New Lowrider3 build has begun in Georgia

[beerreason (Bill Eason)]

Also, I’d love to use estlcam, but it’s not available for Mac, and I don’t have a Windows computer anymore.

[beerreason (Bill Eason)]

Two down, one to go!

I got the first strut really cleaned up and the second one cut last night. For the third/face strut, I may try the custom version; That file is currently in progress.

QUESTION: Has anyone else found the screw slots to be tight? The keyholes fit a 5mm machine screw just fine, but the open-ended slots not so much.

[beerreason (Bill Eason)]

I realized what’s going on with the length error: I designed the strut at 1450mm, not 57" (close, but not exact). 1450mm is actually 57.08661 inches, where 57+1/16 is 57.0625. Even without any machine calibration, that’s only an error of .024" over a 57" distance, and that doesn’t account for error in my tape measure skills!

[MakerJim]

@beerreason

I’d love to use estlcam, but it’s not available for Mac,

You might find this thread interesting. (I did)

Random thing that might be of interest to Mac Users

So I’ve been messing with options to run Estlcam on my Mac without having to pay the annual fee for Parallels. My normal workflow is to design my toolpaths at my desk in my office (and air conditioning), then save them in an iCloud folder. I then go to the shop and use a Mac mini to access those toolpaths and push small ones to the Jackpot wirelessly (Always verify the file size to ensure it all arrived safely.) Most medium to large files will fail, so I just transfer those with the SD card. …

[adammay5 (ADAM MAY)]

@beerreason

QUESTION: Has anyone else found the screw slots to be tight?

I sure did. I found the keyholes did not fit over the screw heads and the slots both top and bottom were too tight. I did a little finish work on each and every one to get them to work. I chalked it up to it being my first actual cuts and use along with the machine not being dialed in yet.

[beerreason (Bill Eason)]

Great stuff, thanks! It looks like it’s leading me down another deep rabbithole of good stuff to try. My laptop is an Intel-based MacBook Pro 13"

[dgkeith237]

For intel-based Macs then Bootcamp may be a better choice. You could also use a virtual machine, since the underlying architecture works, it would probably have better performance than any of the other options that are directed at the ARM architecture. Good luck!

[beerreason (Bill Eason)]

Good suggestions. I use VirtualBox a bit for work, but with Ubuntu Linux OS. A few years ago I used VirtualBox on the Mac with Windows10, but those old VM images no longer boot, and I can’t find a free Windows disk image like they used to provide. I guess I could actually buy a copy of Windows…

One thing I love about the Mac (and Linux) is that I rarely have to reboot, so I tend to have a lot of open apps and windows/tabs. Rebooting to get into Windows doesn’t sound too pleasant, because it would interrupt my workflow on anything else I’m using the Mac for.

Sounds like a VM solution may be the way to go…