Excited to join the community!
Posted: Sun Oct 26, 2014 8:20 pm
Hi Everyone -
I finally went ahead and ordered a Rostock Max v2 on Friday, after having done a *lot* of research on options. (It's a combination birthday/Christmas present, thanks to my supportive wife Marti for encouraging me with such a big purchase!) The community here was a significant part of my decision, kudos to everyone for maintaining such a friendly, supportive community! (Whoever's doing the moderation behind the scenes here to keep out the trolls and flamers is doing an unusually good job!)
I have a lot of business travel the next two weeks, and normally have only Sunday afternoons available for puttering anyway, so the ~20-hour build time is probably going to stretch over a month or more of real time. Still, I'm *so* looking forward to it!
A quick question: We live in the Atlanta area, so the local climate is pretty humid. I try to keep the basement (where the Rostock will live) below 50% humidity, because much over that and my various machine tools start to rust. I'm wondering about the Rostock's MDF parts, though. Should I seal the edges with urethane or something, to prevent it from absorbing moisture? I'm concerned that the local humidity could affect the alignment of the machine, if the MDF absorbed moisture and swelled up any as a result.
Any thoughts on sealing the edges of the MDF? Wise precaution or overly-picky waste of time?
*SO* glad you're all here; I have to say again how great it is to find such a positive, supportive community on the Internet!
- Dave Etchells
(DaveBot)
I finally went ahead and ordered a Rostock Max v2 on Friday, after having done a *lot* of research on options. (It's a combination birthday/Christmas present, thanks to my supportive wife Marti for encouraging me with such a big purchase!) The community here was a significant part of my decision, kudos to everyone for maintaining such a friendly, supportive community! (Whoever's doing the moderation behind the scenes here to keep out the trolls and flamers is doing an unusually good job!)
I have a lot of business travel the next two weeks, and normally have only Sunday afternoons available for puttering anyway, so the ~20-hour build time is probably going to stretch over a month or more of real time. Still, I'm *so* looking forward to it!
A quick question: We live in the Atlanta area, so the local climate is pretty humid. I try to keep the basement (where the Rostock will live) below 50% humidity, because much over that and my various machine tools start to rust. I'm wondering about the Rostock's MDF parts, though. Should I seal the edges with urethane or something, to prevent it from absorbing moisture? I'm concerned that the local humidity could affect the alignment of the machine, if the MDF absorbed moisture and swelled up any as a result.
Any thoughts on sealing the edges of the MDF? Wise precaution or overly-picky waste of time?
*SO* glad you're all here; I have to say again how great it is to find such a positive, supportive community on the Internet!
- Dave Etchells
(DaveBot)