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by travisc
Mon May 02, 2022 6:05 pm
Forum: Important Site News
Topic: Wonderfest 2022 thread
Replies: 13
Views: 75719

Wonderfest 2022 thread

Is there a reason why it says I do not have permission to view or post in the Wonderfest 2022 thread
by travisc
Tue Oct 30, 2012 10:27 pm
Forum: Lighting & Electronics
Topic: Source for extremely small LEDs
Replies: 8
Views: 8579

These guys have small prewired plug-n-play leds
http://www.modeltrainsoftware.com/ledlights1.html
by travisc
Tue Oct 30, 2012 10:05 pm
Forum: Construction
Topic: Cricut Cutter experiment: fail
Replies: 24
Views: 47899

I have a Roland Camm-1 24" vinyl cutter, that I use to cut .020 styrene. It really does not cut it ,but scores it, I than cut out the shapes with sissors. I draw in Autocad than using Vectric's Aspire program, to create the g code for the cutter. I am going to build a table top CNC this winter ...
by travisc
Sun Sep 23, 2012 6:47 pm
Forum: Scratchbuilding
Topic: To build or to buy a vacuum former which is best?
Replies: 24
Views: 61096

That was my Phlatformer you are talking about. It does a good job, I was the 16 person to buy one, it was only $100 back then, but I got a discount because I also have thier Phlatprinter MK1 CNC. The Phlatformer takes a little trial and error to know how long to get the plastic hot and when exactly ...
by travisc
Wed Dec 08, 2010 11:49 am
Forum: Scratchbuilding
Topic: 3d Printers?
Replies: 21
Views: 36012

Sketchup can export stl files with the correct plug-in there is also plug-in by the Phlatboyz.com that is called the Phlatscript, that turns sketchup into a CAD/CAM by assinging g code and if you have access to a 3 axis cnc, you can cut out your parts. They are verry close to making it cut 3d shapes...