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Michael Hohn
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Posted - 03/19/2018 : 09:19:03 AM
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Bob,
As you experiment with your new machine I think many of us will be interested in your results. Particularly because you do have experience with this technology and also you’ve built in many media and can bring your perspective to bear.
I’m intrigued by the idea of building in card. It has a long history and I’ve seen much nice work with it, mostly in pictures because much of it is across the pond.
Best wishes to you and yours.
Mike
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quartergauger48
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Posted - 03/19/2018 : 12:17:11 PM
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Yes indeed Bob, I'm with Mike on this as it is very interesting and I want to see what you come up with. Especially with your skills and experience, I'm sure we'll see some exciting builds'.. 
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Orionvp17
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Posted - 03/19/2018 : 12:27:23 PM
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Bob,
I think you'll find that all of us are interested in your process, trials, tribulations and results. Best wishes, and please share with us!
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sgtbob
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rndunique
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Posted - 03/20/2018 : 3:55:15 PM
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Greetings to all! I had dropped off the Forums for a time, but just today chose to see what my old friend Bob might have to say! What great timing on my part! Good luck with your surgery Bob, and hurry back soon. I know most here are structure oriented, but I can already think of a bunch of transportation related uses for that device! Guess I'll have to see about saving up my pennies....
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sgtbob
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Jack M
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Posted - 04/15/2018 : 9:47:55 PM
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I am still practicing with my Brother Scan N Cut Machine using scrap cardboard from Snack boxes, TV dinner boxes, etc. The machine does a nice job but I having problems in cutting .040 thick styrene sheets. I might have to use .020 thick sheets and cut them together. Last night while looking for Faller Car System videos on YouTube I ran across some info of scanning and cutting out paper buildings using the Brother Scan N Cut machine and I was amazed as I had not thought of doing this. The link to this YouTube video is below. The sound quality with the guy talking is rather low.The info on cutting out paper buildings starts at about 1:10 minutes into the video.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TleBaqpYQnQ&t=14s
On another note I find that the Faller Car System is interesting. I want to do either a logging or a mining scene with moving trucks either loading the goods into a train or off loading materials depending in which industry I choose. Of the three systems available I like the Faller system the best as the magnet in the bottom of a vehicle just follows a magnetized wire buried in the roadbed. You either use Faller's precut and pregrooved roadbed or you can buy their tool for about $150 which allows you to groove your own boards which makes the cuts at the proper needed depth and then you just drop in the magnetized wire. Then you put tape over it and paint it with their special paint and it looks pretty good too. Even though I prefer the Faller system it is also the most expensive with the complete sets starting at around $120 depending from whom you buy them from. The cars run on a battery which will run the car for around 2 hours. You can use other models and adapt them for the Faller system but this can be expensive too costing around $100 for each vehicle that you want to customize.
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Jack M
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Posted - 04/19/2018 : 02:56:39 AM
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Bob:
What cutting settings do you use to cut .020 thick styrene? I tried cutting out six pieces of parts to use on logging tongs for a HO log loader for a friend but the cuts didn't go all the way through. I can snap them out of the sheet but I want to cut all the way through. I am using the deep cut blade and I believe that my settings were set at 8 for cutting depth and 0 for cutting speed. I am impressed with the machine as all I had to do was to scan the parts drawing and choose cut and the hole process only took about 3 minutes.
Jack M
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Posted - 04/19/2018 : 12:58:43 PM
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Bob, that worked well. What will be next - driverless cars?!
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