How do you temper your Plexi?? Heat it up the area with a hot air gun or ??
Dave
On 8/3/2018 12:22 PM, Bengt Sjölund wrote:
You always have to temper the PLEXI after using cutting tools to get
rid of 'tensions' built up by the cutting! This is a MUST DO !!!
Have been doing domes for
How do you temper your Plexi?? Heat it up the area with a hot air gun or ??
Dave
On 8/3/2018 12:22 PM, Bengt Sjölund wrote:
You always have to temper the PLEXI after using cutting tools to get
rid of 'tensions' built up by the cutting! This is a MUST DO !!!
Have been doing domes for
You always have to temper the PLEXI after using cutting tools to get rid
of 'tensions' built up by the cutting! This is a MUST DO !!!
Have been doing domes for underwater photography 30-40 years back and
for sure all my domes where fixed with screws and appropriate washers.
/Bengt
Den
>>screws are forbidden
You just have to be careful. Don't over tighten the screws. Use
washers, etc.
They make drills specifically for plexiglass. The tip angles are
different than standard drills.
You must drill plexiglass with a backer board. If not the backside will
breakout and
Gentlemen, treating transparent plastic material is tricky, but not hard
to do. For instance, in my company's shop we sometimes had to make
covers (hoods) for scientific laboratory equipment. Polycarbonate,
whatever its trade name may be (Macrolon in Germany), can be bent cold
like sheet metal
, August 02, 2018 1:56 PM
To: emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net
Subject: Re: [Emc-users] Possibly useful keyboards
On 8/2/2018 1:32 PM, Gene Heskett wrote:
> On Thursday 02 August 2018 12:37:36 Dave Cole wrote:
>
>> Why not put a standard keyboard into a plexiglass box with an open
>
On Thursday 02 August 2018 15:06:19 Ken Strauss wrote:
> The walls/doors for my homebrew mill enclosure are from Lexan(R). It
> seems softer than Plexiglas and drilling it is slightly gummy but it
> doesn't crack. I've made corner joins such as needed for a keyboard
> shield by using aluminum
/8x3/4 with
clearance holes on outside to spread the force. No problems after several
years.
> -Original Message-
> From: Dave Cole [mailto:linuxcncro...@gmail.com]
> Sent: Thursday, August 02, 2018 1:56 PM
> To: emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net
> Subject: Re: [Emc-users]
On Thursday 02 August 2018 13:55:54 Dave Cole wrote:
> On 8/2/2018 1:32 PM, Gene Heskett wrote:
> > On Thursday 02 August 2018 12:37:36 Dave Cole wrote:
> >> Why not put a standard keyboard into a plexiglass box with an open
> >> side towards the operator?
> >>
> >> You can still see the keys if
On 8/2/2018 1:32 PM, Gene Heskett wrote:
On Thursday 02 August 2018 12:37:36 Dave Cole wrote:
Why not put a standard keyboard into a plexiglass box with an open
side towards the operator?
You can still see the keys if needed if you make it out of clear
plexi. A sheet of 1/4" plexi, a table
On Thursday 02 August 2018 12:37:36 Dave Cole wrote:
> Why not put a standard keyboard into a plexiglass box with an open
> side towards the operator?
>
> You can still see the keys if needed if you make it out of clear
> plexi. A sheet of 1/4" plexi, a table saw, and some plexi glue is
> all
An interesting suggestion that had not occurred to me. Thanks!
> -Original Message-
> From: Dave Cole [mailto:linuxcncro...@gmail.com]
> Sent: Thursday, August 02, 2018 12:38 PM
> To: emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net
> Subject: Re: [Emc-users] Possibly useful keyboards
Why not put a standard keyboard into a plexiglass box with an open side
towards the operator?
You can still see the keys if needed if you make it out of clear
plexi. A sheet of 1/4" plexi, a table saw, and some plexi glue is all
you need.
When it gets scratched up, make another one, or
On Thursday 02 August 2018 10:19:14 Przemek Klosowski wrote:
> On Wed, Aug 1, 2018 at 5:12 PM Gene Heskett
wrote:
> > On Wednesday 01 August 2018 13:50:46 Przemek Klosowski wrote:
> > > How about $12.50? Here's a purportedly waterproof, lit up plastic
> > > job at Banggood
> > >
> > >
On Wed, Aug 1, 2018 at 5:12 PM Gene Heskett wrote:
> On Wednesday 01 August 2018 13:50:46 Przemek Klosowski wrote:
>
> > How about $12.50? Here's a purportedly waterproof, lit up plastic job
> > at Banggood
> >
> > https://www.banggood.com/JiZZ-GX16-Waterproof-LED-Backlight-Mechanical
>
On Wednesday 01 August 2018 21:31:54 Jon Elson wrote:
> On 08/01/2018 01:04 PM, Gene Heskett wrote:
> > On Wednesday 01 August 2018 11:51:31 Jon Elson wrote:
> >> or LED retrofit.
> >>
> >> Jon
> >
> > Where can such a critter be sourced? And how much? (approximately)
>
> I've heard rumors that
On 08/01/2018 01:04 PM, Gene Heskett wrote:
On Wednesday 01 August 2018 11:51:31 Jon Elson wrote:
or LED retrofit.
Jon
Where can such a critter be sourced? And how much? (approximately)
I've heard rumors that there are kits for certain LCDs that
replace the whole backlight system with a
e-
> > > From: Gene Heskett [mailto:ghesk...@shentel.net]
> > > Sent: Tuesday, July 31, 2018 9:46 PM
> > > To: emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net
> > > Subject: Re: [Emc-users] Possibly useful keyboards
> > >
> > > On Tuesday 31 July 2018 20:11
On Wednesday 01 August 2018 11:51:31 Jon Elson wrote:
> or LED retrofit.
>
> Jon
>
Where can such a critter be sourced? And how much? (approximately)
--
Cheers, Gene Heskett
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>
> > -Original Message-
> > From: Gene Heskett [mailto:ghesk...@shentel.net]
> > Sent: Tuesday, July 31, 2018 9:46 PM
> > To: emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net
> > Subject: Re: [Emc-users] Possibly useful keyboards
> >
> > On Tuesda
On Wednesday 01 August 2018 11:51:31 Jon Elson wrote:
> On 07/31/2018 08:46 PM, Gene Heskett wrote:
> > most were much lower resolution than the 23" Samsung
> > digital tv with a blown tuner I'm using now. Its main prob
> > is I need to open it up and replace some electrolytics in
> > the lamp
On 07/31/2018 08:46 PM, Gene Heskett wrote:
most were much lower resolution than the 23" Samsung
digital tv with a blown tuner I'm using now. Its main prob
is I need to open it up and replace some electrolytics in
the lamp psu, its a ccfl backlight and takes several
minutes to get to full,
o: emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net
> Subject: Re: [Emc-users] Possibly useful keyboards
>
> On Tuesday 31 July 2018 20:11:36 Ken Strauss wrote:
>
> > I purchased a "Sejin Staco Switch SKR-3620P PS/2 88 Key Washable
> > Industrial Keyboard" on eBay for about $50 a couple of years ag
2018 12:39 PM
> > To: emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net
> > Subject: Re: [Emc-users] Possibly useful keyboards
> >
> > On Tuesday 31 July 2018 09:40:24 andy pugh wrote:
> > > https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Denford-CNC-tutor-
> >
> > panels/323324414862?hash=
> &g
r keyboard. It is not cheap but certainly beats keys
jamming from captured swarf.
> -Original Message-
> From: Gene Heskett [mailto:ghesk...@shentel.net]
> Sent: Tuesday, July 31, 2018 12:39 PM
> To: emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net
> Subject: Re: [Emc-users] Possibly useful keyboar
On Tuesday 31 July 2018 15:53:11 Marcus Bowman wrote:
> On 31 Jul 2018, at 17:38, Gene Heskett wrote:
> > So I wouldn't mind either a flat membrane keyboard
>
> I have a roll-up flat membrane keyboard on one of my Linux PCs and it
> works ok, but I find it does not like fast typing.
>
> Marcus
>
On 31 Jul 2018, at 17:38, Gene Heskett wrote:
> So I wouldn't mind either a flat membrane keyboard
I have a roll-up flat membrane keyboard on one of my Linux PCs and it works ok,
but I find it does not like fast typing.
Marcus
On Tuesday 31 July 2018 09:40:24 andy pugh wrote:
> https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Denford-CNC-tutor-panels/323324414862?hash=
>item4b47a30b8e:g:geAAAOSwKb1bN1hG
Only 1 and not working.
But a much bigger monitor/touch-screen could be handy around the mill.
Even a square keyed logitech K360 gets
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