Recent content by nathanras

page 3 this is something that some of you will understand, some will be jealous, and some will be sad. i have cut over 800 of these 1/4" Aluminum adaptor rings for our plastic tanks in the last 2 1/2 years. all of the circles and the rest of the sheet goes to the recycler we don't keep any of...

page 2 what some of the parts that I cut last year. came across this and thought it was funny because I am the driver for the loader that we have for plowing snow and it has a slow leak that sometimes ends up on the rim. had to go repair one of our plastic tanks in the field. the bottom...

Wow it has been a while since I updated this. I stopped posting because of how long it was taking me to wright every thing up. so from now on I will be just posting photos with a short description and if any one wants more info let me know and I will elaborate. had the brake caliper on my...

Round I only get weird looking piercing holes when i am piercing some soft or brittle materials. On steel it stays true and round. The problem with the thick material is the pierce time. If I let it just sit there and pierce then it takes forever, about 10 minutes for 4" steel. But if I tell...

While i was working on the back gauge this morning the waterjet was cutting some custom brackets from 1/8" steel. This cut took a little over 3 hours to cut 50 brackets. This afternoon I got the rest of the sprockets mounted and the chain cut and in place. Should have it moving up and...

So here is what I have done so far today. A little bit about the back gauge project that I have been working on. About 5 years ago our old manual back gauge on our press brake wore out. I designed and started to build a new back gauge from scratch. the design uses linear bearings and...

So far the thickest that i have cut has been some 4" A36 steel. but my program will take up to 10". The hardest that I have ever cut successful has been some custom planer blades. I did try to cut some carbide blades one time but it took to long and didn't relay cut all the way thru. Didn't...

Hi Pat Finley got my thread up "I get paid to do this" I did a better write up and pictures of the abrasive removal system. I agree you can't beat a good Solidworks model

Did some more waterjet cutting today. cut some 1/16" nylon for some washers for the sprockets for the press brake project that I have been working on. also cut some 1/2" UHMW (ultra high molecular weight) plastic for the same project but didn't get a picture of that. This afternoon I cut...

It used to be a pain to clean out but now I have a sand/mud removal system that I built I never have to dig it out. It used to take 2 guys about 1-1/2 days to dig it out. the problem is that all of the little cutouts that fall thru the grates lock together with the sand and make it impossible to...

question how do I get pictures to post in the text not just the link or the little thumbnail at the bottom

got some pics of some of what I have done today. did a little waterjet cutting this afternoon. customer wanted some 4-1/8" circles cut from 1/4" A36 steel. https://www.garagejournal.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=1035106&stc=1&d=1595630306 been doing some work on the mill for the back...

pictures to come soon

I got staterd when i was 17. started pushing broom then as a fabricator/welder then waterjet. For 2 years in high school I went to a carer center for high school for welding half days regular class the other half. I would definitely like a couple of more tools mainly a lathe and a real mill...

I Have been wanting to start this thread for a while now and finely decided to do it. I am new at this so bear with me as i am learning the little tricks of this forum. This thread is about all the cool tools and fun projects that I get to do at my job. I work at a metal fabrication shop in...