Quite a few projects, at various stalled/prototype stages
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Most recently, was frustrated with manually picking up hedge trimmings, so CNC’d an attachment for my EGO Hedge Trimmer HT2400…
I should have just stopped there and moved on, but no…
Because every garden tool should be pimped out with picatinny rail mounted tactical laser guides right?
On a more practical note, I ended up making variants compatible with most of the EGO and Kobalt Hedge Trimmers. This attachment isn’t unique, there’s other options out there, I just didn’t like them.
Busy changing corrugated asbestos cement sheets on the roofs of our old pig barns…. We are over half way now. Further on a charging station for my electric car and on a home battery.
Building a LR4 for a customer in between digging up stumps in the yard with the mini ex.
Checking the cathode bias current.
Also playing with FreeCAD. As others have noted, the LR4 XZ Plate DXFs have issues and for some reason the V1 logo is particularly problematic for me - I can’t seem to get it pocketed. Without it I can go from DXF to part in five steps - takes a minute or two. I’m using this week’s 1.1.0 Dev release. The 1.0.0 release takes a bit more work. There’s a lot of development going on with the cam workbench, and it appears the final 1.1.0 release’s cam might be fairly usable.
It’s nice to have you back asking questions @CarmenJ , or was it just that I’ve not been paying attention?
Can you help me with some guides for my weed burner? ![]()
As for what I’m doing - well the dining table has made a fine substitute for a work bench for the last month or so, I’ve built the CoreOne there, it’s currently sitting on the sideboard and over the next few days, now that my dearest can sit for twenty minutes every few hours, I may well sneak downstairs and start on the base for it.
In the meantime I’ve been sorting all those little bits of printer hardware that just live in a box and never get used again. At least now they look pretty. (The divider boxes are parametric vase mode - will be on Printables later today)
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I did that same thing a few months ago
X-max belt tensioner… I was sitting upstairs on the couch testing wii control bluetooth macros (no router power at cnc in basement) and checking gantry light color changes with it and decided to test homing xyz. X belt just got loose and it looked weird. I have a simple relay z-brake in this system (which doesnt do much) but to flip it off x has to move a tiny bit before z to set the relay correctly. It is possible that it strained from that move while lowered before squaring z. Printed a new one in red.
Yep. Mine broke in the middle of a cut. It was still “kinda” holding but I kept seeing the belt get looser and looser so I stopped the job. Went to check on why it was loose and found the crack in the same spot as yours.
Building a poker table that I cut from my LR3.
Working to update the playing surface cloth with a different colour (old one was shades of red/orange, new one will be shades of blue).
After that, I’ll probably be re-printing my LR3 core, and kinematic tool holder (PLA is cracked in a few places). At the same time I’ll swap out my existing Vevor router for my new Carbide ER11 router. The Vevor will become my hand router, as I have a bunch of bases and attachments that fit it better than the Carbide router.
I’ll also look at modifying and reprinting the floating dust shoe (it now bottoms out when using short end mills)
You my dear sir are not wrong, I did take a small hiatus however, I will be sprinkled in here and there. Thank you for the kind words! Miss you all!! ![]()
Working on building a desk with my kids for my daughter.
Also working on replacing the House LEDs with a different setup.
Nearly done:
Another one for the spooky season - snack tray from padauk, so it’s got the pumpkin colour:
Made a mess…
Be careful if you ever drywall that. Try to find a way to mark it or cut it out or someday it will catch a nail.![]()
That is a facade wall hanging over the pipe, but not touching (the insulation is in the wall behind those studs think 2x thick wall. It is that way because the structural engineer and building inspector wouldnt let me cut floor joists. Long story, but it is code compliant and structurally approved. And the tub will be in front of that.






















