "marketplace"



Going to look at this tomorrow. Its way bigger then I was thinking, but it's local and the price is very very right if it's in as good as condition as it looks. If this happens going to have to take it off the closed stand and put it on a hydraulic lift cart or something as I don't have the space to store it like that...but if it's on a lift cart I think I have at least 2 places I can sneak it under when not in use.

 

[nathanOH]

Early stop to get some paint and trying this "textured" finish paint....2nd coat is drying but first coat looked pretty good and seems to do a nice job of filling and helping hide the layer lines a bit without the work of a high build primer and sanding



It's not what I'd use if I wanted layer lines to fully disappear in something in a highly visible/high touch application but for this looks like it may work out well

I was wondering how you would finish these up and hide some of the layers. I'll have to check this paint out.

 

[loganb]

And landed



Couple minor tweaks to make I think, but looks very good. Was a custom cabinet shop working to free up some space and getting rid of lesser used stuff which this qualified as after getting a real wide belt.

Now to figure out where she goes

 

[Boostingaz]

And landed



Couple minor tweaks to make I think, but looks very good. Was a custom cabinet shop working to free up some space and getting rid of lesser used stuff which this qualified as after getting a real wide belt.

Now to figure out where she goes

May I with all due respect say.........you ****.

I've been looking for one and the right one has never popped up. Maybe it's because I don't have this "market-face" you speak of so I'm limited to Craigslist which is slowly getting less and less posters daily. It will be obsolete soon.

 

[loganb]

May I with all due respect say.........you ****.

I've been looking for one and the right one has never popped up. Maybe it's because I don't have this "market-face" you speak of so I'm limited to Craigslist which is slowly getting less and less posters daily. It will be obsolete soon.

LOL thanks. In full transparency...price was $800 which I thought was a nice price. Most of the 16/32 units around here are 750 to 900, so this was that price for bigger which is both a blessing and a curse as I figure out where it will live. Next step up would be oscillating....or a non-open side drum or belt sander but if I get to that need a lot of things have probably changed. There was just a 25" dual drum unit that was missing the belt feed motor for $200 bucks that I was tempted to look at...but I didn't need another project

Did get antsy and got to using it



Quickly found the "auto regulation" feature which slows down feed belt if the current draw on drum head is too high. Definitely want to avoid that as it was leaving a bumpy finish as the belt was slowing down enough it was start/stop instead of smooth motion



Couple months ago I had bought both some Serious Grit and 3M Cubitron Sandpaper and this was first chance to use them side x side on hardwood....3M wins hand down in my hour long test. The 80 grit Serious was struggling to remove the marks from the drum(loaded with 80 grit), switch to the 3M and they disappeared in a 2 passes with the Bosch 5" random orbital. Ended up sanding both sides to 180 grit I think and then got 2 coats of Danish Oil on one side before likely calling it quits for the night as family duties require.



When I flip it over I'll show what happens when the board hits the outfeed support roller and stops in the sander instead of feeding.....just glad it happened on the top side of the board that will be difficult to see and I'll leave as a "reminder" so to speak

 

[Boostingaz]

That is a nice price. I would have jumped on that too. All the "decent" one's that I have seen have been 1k+ all the way to 3k+ for the Powematics, Laguna's and such.