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PFG.Live 2023-1008: Fixturing Weird Grinding Jobs Oct 08, 2023

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Cardboard Aided Design (CAD) - Prototype #1 needs to be right now! Fixturing Weird Grinding Jobs - You want me to grind WHAT?!??! Sensor Update: More Betterer - We have smoothed out our software, and are getting great battery life. How I learned to love error traps. 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)

PFG.Live 2023-1001: Surface Grinder Workflow with Adam Demuth Oct 01, 2023

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Guest: Adam Demuth! - A magnificent Toolmaker and teacher, Adam brings his wisdom. Surface Grinder Workflow - By request by a watcher/listener... consumer? Feather/SHT4x Battery Life: Unlocked! - We lost some hair figuring this one out, but we may have achieved 60-day battery life versus 18-hours. We explain how. Ford F-150 Lightning: 10K Report - Yep, it's going in for it's first checkup. See what my squawks are, and how the electric life has been. Adam Demuth on YT: @adamthemachinist , and on Instagram: "adam_the_machinist" The powder coating tape for the top of the demagnetizer: https://www.mcmaster.com/7630A23/ 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)

PFG.Live 2023-0924: Further Feather Fiddling Sep 24, 2023

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Feather Development Stand - The STL files are in the links page. Super useful for desktop development. Sensing: Temp, RH, Battery - getting the most out of the SHT4x, and the onboard battery conditioning chip. Notifications, Network Time, more! - We learn about ntfy.sh and use it for notifications from Feather to Phone. We use the NTP protocol to synchronize the time in the Feather. This is going to be a super useful tool all around the shop. 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)

PFG.Live 2023-0917: Talking SHT4x: Secrets revealed! Sep 17, 2023

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Talking SHT4x: Secrets revealed! - The Sensirion has a heater in it for a reason. We uncover the reasons as well as a total lack of suggestions as to how to use it. Hardware Guy Learns Software? - Adafruit endeavors to make it easy, but it's a bit of a labyrinth. I get help. Prepping a Very Small Well - I need help. I am fixing a broken spoon. A very expensive scientific spoon. And I have been procrastinating masterfully. 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)

PFG.Live 2023-0910: Out With The Old! Sep 10, 2023

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New 1st Layer Graphics Hack - This is why we have a Discord server: Colaboration!! Thanks, Dylan at Proteum Machining. @proteummachining7039 Advanced Sensors Capability - We unlock the Adafruit cloud solution with no coding, and we start learning how to code for the next step. New Dessicant Procedures - Just when you thought we had dessicants and their use figured out... I change my mind. You'll like it. Kiridashi Thoughts - I have been wanting to make a Kiridashi for a while. I think I have my recipe. And.... We say good-bye to the PRUSAs, add styli to the Bambus, and put some goodies in stock. 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)

PFG.Live 2023-0903: Adam Balogh - Crushing It In Precision Machining Education Sep 03, 2023

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Adam Balogh - Crushing It In Precision Machining Education (98%) Relative Humidity Remote Data Collection Unlocked - Adafruit has some nice tech, and we are testing it. (2%) Yeah, we went down the rabbit hole with Adam Balogh of Laney Machine Tech. We'll get back to data collection next week. The book that was referenced: Precision Machine Design, by Alexander H. Slocum. (ISBN-10: 0872634922) Amazon link: https://amzn.to/3sIdl7m Link to MIT Open Courseware of same name: https://ocw.mit.edu/courses/2-75-precision-machine-design-fall-2001/ 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)

PFG.Live 2023-0827: Registered Trademark! Why? Aug 29, 2023

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Improving the Products - we discuss small improvements which is a never-ending process Registered Trademark! Why? - over a year of waiting... why it's valuable. B-200 Production Wrap-up - lessons learned on batch number three. 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)

PFG Live 2023-0820: Twisted Concentricity Aug 20, 2023

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Software is Hard? Where? - We take the dive into Adafruit Feathers and our favorite humidity sensor. Torque Your Gripper - Wrapping up the 2023 B-200 Balancing Ring production run - Lessons Learned Twisted Concentricity - We collect data on the BS-8 Balancing Stands, and find surprises. Good ones. Links for products/designs mentioned are at pfg.gg/links Follow me on Instagram at "spencer_webb_nh". ("PFG Stones" is a trademark of Kinetic Precision)

PFG Live 2023-0813: If it's crazy, and it works, then it's not crazy Aug 13, 2023

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BS-8 3DP TIR... So Far, So Good If it's crazy, and it works, then it's not crazy. Finalizing Our RH Standard - $30 for 1.8% RH accuracy down to 0% SLA Printing a Haimer tip for Saunders Machine Works ( @nyccnc ) Links for products/designs mentioned are at pfg.gg/links Follow me on Instagram at "spencer_webb_nh". ("PFG Stones" is a trademark of Kinetic Precision)

PFG Live 2023-0806: Calibrate The Elbow Aug 06, 2023

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Balancing Stand Calibration - How do you know that it's as good as one costing 5X? We're gathering data. Hygrometer Calibration - How to get 2% accuracy for $30, and keep your filament dry. Bambu Calibration - They release new software and firmware, and we get a calibration gift. ErgoWedge - Fighting to Save The Elbow... and attached stuff. Grinding Red Alert.... and more..... Links for products/designs mentioned are at pfg.gg/links Follow me on Instagram at "spencer_webb_nh". ("PFG Stones" is a trademark of Kinetic Precision)

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