Mallet
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An afternoon hunkering down due to pandemic.
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CNC wood carving without the expensive software
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Hi fellow Jocks,I build a CNC router on the outfeed table of my table saw a few years ago and always wanted to try my hands at carving (sort of speak since it's the spindle doing the work)For a long time I got stuck because I didn't want to invest in the expensive software like VCarve.As it turns out, with Fusion 360 (free for hobbyists) and a bit of learning, you can take most of existing stl files from sites like Thingiverse and stlfinder and carve beautiful designs in wood.All these carvings can be done with one or 2 bits (roughing and finishing)The lion head took 3 hrs (1 hr roughing and 2hr for the ballnose 2mm endmill final pass), the cross took about half that. They required very minimal sanding afterward – the lion is pretty much straight form the machine and 2 coats of Shellac.If you guys are interested I can post a blog entry with the method and tools I use. Fusion 360 is a fantastic piece of software and for the longest time I limited myself to parametric modeling/machining, the ability to process stl files into CAM is opening for me new horizons.Thanks for watching.
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Merlin 3B+ Speaker Refurbish
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This is a pair of Merlin 3B+ speakers made in Rochester, NY circa 1990. These were given to me by a former Kodak co-worker, who also worked part time with me for Merlin around the time these speakers were made. His wife was tired of looking at them, and thought they were too big. Odds are good that I had a hand in the original manufacture of these 30 years ago. Without question I can lay claim to 100% of the refurbishment!The original foam covering had completely disintegrated, the wood finish had some minor damage, one of the woofers had come disconnected, and the midrange and tweeter potentiometers needed some cleanup. The bottoms are loaded with sand, and they weigh over 100# each. These were a very serious pair of high end speakers that retailed for close to $1000/pr, and still sound pretty amazing even by today's standards. I owned a pair of Merlin 4s years ago until I made the speakers I still use today.I cured the performance ills, sanded and re-oiled the oak caps, and re-wrapped the tubes with 1/4” 30 ppi filter foam. ~ $45 of materials, and they're back to looking like new. I had enough foam left over to wrap another small pair of speakers I had made in the mid 90s, and out of guilt offered them to the guy who gave me the Merlins, and he accepted. Those are a pretty respectable sounding little pair of speakers too with solid cherry wood.Merlin 3B+:
.Here are the Sterling ST-10s that I offered in trade:
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