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I will post a link for you in a bit. I’m on a job off site as we speak. 👍🏻

Correct it create negative pressure which suck back into the bottle

Base I am using Formply typically used for concrete, but you can use Plywood as well. Melamine could work I guess, but I have not tried that myself. Holding the material - I am assuming you mean the holding the material you are cutting on the sled? I’m not clamping anything to the sled. It just pushes up against the fence of the sled and holding it down on either side of the blade. Mitre bars for the tracks. I cover that in the video. Check the description as well for more info. 👍🏻

Thank you very much! That is the kindest comment I got so far and makes it all worth doing.

@@TwinSummitDesigns I am glad! I just was telling my husband, before I got your comment, how useful your distinction between level and flat was in your how to level the wasteboard video because I am putting my little onefinity cnc vertically on the wall in an enclosed trailer that is definately not level. :)

That sounds very interesting! :) I am guessing you have a small mobile business of some sort if it goes inside a trailer? I can see how one could potentially engrave something like a cutting board at a show or event of some sort. Have seen people do such engravings with a small laser...

It is still working fine. One of my dogs chewed on one end before it got banned from the workshop. I ended up changing the wheels for a harder thinner version. Slightly bigger too. Makes it much easier to move around with less friction. Other than that I am still happy with the design.

Glad that helped! Is all I use these days. Apparently the glass ones are even better, but a bit pricey and easy to break if not careful.

Neither do the applicator bottles if you know how to use them properly.

A matter of preference in the end I guess. Whichever works better for you. ;)

Are you referring to adding a new tool to the library? Sorry I missed this one. Been quite busy.

Glad it was helpful!

No they are round actually, but not sharp.

You are welcome! Glad it was helpful. 👍🏻

There are a few products out there to bond acrylic to acrylic but ai have not tried them all yet. Weldon 3 or 4 has always been my “go to” product of choice for bonding acrylic to acrylic…

@@TwinSummitDesigns 10-4 i found out from your videos, that the weldon 3 is what i need, though can't find a place here in town that sells it, ill order.. thanks so much for your time and most helpful videos

You are welcome! I’m finding it harder to get hold of Weldon myself here in Australia to be honest. There is another company who produces a similar thing, but I will have to go back in my search history to find the name. I might try that soon and if it’s any good, I might do a comparison or something.

@@the404man any plastic acrylic supplier Weldon 3 or methylene chloride

You are welcome. Yes it is to ensure the first cut is flush with the base but also the edge you install for the saw to follow, if that makes sense. If that edge is slightly off, then the factory edge won’t help much as a guide.

Yes, exactly. The idea is that you can always move the guide rail back to get a new straight edge flush with the blade if you change blades or if the edge is damaged. Much harder to line the guide up 100% with the edge if that makes sense.

You are welcome! Mine is still going 100% since I posted that.

Great idea! I like simplicity and I’m also a sucker for punishment sometimes! ;)

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This is called Merbau. Typically used for decking boards and outdoor furniture.

I have just updated the description with some links to ones I have used before. Anything like that would do. Basically a low to medium tack tape works great. I use this on and for a range of things, including masking when I spray paint, but for the CNC I use Vivvid vinyl tape. See this video for more details in the description: ua-cam.com/video/K2XA-9V_MLw/v-deo.html

Here is the safety data sheet if that helps: assemblyadhesives.com/SDS/WELD-ON%C2%AE%201802%20Solvent%20Cement%20for%20Bonding%20Acrylics%20US_EN_v1.0.pdf

Yes methylene chloride is the active ingredient in weld-on

Methylene Chloride. Not sure if weld-on 4 has the exact same chemical makeup but I use methylene chloride to bond my acrylics.

Thanks much! Tried to keep it the it was outside in the weather. ☺️

Glad it was helpful!

Thank you very much!

I would love to see that. Sounds like you put a lot of thought into that! A torsion box works well, but something like a Greg bench would do the same. I could not get or find a big enough one in Australia and the ones that ere available are very expensive. But neither would compensate for a floor that is not level like your design does. I suppose you could attach screw in legs that extend past the wheels to lift the bench on each corner individually to level it if you want to. Find that a pain on my gib laser because you can’t move it if you need access behind it.

@@TwinSummitDesigns I'm 73 now, but I learned the beam-mounted rear wheels, (actually, it was legs back then), when I was just out of the service, working in an appliance shop in 1974. There was a line of washing machines that had the two rear feet on a long beam that pivoted in the center, so no matter how out of warp the floor was, the machine always sat securely without requiring a bunch of fumbling with screw-adjustable feet in the rear. Somehow, when I was designing my CNC cart, this thought came to me as I struggled to make it sit squarely. Plywood was far cheaper back in 2016, and I'd hate to have to build it now, but the concept should play just as well in a scaled down cart or table. I need it to have wheels because it sits directly in front of our house's main water shutoff valve. Because the massive valve and pressure regulator stick out several inches, the rear of the cart body stops several inches short of the rear of the top, and the balance beam is hidden in a low long box that is attached to the main box and fits below the valve. An odd looking contraption, but it somehow works.

@@gjforeman I really appreciate you taking the time to describe this in such detail. Im still searching on Google for an image to see what it looks like. :)

You are welcome!

Can’t really speak for other brands because I have not own anything other than a Onefinity CNC machine. They are very robust and good quality in my opinion. Depends on how much you want to spend as well I guess.

😂 You are welcome!

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Thanks very much! I try to leave the masking on while I’m working, but the paper masking that comes with most acrylic sheets sometimes soaks up any minor spills so if you can add another layer somehow that would be great. Interestingly enough, the last batch of black (cast) acrylic I bought had a plastic layer, not paper. That seems to work much better for what you mentioned.

Thanks for the reply! Not sure why you are watching a tutorial with 30 years worth of experience behind you to be honest, but yes, I do have another similar video explaining exactly what you described. Not everyone is a professional at your level of experience hence the reason I made two videos. Which method you prefer is up to you. Cheers!

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Exactly. And ensuring the surface is clean before applying the masking. I also use a plastic scraper over the top to get good contact, but sealing that bare wood is a must in my books before you apply the top layer(s).

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Good question! Have not tried it myself, but I need to stock up again soon so I might look for some alternatives and do another video if I find something good. Let me know if you are having a go at it yourself and what the results are.

Usually when I get this error I have my datum/starting position wrong which means it thinks it needs to move past the x or y axis boundary or limit relative to where the starting position was set to. Maybe just check to make sure..?

@@TwinSummitDesigns That makes sense... so I'm wondering how its going to go beyond the XY limit when you make your cutting path beyond (-1/4" or so) beyond the size of the machines base? When I made it 0,0 starting (not negative), it worked, but when I made it negative it errors? Thanks for the help!

You are welcome! I’m not entirely sure why that is, but that error had me scratching my head a few times as well.

@@TwinSummitDesigns thank you 😊

It is a chemical bond so the layers basically fuse together. I know people build fish tanks the same way. Hopefully that gives you an idea. Have not tried building a table though.

This might be an alternative: amzn.to/3Y8LHh3 Else, take a look at EMA Plastic Weld. I have not tried it yet but that looks good too.

You are very welcome! In hindsight I should have done 3 drawers as well. I might still change it at some point. Other than that, I’m still happy with the design.

I personally don’t know. Have not tried myself.

Thanks very much. I have not seen those yet. Will Google it for sure.

I get them from plastic world here in Canada Look it up

Don’t get the ones on Amazon not good

Have been using the same one for over 8 months and still going

Thanks for that! Just looked it up. Will try and find one closer to home. Will probably not get here in tact.

Mmmm… All I can think of is the needle you are using might be too big or the bottle is not sealed properly. If the needle is too big it will definitely fill up with air quickly.

Thank you very much! It does make quite a difference with the darker colour.

Hey Keith! You are welcome mate! The plans I have for this rack does include printable templates you can stick onto a sheet to trace and cut. A bandsaw would help heaps but I would be able to do the same with a jigsaw, even though it’s my least favourite tool to use. Thanks for the comment!

Thank you! Cheers!

Glad to hear they are helping! It takes me ages to video and edit with everything else I have to get to. Good luck with your workshop!

You are welcome!

Me too

Much appreciated and you are welcome!