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QuixoticgeekAny other <a href="https://social.v.st/tags/Bambu" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Bambu</a> <a href="https://social.v.st/tags/3DPrinter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#3DPrinter</a> users having issues with new Bambu basic pla filament spools tangling in the first few metres of filament. It's like the filament doesn't unspool properly, and then jams, digging into the rest of the filament on the spool. I've had it happen with several different colours in the last few weeks.<a href="https://social.v.st/tags/3DPrinting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#3DPrinting</a> <a href="https://social.v.st/tags/BambuLabs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BambuLabs</a> <a href="https://social.v.st/tags/BambuAMS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BambuAMS</a> <a href="https://social.v.st/tags/Making" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Making</a>

QuixoticgeekToday was a really good day. I 3d printed some jigs to make this project easier. I did the cuts on the mill. Remade a part on the lathe that I scrapped after getting my centre finding mixed up on the mill. Confirmed my design works using the 3d printed jig. Then used the mill to make some improvements to a previous project (collet chuck). 3d printed a load of parts for a makerspace community project. And started the lathe work on Next Project. Was a good day. <a href="https://social.v.st/tags/Making" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Making</a>

QuixoticgeekTo test that everything works before I commit to wood. I printed up a test jig. It needed a little refinement to open up the bores (3d printing is not perfect for dimensions, esp of circles). But then. I could test fit everything.And it works.It works better than I ever dreamed it would. The bar in the image slides easily, but with just a quarter turn of the bolt. It locks on place. A quarter turn is all it takes. From free moving to locked. Now I need to buy the wood.<a href="https://social.v.st/tags/Making" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Making</a> <a href="https://social.v.st/tags/Machining" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Machining</a>

QuixoticgeekAnd that's all the metal machining for this project done. It works! It bloody well works!!!Amazingly the jig I made to help manufacturer worked brilliantly. I'm so pleased. <a href="https://social.v.st/tags/Making" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Making</a> <a href="https://social.v.st/tags/Machining" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Machining</a>

Anthony HortonTrying out the Assembly workbench in FreeCAD 1.0 with a very simple example, a simplified model of this little geared motor for the bubble gun project.Yes, I could have just modelled this as a single solid object, but then the shaft wouldn't rotate!<a href="https://aus.social/tags/FreeCAD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#FreeCAD</a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/Making" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Making</a>

martinCurrently if I want to print custom cards for an RPG or board game I just use my home printer and a guillotine, and it's slow and inaccurate. Is there a way to automate this process short of getting a full die-cutting machine (like a cricut)? It seems like overkill just to cut out rectangles of paper.<a href="https://dice.camp/tags/making" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#making</a> <a href="https://dice.camp/tags/papercraft" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#papercraft</a> <a href="https://dice.camp/tags/boardgamedesign" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#boardgamedesign</a> <a href="https://dice.camp/tags/cricut" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#cricut</a>

handmade.social admin :maker:"In creating, the only hard thing is to begin: a grass blade's no easier to make than an oak." -James Russell Lowell<a href="https://handmade.social/tags/creativity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#creativity</a> <a href="https://handmade.social/tags/starting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#starting</a> <a href="https://handmade.social/tags/making" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#making</a> <a href="https://handmade.social/tags/challenge" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#challenge</a> <a href="https://handmade.social/tags/growth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#growth</a>

concretedogIt might be Cardboard Aided Design <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/CAD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#CAD</a> I am undertaking, but I'm using my <a href="https://fosstodon.org/@FreeCAD" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@FreeCAD</a> pencil and a protractor I drew myself in <a href="https://mastodon.art/@inkscape" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@inkscape</a> and lasercut so I still get tech points! <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/making" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#making</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/opensource" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#opensource</a>

DeadTOm's Den Of NerderyJust went live on Owncast 🔴More Minecraft today. Come say hi. #Minecraft<a class="hashtag" href="https://directory.owncast.online/tags/LetsPlay" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#LetsPlay</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://directory.owncast.online/tags/JustChatting" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#JustChatting</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://directory.owncast.online/tags/Python" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Python</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://directory.owncast.online/tags/Linux" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Linux</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://directory.owncast.online/tags/Debian" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Debian</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://directory.owncast.online/tags/Maker" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Maker</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://directory.owncast.online/tags/Making" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Making</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://directory.owncast.online/tags/Games" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Games</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://directory.owncast.online/tags/Tech" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Tech</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://directory.owncast.online/tags/Photography" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Photography</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://directory.owncast.online/tags/Music" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Music</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://directory.owncast.online/tags/Ambience" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Ambience</a><a href="https://owncast.deadtom.me" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://owncast.deadtom.me</a>

QuixoticgeekAfter I finished work on my primary project yesterday afternoon, I had a bit of time left until the 3d print finished. So I decided to have a play with my new self made sensitive drilling attachment. Aim was to drill a 0.5mm hole in some brass. I achieved that with minimal breakage. I've just had a chance to test the hole with gauge pins. 500µm pin fits. 600µm doesn't git. I'm considering that a big win. <a href="https://social.v.st/tags/Machining" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Machining</a> <a href="https://social.v.st/tags/Making" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Making</a>

FaintdreamsMade bias tape for the first time (on the straight because will be using it on a single non-curving edge) and .. it was ok? Less difficult than I imagined but also more boring? Every time I use the iron for sewing I forget that 'pressing' is not 'ironing'. Image: 2 strips of cream coloured bias tape with folded sides down, on a green cutting mat with centimeter number markings.Metal Bias tape maker with number 18 is alongside strips.<a href="https://dice.camp/tags/Sewing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Sewing</a> <a href="https://dice.camp/tags/BiasStrip" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BiasStrip</a> <a href="https://dice.camp/tags/Making" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Making</a>

froqstarProject <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/minirack" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#minirack</a> is done :) The goal was to have a nice "living room capable" 10" rack to hold my <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/homeasssitant" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#homeasssitant</a> box with a touch display for smart home control, a network switch and a UPS. And no it is not living in the livingroom now, nor was it planned ;) I could have moved the network wiring to the back/inside, but in the end it needed a little nerd factor.Mostly made from laser cut plywood in <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/kumiko" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#kumiko</a> pattern that I spray painted black, and some 3D printed parts. All self designed/built except for the metal rails in the corners. And did I mention it's ALL powered by USB-C PD internally? 😍<a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/homeassistant" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#homeassistant</a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/smarthome" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#smarthome</a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/homeapprovalfactor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#homeapprovalfactor</a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/lasercut" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#lasercut</a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/making" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#making</a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/makeoftheday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#makeoftheday</a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/3dprinting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#3dprinting</a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/serverrack" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#serverrack</a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/thinkcentre" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#thinkcentre</a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/diy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#diy</a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/usbcpd" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#usbcpd</a>

DeadTOm's Den Of NerderyJust went live on Owncast 🔴Saturday Minecraft, starting a fresh new world. #Minecraft<a class="hashtag" href="https://directory.owncast.online/tags/LetsPlay" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#LetsPlay</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://directory.owncast.online/tags/JustChatting" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#JustChatting</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://directory.owncast.online/tags/Python" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Python</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://directory.owncast.online/tags/Linux" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Linux</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://directory.owncast.online/tags/Debian" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Debian</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://directory.owncast.online/tags/Maker" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Maker</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://directory.owncast.online/tags/Making" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Making</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://directory.owncast.online/tags/Games" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Games</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://directory.owncast.online/tags/Tech" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Tech</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://directory.owncast.online/tags/Photography" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Photography</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://directory.owncast.online/tags/Music" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Music</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://directory.owncast.online/tags/Ambience" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Ambience</a><a href="https://owncast.deadtom.me" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://owncast.deadtom.me</a>

QuixoticgeekDo not underestimate the usefulness of a pencil in the machine shop... <a href="https://social.v.st/tags/Making" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Making</a> <a href="https://social.v.st/tags/Machining" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Machining</a>

Mäh W.Has anyone else misused an <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/embroidery" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#embroidery</a> machine for <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/sewing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#sewing</a>? <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/hacking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#hacking</a> <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/making" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#making</a><a href="https://chaos.social/@maehw/114284671746253733" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://chaos.social/@maehw/114284671746253733</a>

MakersHourQuestionsHello, and welcome to <a href="https://cupoftea.social/tags/MakersHour" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#MakersHour</a>. Five questions will be presented at 12 minute intervals between 8pm and 9pm on Thursday evenings each week, UK time. It us a great opportunity for sharing and discussion with ither makers and creative folks, even if you don't wish to respond to the questions set.The questions will be listed in advance each morning from Monday to Thursday at 10am UK time for advanced consideration and preparation.Please use the # tag <a href="https://cupoftea.social/tags/MakersHour" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#MakersHour</a>, and also tag this account, <a href="https://cupoftea.social/@MakersHour" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@MakersHour</a>, and also <a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/makershour" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@makershour@a.gup.pe</a>, the boost bot, in your responses.We are always looking for new questions encompassing <a href="https://cupoftea.social/tags/Making" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Making</a>, <a href="https://cupoftea.social/tags/Crafting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Crafting</a>, <a href="https://cupoftea.social/tags/Creativity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Creativity</a>, etc. and you can submit yours using the # tag <a href="https://cupoftea.social/tags/MakersHourBank" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#MakersHourBank</a>.Thank you.

QuixoticgeekSo the lesson we learn from that mess, is do not leave the wash tank from your resin printer setup next to the window. Even if it's a north facing window. There's enough stray UV to cause some of the resin in the IPA to cure. And then cleaning the tank becomes a right mess. Also I think next time I want to use a respirator with full organic fumes filtering and not just a P3 filter. <a href="https://social.v.st/tags/3DPrinting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#3DPrinting</a> <a href="https://social.v.st/tags/ResinPrinting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ResinPrinting</a> <a href="https://social.v.st/tags/Making" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Making</a>

Anthony HortonI felt a strong urge to *make* something, for the sake of my mental health.About a year and a half ago the kid saw a bubble gun in a toy shop and expressed an interest, I said it would be fairly easy to make one, they said "go on then", I bought a bunch of parts, and then failed to do anything further.This evening I finally dug everything out again and did a breadboard test of all the electromechanical bits. It looks like that side of things will work OK.<a href="https://aus.social/tags/Making" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Making</a>

QuixoticgeekToday's parts. There's 80mm deep 10mm hole in the far ends. Tolerance is such that the 10mm shoulder on the end of the second bar, makes a delightful popping sound when pulled out of the first bar. They aren't actually supposed to go together like that. But hey. Now I have one more pair of bronze parts to make, and then that's all the lathe work done. <a href="https://social.v.st/tags/Making" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Making</a>

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