Chris
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I use Paul Seller’s method. It’s no-nonsense and effective. It is low cost over its lifetime of use.
https://paulsellers.com/knowledge-base/sharpening/
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At which angle should I sharpen? How do you sharpen chisels for mortising? Which glass cleaner do you use? Which sharpening stones do you recommend? What is the best height for a sharpening surface?
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I would also like to note that I’ve used his system for the last 20 years. I have watched friends use many different systems. They come and go. Money spent and the results are the same.
I’ve only purchased Eze lap stones once.
Bonus, I use the stones for fret leveling and sometimes clamp cauls.
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My knowledge is about 10 years old.
Back then, it was the quality of the software, and not the hardware, that determined the success of the scan. But, my experience was limited to what my employer used.
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I usually try to design with mechanical connections for petg.
If it requires something that needs to be glued, I use abs.
ABS has more options for gluing and can be vapor smoothed.
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Freecad 1.0RC1 is out!
Link: https://github.com/FreeCAD/FreeCAD-Bundle/releases/tag/1.0rc1
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Release 1.0rc1 · FreeCAD/FreeCAD-Bundle
Stand-alone repo to Build and Deploy installable FreeCAD images. Do not open general FreeCAD issues here. - Release 1.0rc1 · FreeCAD/FreeCAD-Bundle
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My guess is it is housing ground.
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I’ve used GRBL in the past.
I may be able to help.
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Maybe?
If I have, it’s been some time. Like back in 2017.
Ultimately, I stick with a CAD program because it fulfills a need. I don’t think onshape did at that time.
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I find it functional. It has quite a few CAE add-ons that I will probably never use, but it is nice to know they are there if I want to find a structure or system’s theoretical failure. I believe the API also can be coded in Python which is a bonus.
It now has 3d machining. I have yet to use this function. (I need to cad out the neck.) The CAM also has a wonderful adaptive machining cycle that I was pleased to use. I will be using it again.
CAD/CAM software from the past and why I don’t use them anymore:
Solid Edge ST2, no CAM package
Solid Edge ST4, no CAM package
Esprit, licensed expired
Solidworks, is not as full-featured in 3d modeling as Solid Edge, is slow to model in, has questionable business practices/bait and switch sales, CAM costs extraAutoDesk Ultimate 2013, no CAM package, locked out as an alpha tester
Fusion360, was great until they locked it down in 2020, locked out as an alpha testerRhino 3d, currently running 8(?) legal demo with Rhino CAM, waiting for constraints in the new release
For me, it comes down to FreeCAD and Rhino 3d. It’s a race to the bottom. FreeCAD ver. 1.0 makes a lot of promises but it is unknown when it will be released. Rhino 3d says that they will release a version with constraints for sketches but has removed the function from releases after showing nightly builds.
