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solarbirdI popped down to the hardware store last weekend to get a grinding wheel that I could use with my drill press to re-tool the end of one of my chisels, after I damaged it by discovering a screw inside lumber the hard way.
Put a real chonk into the end of the chisel. I was mad, particularly given that several months ago I spent a few days repairing/restoring all three chisels from the rather sorry (and dull) state I'd let them get into, and I wasn't looking forward to several hours grinding this damaged one down by hand again.
Unsurprisingly, it's all a lot easier with power tools. xD It took less than an hour and only took that long really because I've never done it before. I was worried about having a stone spinning parallel to the ground rather than perpendicular, but it didn't come off so I guess it's safe? Having it on the slowest speed probably didn't hurt stability either.
It's not excitement, but it is "achievement unlocked!" so I'm posting about it. xD
In 3D printing news, I've been mostly doing a lot of repeat prints of difficult objects with different filaments to figure out how to make all those various difficulties work and generally get them figured out. It's a lot of repetitions and I'm kind of burning through a good amount of filament, but it's for science - or at least engineering - and I am writing it all down, so there's that.
I even got blue silk fan shrouds working
Right now I'm working on a backplate mounting for the fan system shown in the above photo. I've got a mount now, obviously, but if I make it just a tiny bit wider it holds more tightly and I want that. I'm trying to do it with white HTPLA, which has higher temperature tolerance than what's attached now, but it's giving me real fits and coming out between ugly and dysfunctional. FilaCure says this isn't beginner PLA, and while I've used it successfully before, I have also noted when doing so that they are entirely correct about that. It's hard to work with. Good, once you get it nailed down, but difficult.
I have a lab notebook again, lol. Been a while.
Put a real chonk into the end of the chisel. I was mad, particularly given that several months ago I spent a few days repairing/restoring all three chisels from the rather sorry (and dull) state I'd let them get into, and I wasn't looking forward to several hours grinding this damaged one down by hand again.
Unsurprisingly, it's all a lot easier with power tools. xD It took less than an hour and only took that long really because I've never done it before. I was worried about having a stone spinning parallel to the ground rather than perpendicular, but it didn't come off so I guess it's safe? Having it on the slowest speed probably didn't hurt stability either.
It's not excitement, but it is "achievement unlocked!" so I'm posting about it. xD
In 3D printing news, I've been mostly doing a lot of repeat prints of difficult objects with different filaments to figure out how to make all those various difficulties work and generally get them figured out. It's a lot of repetitions and I'm kind of burning through a good amount of filament, but it's for science - or at least engineering - and I am writing it all down, so there's that.
I even got blue silk fan shrouds working
Right now I'm working on a backplate mounting for the fan system shown in the above photo. I've got a mount now, obviously, but if I make it just a tiny bit wider it holds more tightly and I want that. I'm trying to do it with white HTPLA, which has higher temperature tolerance than what's attached now, but it's giving me real fits and coming out between ugly and dysfunctional. FilaCure says this isn't beginner PLA, and while I've used it successfully before, I have also noted when doing so that they are entirely correct about that. It's hard to work with. Good, once you get it nailed down, but difficult.
I have a lab notebook again, lol. Been a while.
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Date: 2022-05-19 07:00 pm (UTC)Oh, it's not a grinder, it's a drill press! I'm just using it as a wrong-angle grinder. I was also grinding against the side of the stone, I don't know if that's considered bad or what. I never got the metal really very hot - it only got at most warm to the touch - but I did water it occasionally anyway.