Are you bringing a second chair? You may not get to sit in that one much if you’re showing it off.
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Lol!
It’s actually a bit low for me, so I’ll happily let others enjoy it. (But, I may have to impose a 15 minute nap limit. 
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And, it’s not gonna be perfect this time… but I learned a lot.
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Aren’t most chairs a bit low for you?
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everyone have fun and be safe! Wish I could afford to go! Will have to armchair again!
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I actually may have to chaparone a field trip on Friday. So I may not be up until mid afternoon.
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I guess you could say that… 
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OK folks, let’s make a crash kit list of tools needed for setup/show/teardown.
What tools should I assemble into my RMRRF kit? (Bits in particular but small wrenches, nut drivers, etc.). I’m not going to bring a giant toolbox, so let’s define a subset to bring.
I will bring some specialty tools like a DMM with an integrated oscilloscope, etc- but those are going to be hand-carried in and out each day.
Think about everything we needed but didn’t have (and had to borrow or get) from past years.
You should be able to come in anytime after the doors open for setup at noon. No need to wait for me.
#1 for end stop srcews and #2 phillips for un-crating and re-crating, and screwing the LR belt bits to a piece of wood. Maybe a 8mm just in case we need to do any shipping repairs? That would be awesome.
I will stop off and grab a piece of wood to mount the LR to.
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Dont forget the metric hex set for grub screws and machine assembly/adjustment.
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Can you spec the material you’re after?
I can grab some this week and bring it with me on Friday- saves you a stop on arrival.
I’ll edit this post with my list of goodies as I flesh them out.
- Multiple battery powered drivers, batteries, and charger.
- #1 and #2 Phillips driver bits
- 8mm hex key and 8mm driver bits (metric set containing these, maybe some dedicated single ones)
- T30 bit (Jeffe is bringing one, I’ll bring a T-bit set too)
- DMM/O-scope combo meter
- Spare Jackpots, SKR Pro 1.2, TFT35s, V1 ESP-32s.
- Wire lever splices
- Crimp tools for ring terminals, molex, etc (with a collection of terminals and parts)
Throw your suggestions below.
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Last year I brought a piece of 3/4 plywood, probably 2’x4’.
Can do the same thing again if needed.
For the MPCNC?
IIRC, last year Ryan grabbed something with a really smooth surface on one side so it was pen-compatible. I can’t find it in my notes…
It was a piece of plywood with formica on one side which I brought specifically for the LR demo.
I can bring that again, or regular Baltic birch, or a couple of 2x4 BB or a piece of 1/2" mdf to stimulate the spoilboard along with a couple of 1x4 for the rails cut to length as needed.
I would suggest not buying anything unless we know we need it… I have substantial inventory, nearly all of which is available… (But don’t ask for the 40 year old 2" cherry slabs… )
Best thing now would be for Ryan or someone to figure out what their preferred solution for the LR4 is going to be and then we can go to work implementing it.
As an after thought, I have a couple of steel sawhorses. We could attach a couple 2x4s (6 ft-ish) to them for mounting the LR4. Then, have the mdf for the spoilboard also spanning the sawhorses. (Might need a third one to support the middle of the MDF, which i also have.)
These 2x4s are actually pretty straight so this could be a pretty nice way to show how simple setting up the table can be.
This is going to depend on how much space Ryan wants to use for this purpose.
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Damn, that was the first thing that came to mind
I love this idea! We’ll see what Ryan thinks about it.
Looks like this new build needs about 36" wide X buy the folding table width 30"?? If either of you have something, that would be great. I honestly think I am just going to have it moving around in the air, no drawing this time.
I just thought it would be nice to not have to baby sit it as much, slap a router on it and just let it air cut all day with a large carve so all three axis stay active and in motion.
Well, shoot. I’m not sure. Is it worth it to give up a table to run it that way? Our booth is one table smaller than last time I think.
Can we rearrange things (maybe put some sideways or??)
We can also think about what it makes sense to show.
I have a JL1 Laser with a jackpot and a FluidDial. ( “Run it with a jackpot”)
I have an LR4 beta gantry that I never took apart, has the printed strut plates. Would be a good show and tell piece.
I have an MPR&P which may not be fully functional, and a portable table / dolly that it sits on.
What stuff makes sense to show?
Are there other prep work things we can do? For example making QR code prints of the various interesting things with links back to the v1e.com documentation / website / store.
Let me check, but I’m 90% certain that I have this. And, remember that you can overhang the folding table by a few inches so I suppose a 36" x 36"-ish would work.
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I like it. We can fill the tables and move them any way we want. If it is not a pain in the butt to bring and you want to share it, I am in.
Cam will be with us and his Compass Router as well.
Honesty I have done zero prep, I do have a stack of NFC tags I can program to anything, some stickers, a few examples to bring. QR codes would be good. I should load up the tablet again with some images to run a slide show.
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Here’s another thought that might simplify your decision.
Since you mentioned 36"wide, I assume the gantry is slightly narrower than that.
Now suppose that we used two 42" long 2x4s for the rails and mounted the LR4 to those with them set up to be perpendicular to the folding table, spaced at 36" or whatever. This would hang over into the booth by about a foot. Then, between the “rails”, we could have a simulated spoilboard.
The 2x4s could be clamped to the table. If needed, I think I have a short table that could sit between the rails and hold the spoilboard.
And if someone wants to get cute, we could even put one of my 24"x24" waste pieces from the SIMBA10 onto the spoilboard. I have the g-code but it’s for the SKR 1.3 so I don’t know if it could easily be adapted. If it was, then you could actually simulate cutting one of the SIMBA panels on this LR4.
(Unfortunately, I can’t contribute to this detail except to provide the waste. )
I’ll try to make a sketch and add to this in a few minutes as I realize it may not be too clear.
I can add to the tool mix if there’s any build tools we need. Battery circular saws, battery trim router, battery recipricating tool, battery grinder/cutoff wheel. Corded shop vac, whatever.