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Absolute best way to test market. It is very difficult to 'predict'.

One of the most used commands for me in the previous version was using the spacebar to repeat the last vector command (was a habit when drawing a series of straight lines).

This no longer works.
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I had an older Bosch that I used with my central DC. Upgraded to a Festool sander and used that with the central DC - this was a huge upgrade in both efficiency and comfort. I then later added the...

I am a hobby user so absolute max speed is not that critical for me. As such, I changed various jog speeds and ramps to slow them down and transition more smoothly. Overall I do not run at anything...

This is a win!

Unfortunately I can not count the number of times I have kept something (for years even) and when the need came and I went to look for it, I couldnt find it. Disorganization.

I...

Some work getting the way of shop time, but finished this one off. Am satisfied with how they came out.

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I use the mill on wood from time to time. Works quite fine. (also use the metal lathe with wood from time to time). The limitation is the vertical work and since a lot of mortising is on the end...

If you want to 'index' at some point, yep, stick with the stepper. (else you get into encoders and feedback loops which complicate the design).

Pretty successful learning experience, you will...

Rugs ultimately cause a lot of deaths. Elderly people trip and break a bone or hip, mobility never recovers, and decline rapidly from there.

So rugs are also dangerous.

Falls are a leading...

Looks like a great first try to me Alex. You already have some ideas on improvements.

One thing to try if possible is the direction of rotation. The finished surface is smoother in one direction...

I did a search on youtube for dangerous tools.

Indeed I found many, especially some in third world countries, that "I" deem to be dangerous tools. Frighteningly so.

The surgeon that put the pins in my thumb after a TS kickback noted that he sold ALL his WW tools, after seeing so many injuries, especially TS accidents.

Personally I try not to fall into the...

I have had the privilege of interacting with some true experts. Professionals. And insanely smart people (Nobel prize winning level). The level of knowledge seems to be inversely proportional to...

Inspiration for those playing with the indexer - you will find a lot of uses. Some pulls I ran over the weekend.

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When I have wanted to make shallow curves in a piece, I have used a thin strip of plywood (say 1/4" plywood) that I compress using a string or clamps. This 'bows' that strip which I then use to mark...

This is great!

How are you holding the workpiece at the ends?

I thought in your case John you didnt have the z height to work off centerline - but if you rotated the thinking 90 your side cut could be referenced to centerline along the 'y' instead of 'z'?

I...

That is what I was imagining - and can take multiple passes to get to the final profile? (I may be missing something)

https://www.shopbottools.com/ShopBotDocs/files/UsingIndexerasLathe.pdf

One way of doing this is to create the finished profile offset from a zero plane. Zero on the centerline of the axis of rotation.

Then the Vcarve file use 'offset' to create a number of passes -...

Might be something here that is useful in terms of motor controls: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NCCG3KFvJ3k

Lots of colors available: https://www.kaizensource.com/?product/sheet-2x4-57/57mm-2x4-kaizen-foam-sheets

Beautiful drawer inserts.

I saw a video where they laid the tools out on a white background - then took a picture of that and imported to VCarve and did a bitmap outline to generate profiles. I...

I added under a workbench. Put doors on it.

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And some of my 4 flute 'end mills' do not plunge. So a heads up.

I do 0.150" depth per pass with v-bits. Many designs the total depth is this or less which means a single pass in some cases.

Not sure how a chip load would calculate due to the varying bit speed...