Got two separate escapes to the workshop today – work is quietening down now, so I switched off at 1630 and went back to do some fun stuff. The rear is now ready for its cover.  I deepened the control…   Read more»

WFH today, and my usual Monday lunchtime meeting was cancelled, so I got out to the workshop for 30mins. Which is all it took to clean up the sides with the router and do some quick sanding to remove the…   Read more»

Thanks @jozefbehr I should get some time to finish off the body this week.  Get the routers out to trim off the excess that the CNC couldn’t reach, and the sanding materials out to smooth out the cutter marks, prepare…   Read more»

If I can cut something to within 1mm, then I’m happy!  Trying to cut either the inlay – or the channel into which it was inlaid – by hand … well, I recognise…   Read more»

Like this …

That “inlay” was about 1.5mm wide, cut out of 2mm thick ply, fitted into a slot cut into some MDF – just as a trial piece.
That’s the sort of fine detail it can do.

Cheers @Russ Conceptually, it’s simple.  It’s just a router with a controller and 3 motors to move the router to the right place in the 3 dimensions. The…   Read more»

Couple of new old CDs arrived here this week.
Here’s something from the first of them

 
Indeed.  Sad day.
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“masking tape and supeglue” ????
What trickery is this?
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