Revised roof pieces:


I still have work to do in the laser settings, but this works OK.

Terry, if that M2 could print -white-, I'd be really interested...

dave

p.s.  Yes, I glued the roof onto the bottom!  I caught that in time to remove and glue the roof to the top of the shed!!!

I tried a burn on a new material today, 1mm birch plywood (nice stuff).  This was for the redrawn roof segments for my 6-sided shack.  First I did a material test, and picked what I thought was the best cut.  Then I set the cutting parameters for both cutting out the pieces, and scribing guide lines for shingles.A couple observations:  The settings I thought would burn through didn't get a complete cut.  The scribing setting, though did OK.The roof pieces are too long, so I need to redarw them, and then burn with different settings.  Also, I need to remember that the ordering of layers is significant.  In general, you want to do scribing before cutting, and interior cuts before the external shape cuts.  Still lots to learn...


TomO asked 'why a 10w laser?'  Well, the more power, the more expensive the laser.  10w is fine for what I expect to cut.  The 20w XTool laser is out of stock, and apparently the 10w model has been discontinued.  (I think I got the last one Amazon had.)  Now I can replace that 10w laser with a 40w laser, and probably with a 20w laser once those are back in stock at XTool.  (I can also get a 2w IR laser unit.)  

The difference in price between my 10w and the in-stock 40w is about $800...

dave

TomO:  Have you seen "Coyote vs Acme"?

dave

Quote from: jbvb on September 21, 2026, 10:23:42 PMThanks, Jeff. Also thanks MJ; your comment motivated me to look the 2027 location up: I've visited Hickory NC a couple of times, it's less than an hour from where several of my wife's family live.  So if everything else aligns, I can commute to the 2027 NNGC while my wife gets family time.

That's what I did for the first Hickory NNGC convention.  Wife had family near Henderson, NC, I dropped her off and went to the convention.  That's the time, though, where the camera battery charger destroyed the camera batteries, so the only photos I got were from my cell phone. 

dave

Jim, you're right!  Sorry about that!  (I didn't like how the roof came out, so today I'll try cutting new roof panels, from a different material.  And then I'll post the results to the CORRECT thread.)

dave

We had some fog this morning, but that's burned off.  Yesterday brought a bit of rain, it was damp and drizzly all day.  I won't talk about the F-word after yesterday's disappointing game.  Since I wasn't happy with the roof on the little laser cut shed, I drew up new roof components, and will try cutting them from a different material (other than the 1/16 wood), once I'm back from German class this morning.

dave

Nice look in the yard trackage.

add  My entry for World Paella Day:


dave

Thanks VERY MUCH for the inspiring and length photo essay.

dave

But usually people don't photograph the unfinished parts....  

dave

I always like to see work-in-progress photos.

dave

Nice look in the yard trackage.

dave

Good morning!  When I took the dogs out15 minutes ago, there was some sun, but now the clouds have taken over.  Rain this afternoon.  High of 60 will make for a chilly day.  It's World Paella Day.  https://mykitcheninspain.blogspot.com/2026/09/celebrate-world-paella-day.html

Yesterday's accomplishment (besides getting stuff for paella) was adding a small piece of pegboard next to the laser cutter, to hang up the tools.  That includes cheap (digital) in/mm calipers, an 18" in/mm ruler, the little tool kit that came with the laser, a pencil holder, and a water bottle Just In Case something catches fire.  Today I probably won't do anything with it. the Stillers are playing the Patriots and the game is on local TV.

dave

No surprises from my wife's procedure yesterday, and That's A Good Thing.  

A story about casinos:  My computer standards group had quarterly meetings around the country (and some international meetings).  This was a rather large group, maybe 200, and we needed lots of breakout rooms for the various committees.  That tended to limit hotel choices.  One year we went to the Hyatt on the Nevada side of Lake Tahoe.  Most of us dropped a quarter or two into the slots, just to say "been there, done that."  At the next meeting, our event coordinator told us we were not invited back.  The hotel said it was because we didn't gamble enough and ate too many desserts from the lunch buffet.  Our coordinator told the hotel, "I told you this is a meeting of computer nerds, what did you expect???"

dave

Tom, nice!  Jim's right, do a build thread on how you used the Cricut.  GeorgeD (anyone heard from him lately?) did a lot of nice stuff on his Cricut.

It's a perfect day in SE NH.  Currently 59 up from 44, sunny, dry.  Neighborhood Scotch Club is scheduled for this afternoon, but attendance might be light.  Now that the laser is in its permanent location in the basement, I might try something else on it.  I need to get a chair to put at that table, so I have a place to sit while it's doing its thing.  You don't want to leave a laser unattended in case of fire. The advice I got if you do get a fire on the material that doesn't go out is to hit it with a mister bottle, and of course I happen to have those for scenery work.

Tomorrow is World Paella Day, so that's what I'll make for dinner.  Today is leftovers, so I don't have to leave Scotch Club early to cook

dave

Another great photo, Rick.

Happy anniversary TomO, Karl.  

Ron, 'slammed at work':  Just workload, or did someone gnaw on your butt?

Wife is at the hospital for "that procedure".  I'm at home waiting for the cleaners, then I expect the call to bring her back home.

dave