November 2023 - WLUG - wlug.mailman3.com

Re: Reminder: Next Meeting Nov 9th, 2023! Location: Technocopia

by Kevin Stratton

I am interested in the tool path. Perhaps you can discuss how the tool path flows and provide some idea of your experience with set up to work with the CNC machine. 1) What do you use for CAD?. Do you use STL files as an output? 2) What do you use as an equivalent to a slicer (to generate G-code from the STL file, select bits, etc..). 3) Anything else related to tool path tools or terminology. 4) General impressions, what works, what does not, etc.... On 11/6/2023 4:33 PM, Tim Keller via WLUG wrote: > Hey Everybody! > > We've got a wlug meeting at Technocopia on Thursday Nov 9th, 2023. > I had hoped to have a pi5 and be using it as my daily driver, but I've > been foiled in that attempt. > Another option if people would be interested in it, I could bring my > desktop cnc mill. > My whole goal has been to use as much FOSS as possible in the entire > toolpath so I'm not entangled with a particular company that might go > out of business. > > If this is something people might be interested in, let me know. > > Thanks, > Tim. > > > -- > I am leery of the allegiances of any politician who refers to their > constituents as "consumers". > > _______________________________________________ > WLUG mailing list --wlug(a)lists.wlug.org > To unsubscribe send an email towlug-leave(a)lists.wlug.org > Create Account:https://wlug.mailman3.com/accounts/signup/ > Change Settings:https://wlug.mailman3.com/postorius/lists/wlug.lists.wlug.org/ > Web Forum/Archive:https://wlug.mailman3.com/hyperkitty/list/wlug@lists.wlug.org…

Nov. 7, 2023

Reminder: Next Meeting Nov 9th, 2023! Location: Technocopia

by Tim Keller

Hey Everybody! We've got a wlug meeting at Technocopia on Thursday Nov 9th, 2023. I had hoped to have a pi5 and be using it as my daily driver, but I've been foiled in that attempt. Another option if people would be interested in it, I could bring my desktop cnc mill. My whole goal has been to use as much FOSS as possible in the entire toolpath so I'm not entangled with a particular company that might go out of business. If this is something people might be interested in, let me know. Thanks, Tim. -- I am leery of the allegiances of any politician who refers to their constituents as "consumers".

Nov. 6, 2023

Re: So about that Pi5..

by Joe Sherman

I keep hearing less than stellar reviews for the Pi5 so not that interested myself. I keep hearing a lot about the Zima SBCs, both tue ZimaBoard and the ZimaBlade. And I hear they are kickstarting a ZimaCube which will be a NAS box. interesting for sure. On Fri, Nov 3, 2023, 2:04 PM Tim Keller via WLUG <wlug(a)lists.wlug.org> wrote: > I went to microcenter on the 23rd of October and they said sorry and said > the 3rd of November, and today before I even left the house they say "sold > out." > > I can only speculate on how before they were even on the shelves they were > sold out.. but there we are.. > > With that said, the orange pi 5 keeps looking even more interesting, > though it completely blows the price point out of the water at $100.. > > Tim. > -- > I am leery of the allegiances of any politician who refers to their > constituents as "consumers". > _______________________________________________ > WLUG mailing list -- wlug(a)lists.wlug.org > To unsubscribe send an email to wlug-leave(a)lists.wlug.org > Create Account: https://wlug.mailman3.com/accounts/signup/ > Change Settings: > https://wlug.mailman3.com/postorius/lists/wlug.lists.wlug.org/ > Web Forum/Archive: > https://wlug.mailman3.com/hyperkitty/list/wlug@lists.wlug.org/message/MXZVL… >

Nov. 3, 2023

So about that Pi5..

by Tim Keller

I went to microcenter on the 23rd of October and they said sorry and said the 3rd of November, and today before I even left the house they say "sold out." I can only speculate on how before they were even on the shelves they were sold out.. but there we are.. With that said, the orange pi 5 keeps looking even more interesting, though it completely blows the price point out of the water at $100.. Tim. -- I am leery of the allegiances of any politician who refers to their constituents as "consumers".

Nov. 3, 2023