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Finished south west wall tonight.
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Finished south west wall tonight.
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Cleaned up a bit, made a sign for a customer, and had Lily's 7th B-day party out there. About 20 seven year olds and about five moms came over. Working on walls again in the AM.
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Looking good Mike, keep the updates coming!
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Looking good Mike, keep the updates coming!
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Found another steal. Mobile recliners from an eye surgical center at the local restore. Will make awesome shop theater seating. $33.75 ea.
They have large locking casters, recline flat, industrial covers, folding side, and handles for chair races lol.
Now to make some swing away cupholder snack tables that use the iv pole mounting bracket.
They have large locking casters, recline flat, industrial covers, folding side, and handles for chair races lol.
Now to make some swing away cupholder snack tables that use the iv pole mounting bracket.
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Subscribed. Nice looking build.
Mike.
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I worked until 12:30am last night and finished the wall insulation and wall mount 2X6s. Tonight we are watching a movie in the new chairs.
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A buddy gave me his CNC 5'X5' router earlier this year as he lost his shop a couple years ago. His machine is on casters and is mobile. I am getting it running in the new shed to cut slat outlet box holes. I needed to attach the controller and computer to it as he had them sitting on a side table when he ran the machine at his shop. I cut two lengths of 15 series 8020 with a non-ferrous blade on my SCMS, and CNC milled 13/16" holes for 8020 anchors to mount them flush on my knee mill. There is a video of that linked.
Here are the two rails installed on the machine, the CNC Gecko G540 controller cabinet installed on those two rails, and I also installed an Ergotron monitor arm on the front and a touchscreen monitor.
Here are the two rails installed on the machine, the CNC Gecko G540 controller cabinet installed on those two rails, and I also installed an Ergotron monitor arm on the front and a touchscreen monitor.
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Nice find on those chairs.
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^^^Ditto, on the chairs. Also nice score on the CNC router. I am debating getting one myself. Looking forward to seeing what other future projects come out of the shop.
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Lily helped me get the sliding keyboard shelf installed on this CNC router.
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This is the second router I own. I also own a Joes 4x4 hybrid I built. Check out joescnc.com. The machines are really designed around you choice of carriages and mechaism and dimensions needed to have the carriages traverse the rails. Once you know that its a matter of designing a table to hold two y rails, building a gantry across them that has a x carriage on it, and bolting a z axis to that x carriage. Choose a controller and build a controller box to house and power it.
Cncrouterparts.com supplied the motion parts bolted to the 8020 on this machine. They sell awesome kits.
The controller is a gecko g540 powering some nema23s.
Our designs are reall from 6-7 years ago but its still mostly all the same principles.
Again if you want a bolt together kit try cncrouterparts but if you want a design your own with ideas for guideance join joescnc.com. joes latest evolution machine plans is sweet and also uses the same 8020 3060 extrusion in the gantry as this machine above.
Cncrouterparts.com supplied the motion parts bolted to the 8020 on this machine. They sell awesome kits.
The controller is a gecko g540 powering some nema23s.
Our designs are reall from 6-7 years ago but its still mostly all the same principles.
Again if you want a bolt together kit try cncrouterparts but if you want a design your own with ideas for guideance join joescnc.com. joes latest evolution machine plans is sweet and also uses the same 8020 3060 extrusion in the gantry as this machine above.
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Check out this video to see the joes router I own and a CNC knee mill I own and retrofitted with a new Ajax Centroid controller. I used that mill to bore for the 8020 anchors.
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Hung up the first aid kit and eye wash station. Had to burn some MER money or loose it so ordered these.
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any pics or info on the upgraded garage door seals/weather strip. Great project.
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Girls helped me with an outfeed table today based on a kreg universal bench with casters and 3 of their kreg clamp tables I have collected over the years. it is 32"X72". I still have to change out one of the pieces of kreg track and I am going to mill an access hole in the three short pieces in the mill.
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Line-x liner installed. New 2016 GMC 3500HD SLT long bed 4x4 single rear wheel double cab this week.
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Took a crazy gamble. An Amazon seller had a BAK Revolver X2 bed cover that had been returned for more than $400 cheaper than a new one. It is a 8' rolling aluminum slat vinyl top tonneau cover that locks along the bed sides (aluminum slats cet captured in a full length clamp when closed) and the locked tailgate prevents easy access. Because it is a rolling hard cover you cannot slice it open. Anyway the cover showed up last night and the rails had a tiny ben on two tabs that I immediately fixded with a parallel clamp perfectly. The cover itself was sealed and so were all the parts. Went on awesome. Sometimes a gamble pays off! I also installed the under cover cargo box that can also fold out of the way if you don't want to use it.
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Installed a start of the 10" mainline run of Nordfab today. Have some lines for a chopsaw station and an 8" drop for the jointer planer station.
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Nice. That dust collection system is going to be sweet.
Mike.
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New shop dog this year. Sassy is her name. 5 month old pit.
Put in the ceiling drop runs for the table saw and one for a shaper off the main trunk.
Put in the ceiling drop runs for the table saw and one for a shaper off the main trunk.
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First, great dog! Second, you have me curious, what size/type D.C. are you running that takes a 10" trunk line?
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First, great dog! Second, you have me curious, what size/type D.C. are you running that takes a 10" trunk line?
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I have the harbor freight 2hp dust collector. That thing is a beast!!
J/K
I have a 4800cfm 50-765 single stage with 10" inlet. (Also have a 5hp cyclone and a 2hp Jet with canister).
If I don't like the performance of the 50-765 then I will just buy a cyclone 10hp collector with at least a 10" inlet.
J/K
I have a 4800cfm 50-765 single stage with 10" inlet. (Also have a 5hp cyclone and a 2hp Jet with canister).
If I don't like the performance of the 50-765 then I will just buy a cyclone 10hp collector with at least a 10" inlet.
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I have the harbor freight 2hp dust collector. That thing is a beast!!
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I have a 4800cfm 50-765 single stage with 10" inlet. (Also have a 5hp cyclone and a 2hp Jet with canister).
If I don't like the performance of the 50-765 then I will just buy a cyclone 10hp collector with at least a 10" inlet.
LOL.... Hey that HF dust collector is a beast... for about 30 seconds that is until the un-balanced propellor begins to disintegrate throwing shrapnel everywhere! Ball bearings? Who needs ball bearings...
You had me second guessing myself on my system as I have an Oneida 5HP cyclone sitting on a crate waiting to be installed that is running an 8" inlet. I will have two lines an 8"main for table saw, planer, jointer and sander and then a secondary line that goes from 8" to 4." I have been spoiled by my Dad's DC system that is running a 20HP fan that was used on a pneumatic tube system from a bank. It could **** sand from cement!
I would love to hear your thoughts on the system when you get it up and running. I do like the look of that Nordfab pipe!
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I continue to add functionality to the shop*@#$for products I make in niche markets. Most of my business is in the form of custom CNC engraving and CNC milling. I decided in 2017 I*@#$am converting on of my*@#$CNC routers into a CNC plasma cutting and marking machine. Conversions, while it may seem like all you do is change the table and mount a torch, have their own unique solutions if you want proper Z height control of your torch. Torch Height Control (THC)*@#$is a different set of monitoring I will do with my machine and with my software.
My choices so far:
Hypertherm Powermax 65 Plasma Machine. - This machine is a beast in the small to medium cnc plasma markets. My machine has both torches and a CPC connectivity port already.
CANDCNC Torch Height control setup and feather touch off setup
Velox Floating head Z axis conversion
Command CNC Linux CNC Disto and their screens.
New controls will be off an ESS ethernet smooth stepper so that's new for me
Sheetcam TNG license - will try that
Inkscape - going to try that
Fusion 360 - Need to use more
Vectric - to create and manipulate vectors easy
the Hyperthem PM 65
My choices so far:
Hypertherm Powermax 65 Plasma Machine. - This machine is a beast in the small to medium cnc plasma markets. My machine has both torches and a CPC connectivity port already.
CANDCNC Torch Height control setup and feather touch off setup
Velox Floating head Z axis conversion
Command CNC Linux CNC Disto and their screens.
New controls will be off an ESS ethernet smooth stepper so that's new for me
Sheetcam TNG license - will try that
Inkscape - going to try that
Fusion 360 - Need to use more
Vectric - to create and manipulate vectors easy
the Hyperthem PM 65
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Nice choice. You can't go wrong with a Hypertherm plasma cutter.
Mike.
Mike.
Saw ur video on the tankless electric heater for the heating system.
Is it possible for you to get a digital clamp-meter that measures AC current and clamp it on to the electric wires going to your tankless water heater and then activating your heating system to see how much currant it pulls?????
You said you had a 27k water heater
What I want to know does the wattage, consumption drop as warm water comes back
since it wont need to use massive energy to bring cold water to desired temp.
you might have to run it for few hours to get the return water to come back warmer
OR
regardless of the water temperature the unit uses all 27kw at all times
Is it possible for you to get a digital clamp-meter that measures AC current and clamp it on to the electric wires going to your tankless water heater and then activating your heating system to see how much currant it pulls?????
You said you had a 27k water heater
What I want to know does the wattage, consumption drop as warm water comes back
since it wont need to use massive energy to bring cold water to desired temp.
you might have to run it for few hours to get the return water to come back warmer
OR
regardless of the water temperature the unit uses all 27kw at all times
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It only uses as many amps as needed to heat the water. Less amps when water is warm. System is off until next winter.
But im wondering whats the lowest wattage(or amps) it reaches as consumption while its running for 3-6 hours etc....
Ill assume your return would be around 90deg ??? and input 130 ???
that would be a 40deg heat increase how many amps it uses to increase water that many degrees ?????
Ill assume your return would be around 90deg ??? and input 130 ???
that would be a 40deg heat increase how many amps it uses to increase water that many degrees ?????
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Lol. We went swiming today. You must be on the other side of the earth.
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Working on my plasma CNC machine
Water Table andf Water Bladder setup is current design and work.
Bought a 10hp 3phase G0638 Cyclone for the new shed this week. 3 Months old. Will arrive in next week or so I imagine.
Happy Fathers Day 2017
Water Table andf Water Bladder setup is current design and work.
Bought a 10hp 3phase G0638 Cyclone for the new shed this week. 3 Months old. Will arrive in next week or so I imagine.
Happy Fathers Day 2017
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Got a new used 10hp cyclone 12' tall, 4029 cfm 16.8" water static pressure 12" inlet 1000lbs.
Getting there.
First was two new 10ga 4 conductor power wires to the motor. First machine that has had that for me. Wired for 220v 3phase.
Next was assemble motor and intake tube and housing together. Lift that in air and drop into the first half of stand and the cyclone body and bolt that up.
Next step is to lift again and install legs. Also it is getting 2200lb rated ea leveling casters at each leg mounted on M19 stems. Those will be here Monday.
I have 15.5 tall 5' scaffolding. At the top is a 2x6 with 1 5/8 10' long unistrut on top of it. Those two are bolted to the scaffolding with ubolts. Then wrapped around that is a 6600lb rated chain with two 2600lb rated chain links with a screw close sleeve bolting chain to itself. Then a 3 ton chain hoist is on that. At the motor and mount in 3 spots is a bolted on other piece of that chain also linked to frame and screw closed.
Getting there.
First was two new 10ga 4 conductor power wires to the motor. First machine that has had that for me. Wired for 220v 3phase.
Next was assemble motor and intake tube and housing together. Lift that in air and drop into the first half of stand and the cyclone body and bolt that up.
Next step is to lift again and install legs. Also it is getting 2200lb rated ea leveling casters at each leg mounted on M19 stems. Those will be here Monday.
I have 15.5 tall 5' scaffolding. At the top is a 2x6 with 1 5/8 10' long unistrut on top of it. Those two are bolted to the scaffolding with ubolts. Then wrapped around that is a 6600lb rated chain with two 2600lb rated chain links with a screw close sleeve bolting chain to itself. Then a 3 ton chain hoist is on that. At the motor and mount in 3 spots is a bolted on other piece of that chain also linked to frame and screw closed.
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Lift #3 today for lower legs.
Leveling casters tomorrow.
Leveling casters tomorrow.
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In preparation for the cyclone I decided to rewire up the rotary phase converter with 2ga. I also installed a 24V start control box (stainless box with flip down lid in picture) that has a large contactor in it that is actuated by any one of thee three 24V relays. this will allow me to setup 24V low voltage momentary push buttons throughout the shop to start and stop the RPC. I will also have a wireless remote setup that will work with the RPC.
I love how the RPC uses a potential relay to take the start caps out of the circuit once the idler motor is started. So slick and simple and a cheap way to do that.
I have it setup to start the system with just turning on the breaker just for testing until I can get my start stop switches in place. When I test, I test one feature at a time as I build it so I don't introduce several design errors as I create systems in my head. Also when you use used parts you never fully know the state their in till you prove them yourself. Comes with buying stuff cheap.
Here is a video of the 20hp RPC starting up.
Here are a couple pictures.
(White wire in 3ph box will be control wire for start/stop controls and the black 6 ga that looks like it loops in the 3ph box is the wire for the new cyclone that will be connected to a breaker after I use the breaker to test the cyclone works first just at the panel.)
I love how the RPC uses a potential relay to take the start caps out of the circuit once the idler motor is started. So slick and simple and a cheap way to do that.
I have it setup to start the system with just turning on the breaker just for testing until I can get my start stop switches in place. When I test, I test one feature at a time as I build it so I don't introduce several design errors as I create systems in my head. Also when you use used parts you never fully know the state their in till you prove them yourself. Comes with buying stuff cheap.
Here is a video of the 20hp RPC starting up.
Here are a couple pictures.
(White wire in 3ph box will be control wire for start/stop controls and the black 6 ga that looks like it loops in the 3ph box is the wire for the new cyclone that will be connected to a breaker after I use the breaker to test the cyclone works first just at the panel.)
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Yep same area JimNC.
The cyclone startup video.
The cyclone startup video.