PFG Live Kinetic Precision - Spencer Webb

Direct to Build-Plate SLA - We are so used to seeing SLA (resin) prints on supports, we forget that direct-to-buildplate is possible. The DAMTEE and DAMKEEZ projects were examples of parts that take advantage of no-supports. Lessons were learned in failed prints when we made the MOLY-2 holders. We're getting the hang of it.

Killing the Elephant's Foot on the Form 4 - When you print direct to the build plate, there is an "elephant's foot" at the bottom of the print. This is there for good reason, as it is in FDM printing, sometimes. The mechanism is investigated, and a mitigation is tested... successfully.

Hearing Protection in the Shop - Please! - We look at specific recommendations, both Bluetooth-enabled and not. Costs range from 20 cents to about 20,000 cents.

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Solopreneurship: Stay On Target! - It is not easy recognizing when you are drifting off course. The gifts of collaborative on-line tools. Making hard decisions.

I Really Need to Vent! - Putting an electronics enclosure into a harsh, marine environment. 'Tain't easy. To vent or not to vent an enclosure... that is the question.

3D Scanning: Non-Trivial - We have an intern starting from zero, trying to use our Einstar 3D Scanner to produce a good solid model. Ehhh.... not quite there yet.

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Solvents in the Shop! - Some are benign, some are downright dangerous. Choose wisely and use them safely.

Three-Step SLA Support Recipe? - I have come up with a recipe which may be useful in many SLA situations. The speed of the Form 4 printer caused me to rethink my recipe with good results.

Housing Design For Extreme Environments - I am in the middle of a design for a client, and it's got me thinking about the rules for making equipment housings in different environments. From beneath the sea to space and everywhere in between. OK... mostly between.

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DAMTEE and DAMKEEZ: A Study In P1 - What started as a joke with my wife (alleging that I keep losing my tea between shop, truck, office and kitchen) became a design exercise and a successful one at that. It also highlights the important of the Way of P1!

3DP Plastics in Hi-Temp Applications - A chat with John Saunders @nyccnc about the threat of part damage leads to considering different materials in FDM and SLA additive manufacturing.

Tired While Machining: CHECKLISTS! - I had a (minor) checklist failure, so let's learn from it. Continuous improvement of the checklist process. What's a "flow checklist"?

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Catching Up With Tom Lipton - He's been a busy guy, and we miss him. Let's see what's happening in the wilds of California.

Who Wouldn't Want More Moore? - Holy Surface Plate, Batman!! Tom hints at a new find, and it looks awesome!

A Five-Block Test On The Form 4 - Printing directly to the build plate has been a challenge. We found ... a problem?? A surprising update.

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Form 4 Arrives: One Software Glitch - It's up and running and the first prints are spectacular. But, getting started was not trivial, and it took some doing. It's always software, ain't it?!

Kish and Moly: A True Story - We revisit the classic story to celebrate the availability of Moly Sticks for diamond wheel dressing on the KP Store. And, y'know, knowledge.

Grinding Wheel Uniformity - A gedanken experiment leads to a scary result in grinding. An unsolvable problem?

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