VCarved buttons

[Burkhardt]

I bought a few rolls of the outdoor fiberglass Duck tape based on your recommendation from Amazon.

Pretty cheap at $5 for a 42 ft roll. I am curious how that works.

[Ken Sully]

Menards carries the fiberglass duck tape in Iowa.
Not sure if Menards is nation wide.

[Brady Watson]

Yep $5 is a decent price. I am sure if I sniffed around online I could get a better price by the case. Thanks for the link. Looks like it is a Prime add-on so no shipping charge for 2-day if you have Prime.

Kenny - Nope. No Menards round these parts. They seem to be concentrated in the Midwest region.

-B

[MogulTx]

When I get into my accounting program, I will get the contact info for where I order it on line and will send it to you Brady. I order a couple cases at a time because I use it for a project that is other than ShopBot related.

[MogulTx]

For those who might be interested... This is the best stuff I have found as far as a double sided tape for temporary holding. You CAN buy small rolls at WalMart ( 1.4" x 42 feet???) ... we buy the biggest, longest rolls available. These are 1.88" x 75 feet and run about $9+/roll in multi case quantity...

on the web:
http://www.findtape.com/product647/D...px?idx=3&tid=7

physical:
FindTape.com LLC
1330 Rt. 206, #103-149
Skillman, NJ 08558
United States
questions@findtape.com
phone # 1-908-248-0427 or 1-800-806-7580 (800 # is U.S. only)*
fax # 1-866-698-9890

[Brady Watson]

Thanks for the link. I need to stock up soon...

-B

[scottp55]

Played with simple geometric fluting toolpathed buttons today. Finished sheet pics came out lousy. Wish I hadn't used Maple to proto (FUZZIES!!),surfaced .2" cherry ready to go first thing in morning (.25" stock was too thick for 3/8D-3/16R WHiteside Pointed Round Over bit to get into without leaving a "High Hat" ridge and touching design at buttonholes).
Do NOT put a 75W halogen 12" away from your right corner or the Ace Hardware carpet tape will start to lift a smidge when cutting out
How do you get rid of the tiny bit of adhesive residue fast and easily when you work in a warm shop?

[genek]

played with simple geometric fluting toolpathed buttons today. Finished sheet pics came out lousy. Wish i hadn't used maple to proto (fuzzies!!),surfaced .2" cherry ready to go first thing in morning (.25" stock was too thick for 3/8d-3/16r whiteside pointed round over bit to get into without leaving a "high hat" ridge and touching design at buttonholes).
Do not put a 75w halogen 12" away from your right corner or the ace hardware carpet tape will start to lift a smidge when cutting out
How do you get rid of the tiny bit of adhesive residue fast and easily when you work in a warm shop?

On the adhesive residue. Depends on the adhesive. Paint thinner or alcohol that is what I use.

What is the buttons for???

[scottp55]

Eugene, Ever since I made the first batch I keep getting asked when I'm making another. Hard to find graphics to buy that 2-4 buttonholes don't look bad,or carve horrible or too slow at 1-2" and the 2 I really like aren't for sale. So played with original/generic patterns for 1/8" BN and fluting gives me the recessed flat in center.
High end Knitters up here for expensive sweaters and such like the bigger ones, and need low price/high quality leaders for the booth table at Kirks Acadian Congress fair in 10 days(50,000 door per day) so thought I'd pump a dozen sheets out to help.
I MAY regret it, but they're fairly fast and design is mine.
Whichever design/wood needs the LEAST amount of sanding will be my favorite , but tops and bottoms already at 220G before carving.

[khaos]

... straight flute tool that has poor chip extraction - Keep those chips in the kerf to help hold the part in place. ...

I almost missed this nugget.