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While My Compressor Gently Weeps
The Physics of Air System Moisture
New KP Hygrometer For The LowFlow System
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Contains music from "I Love Trash" by Oscar The Grouch. This video is not monetized.
Local Elevator by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Dessicants DELETED, Filament Still Dry!
Aperiodic Updates
Your Questions, Quips, And Comments
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Contains music from "I Love Trash" by Oscar The Grouch. This video is not monetized.
Local Elevator by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Fighting Fusion... And Winning! -- Tricks I learned from John Saunders solved my problem.
Aperiodic Non-Chiral Monotile Lap Grooves -- Big words, fun tiles ... which are mathematical marvels and they MAY be a solution to improved lapping. SPECIAL GUEST: Craig S. Kaplan, Professor of Mathematics, Waterloo University. Thank you, sir.
#ILoveLathe -- A tribute to Saunders Lathe Works with tongue firmly in cheek. :-)
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I Love Lathe: https://youtu.be/J8K9e0s8N1E
and pfg.gg/lathe
Saunders Machine Works: https://saundersmachineworks.com/
The Hat: https://cs.uwaterloo.ca/~csk/hat/
Craig's personal Story: https://isohedral.ca/aperiodic-monotiles/
Discovery of the Aperiodic Monotile - Numberphile
https://youtu.be/_ZS3Oqg1AX0?si=qkuZ1wenXla1vMx1
How a Hobbyist Solved a 50-Year-Old Math Problem (Einstein Tile):
https://youtu.be/A1BhOVW8qZU?si=st5rbRoI4SSDKYPF
Aperiodic Monotile - Mad as a Hat
https://youtu.be/vtpswcAfWiI?si=JYU0g1y-SWZxcgHF
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Contains music from "I Love Trash" by Oscar The Grouch. This video is not monetized.
Local Elevator by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
3DP: PETG As Support Interface For PLA
And Experimental Matrix Results
Strong Base For Prime Towers
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OK, OK, I Bought One: The Bambu H2D
Business Justification Required?
Long Cycles Need Reliability
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Toolroom Takeover 2025: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lgYIq9pfENw
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Cautious Setup Means Easy Production
Use Awesome Suppliers, Dump The Rest
Toolroom Takeover 2025 Is Coming!
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Toolroom Takeover 2025: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lgYIq9pfENw
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Time-Sharing Equipment? - If your friend's shop is nearby... could be a great idea.
How Many Simultaneous Robots? - Especially in the one-person shop, the more, the betterer!
Why Did My Steel Quote Go DOWN? - A mystery.
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Big Lap Update, Urgent 3DP, PETG & PLA?
On Average, Everything is Average
Your Live Questions, Comments And More...
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Big Lap Update, Urgent 3DP, PETG & PLA?
From Making Things to Making Money
Your Live Questions, Comments And More...
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Use Up The Tooling. Wear Out The Machines.
Big 8-inch Laps For More Flatosity
A special surprise visit LIVE from Stan Zinkowski at the Bar-Z Summer Bash "X" !!!
Your Questions, Comments, Updates
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Raw lap material: https://www.mcmaster.com/8588T25/
Example - 3 micron diamond lapping slurry: https://www.mcmaster.com/4857A47/
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Hey... Can We Torque? - Why We Measure It
NASA's Definition Of "Snug"
https://ntrs.nasa.gov/citations/20170003491
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We're Gonna Need Bigger ... Everything - A customer request for precision hand lapping of 6-inch platens forces bigger flatosity. Thoughts on what's different from 3-inches.
Report On My Visit With Russell Optics - A trip to Vermont yields a new tool for the shop, and new friends in another Flat Cave.
Giveaway Drawing, Your Questions and More! - We pick the winners for the four McMaster Catalogs.
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Guest: Adam Balogh, Laney College!
Diamond Turning and Micromachining
Updates, Giveaways, Questions, And More!
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Your Lathe Is Killing Your WiFi - Let's Fix It
Never Use This Hand Tool In The Shop
Your Comments, Questions, and More!
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We are joined by Brandon from Inheritance Machining! If you haven't watched his videos you need to. His channel is https://www.youtube.com/InheritanceMachining .
Come join us and celebrate the start of Spring!
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A Scalable 3DP Farming Module - A client's needs converged with KP needs, and 3D printing capabilities have expanded. And can expand more.
Thermal Imaging - A New Tool, Many Uses - An antenna-related project suggested that a thermal imager would be a good tool. Then we found many other uses. Do you have old wall warts with transformers in them? Yah.... tune in.
What Is Emissivity? - Before you trust the temperature measurements from your brand new thermal imager, or even your "laser thermometer", we need to talk about emissivity.
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Standards And Calibration In The Small Shop - How calibration works, and how to get traceable to NIST. Where do Standards come from? What is good enough?
Starting A Business: How Much To Charge? - We discuss some guidelines and pitfalls of setting rates. The most common mistakes of the new business owner.
3DP Update, Your Questions, And More...
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Big Machine, Tiny Tools - I was asked by a friend of mine to do a repair of a transaxle for his truck, in which a bolt had been broken off. Of course, the transaxle was less than three inches long.
Navigating Turbulence - A lesson from my flying history. Keeping the shiny side up and the rubber side down. Seems appropriate.
Bevels, Washers, Centers.... Oh, My! - We clean up some loose ends, and start trouble in smaller doses.
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Shop Organization: Pieces, Paths, Power - How do you organize your shop? We discuss various systems.
McMaster-Carr Catalog Drawing - Who will win? Did you get your entry in?
Follow-ups, Your Questions, and More...
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Countersinks: Oh, What A Relief It Needs! - I bought a set of countersinks that... well... sucked. So I learned how to re-grind them with my equipment, and learned a bunch. Then, I had a failure with a known-good one... and learned MORE!!
Successful Teeny-Weeny Form 4 SLA Parts - For one of my antenna consulting gigs, I needed some little parts which I figured I can make on my FormLabs Form 4 resin printer. I was right!!
McMaster-Carr Catalog Giveaway Details! - We explain how to enter the giveaway, and will announce the winner in the next PFG.Live!!
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