#garfield Logs
Apr 23 2022
#garfield Calendar
12:40 AM Tom_itx: rue_mohr, how will you connect the heat tube to the mold?
01:04 AM Tom_itx is now known as Tom_L
05:21 AM Tom_L: morning
05:22 AM Tom_L: you won't get much of a cone if you're coming in from the side
05:26 AM Tom_L: and if you do that, the cone in the side will prevent the part from releasing from the mold
10:50 AM Tom_L: http://tom-itx.no-ip.biz:81/~webpage/rue/reindeer/reindeer7.jpg
10:50 AM Tom_L: 3.5 x 3.5" block
01:06 PM rue_bed: I didn't hear from you at 2
01:06 PM rue_bed: it doesn't have to be much of a cone
01:06 PM Tom_L: i wasn't up at 2
01:06 PM rue_bed: even 1mm face should be fine
01:07 PM Tom_L: if you want it in the side it may just be a hole
01:07 PM rue_bed: yup
01:07 PM Tom_L: update soon..
01:07 PM rue_bed: then its pushed out and snapped free
01:08 PM rue_bed: I need to give you dimentions for the cone on my tube
01:08 PM rue_bed: I better work oiut hearing too, looks like were trying this :)
01:08 PM rue_bed: heating
01:09 PM Tom_L: http://tom-itx.no-ip.biz:81/~webpage/rue/reindeer/reindeer8.jpg
01:09 PM rue_bed: ugh, its a wonderfull day out
01:09 PM rue_bed: morning double vision makes it so hard to use a screen
01:09 PM Tom_L: having to cut the blue areas separate with a small cutter because the other ones overlap the edge
01:09 PM rue_bed: not sure which cursur is the real one
01:10 PM rue_bed: nice
01:10 PM Tom_L: i gotta do the tail still
01:11 PM rue_bed: make it a bit shallower :)
01:11 PM rue_bed: see how the transition looks
01:11 PM Tom_L: i was gonna do that on the antlers
01:11 PM rue_bed: yea cool
01:11 PM rue_bed: I wonder if you can do a wax test there
01:11 PM Tom_L: probably not the tail
01:11 PM Tom_L: maybe if i had wax
01:12 PM Tom_L: it would probably just tear apart
01:12 PM rue_bed: Id say the eye shouldn't be full depth, just a bump
01:12 PM Tom_L: i wasn't born yesterday
01:12 PM rue_bed: it would have to cool pretty good
01:12 PM rue_bed: hey I was cleaning up the shop and found a big sheet of machinists wax I did
01:12 PM rue_bed: I forgot I got a good sheet
01:13 PM Tom_L: i will mill the eye full depth then see how much to take off after that
01:13 PM rue_bed: :)
01:13 PM rue_bed: I was playing with an old (1998, hah) robot head I did as a kid
01:14 PM rue_bed: 98 seems like yesterday
01:14 PM rue_bed: anyhow, made some progress on getting it doing things
01:15 PM Tom_L: you better get a dremel buffing wheel and some compound so you can get rid of the cut marks
01:15 PM rue_bed: they are what make it genuine tho
01:16 PM rue_bed: I have some in an old dremel kit I never open
01:16 PM rue_bed: its got my flex line too for it
01:17 PM rue_mohr: twice now I'v put retorical questions on twitter and got huge floods of replies
01:18 PM Tom_L: the red dots in the pic are locating pins
01:18 PM Tom_L: .125"
01:18 PM rue_mohr: ok
01:19 PM rue_mohr: it'll need 'kick' pins too
01:19 PM Tom_L: like i did on the trigger
01:19 PM rue_mohr: I'm not sure what size, I'v seen from 1/8" to 1/4"
01:19 PM Tom_L: i dunno how to do those really
01:19 PM Tom_L: they need to have the shape of the mold inside
01:19 PM rue_mohr: If I can drill nice square holes to the cavity I should be able to do it
01:19 PM rue_mohr: they should yes
01:20 PM rue_mohr: often its a non-ideal match
01:20 PM Tom_L: i can ream some holes and send some pins and let you fit them how you will
01:20 PM rue_mohr: sure
01:20 PM rue_mohr: its all new to me
01:20 PM Tom_L: tape them in place on the outside of the mold so they don't fall out
01:21 PM Tom_L: getting them flush with the part would be the trick
01:21 PM Tom_L: one on the butt and one on the chest?
01:22 PM rue_mohr: I'd say so
01:22 PM Tom_L: or neck and butt
01:22 PM rue_mohr: I suppose I need to let it cool good, cause the antlers will need to be well set before it comes out
01:22 PM Tom_L: freezer
01:22 PM rue_mohr: heh,
01:22 PM Tom_L: i could do one in ice
01:22 PM rue_mohr: I got a bunch of peliters from some med equip last night
01:23 PM rue_mohr: part of the shop cleanup
01:23 PM rue_mohr: http://ruemohr.org/~ircjunk/tempimage/p1230563.jpg
01:23 PM rue_mohr: http://ruemohr.org/~ircjunk/tempimage/p1230564.jpg
01:25 PM Tom_L: this model only has 29k lines so far
01:26 PM rue_mohr: :) the artzy things get complex that way
01:26 PM Tom_L: that's not gcode
01:58 PM rue_mohr: you have an intermediate layer dont ya?
02:08 PM Tom_L: no?
02:08 PM rue_shop3: I got right to g-code tho
02:08 PM rue_shop3: I go right to g-code tho
02:09 PM rue_shop3: from dxf to g-code
02:09 PM Tom_L: mine goes from that to gcode
02:09 PM rue_shop3: that?
02:09 PM Tom_L: parts of the graphic are layers and parts are tool paths
02:09 PM rue_shop3: lines?
02:09 PM rue_shop3: hmm
02:09 PM Tom_L: depending on the need
02:13 PM Tom_L: bad part about manual editing is it's a pita to get it in the order you want
02:56 PM rue_mohr: its an awesome sunny day
03:05 PM rue_mohr: todo: get stuff out of van
03:05 PM rue_mohr: todo: buy pants
04:33 PM rue_mohr: 2513
04:34 PM Tom_L: 14..15..16..17
04:34 PM Tom_L: i started over
04:47 PM rue_mohr: playing with my old robot head, put a bse bearing on it.
04:47 PM rue_mohr: http://ruemohr.org/~ircjunk/tempimage/p1230587.jpg
04:47 PM rue_mohr: http://ruemohr.org/~ircjunk/tempimage/p1230588.jpg
04:47 PM rue_mohr: which distraction was I supposed to be playingwith?
04:49 PM rue_shop3: damnit, its 2:30
04:49 PM rue_shop3: what did I have to do outside today
06:02 PM rue_mohr: ah well, suns down, its cold now
06:29 PM Tom_L: already?
06:33 PM Tom_L: 81F here
08:19 PM Tom_L: ok cut it from 7 hrs to 2 per side
08:19 PM Tom_L: it's those tiny cutters that eat time
08:23 PM Tom_L: no 3 hrs ea
08:23 PM rue_mohr: ok, I got shopping done, bought new pants
08:24 PM Tom_L: and it rolled over the gcode line counter...
08:24 PM rue_mohr: Tom_L, artzy things are more of a mess eh? :)
08:24 PM Tom_L: need to fix that
08:24 PM rue_mohr: line counter !
08:25 PM rue_mohr: might be good its not a full 3d profile :)
08:28 PM Tom_L: added another decimal place
08:28 PM Tom_L: we've gone way beyond that before
08:29 PM Tom_L: 11671 lines
08:37 PM rue_shop3: Fixed the tea machine
08:37 PM rue_shop3: "Sympathy is falling, as nature comes a-calling, for the; 17th time today..."
08:38 PM rue_shop3: to the tune of "someone who is cool"
08:47 PM Tom_L: ok
08:47 PM Tom_L: how thick material should i use for the halves?
08:50 PM rue_shop3: I'd think 1/4" should do it?
08:50 PM rue_shop3: maybe thicker?
08:51 PM Tom_L: up to you
08:52 PM Tom_L: the imprint won't matter but it might give you room to put pins etc
08:52 PM Tom_L: i'll see what's out there
08:52 PM Tom_L: heading out to set the tools up
09:27 PM rue_mohr: OOOo...