PFG Live Kinetic Precision - Spencer Webb

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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FormLabs 4: Second Visit Followup - In which I asked FormLabs to print some samples on the new Form 4, and I got to do further investigating. And, boy, did I find out some things. :-)

Printing Grimsmo Bearing Cages: P11 Wins! - John asked if we could try SLA-printing his bearing cages. It only took until P11, but it seems to be skookum.

Self-Checking Gages - We discuss two useful examples of self-checking gages, and several cases that are not!

Source for small quantities of pitch: https://firsthanddiscovery.com/

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Upgrade to Form 4 Printer? - We've been making the family of NOZ products on the @Formlabs Form 3+ printer. How do we react to the new Form 4?

Productize 6-inch Lapping Plates? - As we build out out hand-lapping system, requests for the 6-inch lapping plates are coming in. Do we add it to the KP product list?

Over-automation in the Small Shop - Can you have too much automation? Yes! When do you know it's time?


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Lapping From Ra to Rz - I was challenged by @proteummachining to start looking at Rz rather than Ra for surface roughness. Let's see why.

Wireless Devices In The Shop - In which I cross the streams. Inspired by @JohnGrimsmo having issues with his Bluetooth probe, I find it necessary to talk antennas. Again.

The Joy Of Unnecessary Precision - We love to chase it, but at what cost? If you're doing it as a business, know your limits.


Links for products/designs mentioned are at pfg.gg/links

Follow me on Instagram at "spencer_webb_nh".

("PFG Stones®" is a registered trademark of Kinetic Precision)

Local Elevator by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

3-inch ToolMakers Flat: First Lapping! - After all the preparation, I finally do the first lapping... and it rocks. Process improvements will, of course, ensue.

The Expensive Stuff Is Cheaper... Again. - In which I buy a carbide tool which was cheaper, and end up breaking it. Then buying what I should have bought in the first place.

Buying Stuff To Take Apart And Learn - My son, Jared, asks if we can buy a thing to take apart. Because he wants to design a better one. Correct parental answer?? "OF COURSE!!".


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Follow me on Instagram at "spencer_webb_nh".

("PFG Stones®" is a registered trademark of Kinetic Precision)

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