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#router

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Was ordering myself a new X220 keyboard and a small, fan-less Intel-based router caught my eye (on sale!). I snagged both :)

When it gets here, I plan to swap out my hacked-together router (2012 mac mini) for it. The next goal would be to repurpose that same mac Mini as a web server my personal, public websites.

Only time will tell if I fail...

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After tightening the spindle, moving it down a bit and trying to reduce cantilever by gripping the spindle as close to the tool as possible, this is a second pass with otherwise same parameters. This could all be considered rough pass, since I'm not doing any finish passes yet. Thanks @Stilling for the advice.

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Here's my SeinSmart Genmitsu 4030 ProxerXL in its new robot box. I've tried to tighten up the spindle and tool a bit for another pass.

I plan to buy longer hex wrenches tomorrow to get more leverage.

This is working on 3/8 in / ~9.5 mm thick 6061 aluminum at 100 mm / minute with a 3.175 mm flat tool at 0.5 mm depth per pass with a custom gcode generator.

@Redbunhead has been after me to build a little shelf for our bar so it looks less cluttered. If you know me, I can make functional things (e.g. a woodshed, a trellis for our grapevine, etc.), but they are seldom pretty or precise.

Enter the shelf. I finally got some downtime and used some wood I had laying around from our attic and god knows where else. They weren’t wide enough to span the entire needed depth so I offset them and joined them with wood glue and dowels, then sandwiched them between 2 end pieces with more glue & dowels. I even learned to use my router to bevel the edges!

Tomorrow I’ll sand the edges flush (since I again am not precise) and pass it on to m’lady for staining/painting.

Also, the glove on my workbench thought I did an awesome job 🤘🏼

#DIY #woodwork #woodworking #router