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Smouser
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@Hood and @My Old Landy what lasers do you guys have?
I have always wanted to make my own plaques/data plates etc out of metal and I am ready to get a laser!
I have always wanted to make my own plaques/data plates etc out of metal and I am ready to get a laser!
Hood
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I just have a X-Tool D1 Pro 10w which is a diode laser. It will do stainless well, some steels but that is about it as far as metal is concerned. I got it for doing anodised Aluminium which it does extremely well.
An IR laser will etch all types of metals so might be the best option if wanting to do brass etc.
Erie Fred
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I put up a piece of door track for the wire feeders, so the crane is not tied up.
Memmeddu
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Lovely
Whenever I complete my workshop, I'd love to make a Lugli Lilliput replica (maybe using one o my old lombarini engine in it)
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So my Taco (toyota tacoma) there are no aftermarket steel rims available, I wanted an extra set for winter tires.
Ebay has rusty OEM ones for $100 each plus $25 shipping.
Neighbor gave me (4) aluminum 4 runner rims, my Toyota specialist said they are a cousin to the Taco, simply need a bit of caliper clearance, he said just to grind a leetle bit......
After 1/2 a day of hand grinding the first one last week to no avail, decided to get some accuracy involved.
This is after all (4) of them today, using the in place jig with a coarse burr in a Harbor Freight extended shank Die grinder.
Ebay has rusty OEM ones for $100 each plus $25 shipping.
Neighbor gave me (4) aluminum 4 runner rims, my Toyota specialist said they are a cousin to the Taco, simply need a bit of caliper clearance, he said just to grind a leetle bit......
After 1/2 a day of hand grinding the first one last week to no avail, decided to get some accuracy involved.
This is after all (4) of them today, using the in place jig with a coarse burr in a Harbor Freight extended shank Die grinder.
Memmeddu
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Enjoying the rest days left prior to get back to work.
I still not able to do heavy stuff so...
I took apart my AEG for maintenance apparently but discovered it needs more than just grease
This thing never shoot since the previous owner "rebuilt it" , I preferred he didn't touch it.
As you can imagine by simply looking at this picture ...
It would destroy everything at the first shot ,the pistons bottoms up on the spring guide prior the sector gear disengages from the piston gear rack .
Bushings play into the gearbox .
And they need to be replaced.
It has an horrific gear ratio of 19.2 to 1 but I'm fine with that (with an high torque motor it will have a real steel M4A1 ratio around 650 700 shots per minute)
It has Jing Gong gears which might be not custom components but they are known to be durable .
The anti reverse has the forward assist lever missing.
Which is not good at all as being this M4A1 an ICS it uses a two pieces gearbox , and when you open the upper receiver you need to release the Spring for correctly setting the sector gear and preventing damages to the piston .
So you use the forward assist to release the anti reverse,and the piston moving forward makes the gears to spin in the opposite direction.
Exactly in this position.
The cylinder too needs to be replaced and the 295mm barrel is too short for a full capacity cylinder.
If I keep it this AEG is surely illegal in Italy (140m/s spring in it) , it will be fine till you are using lighter BBs but if I use 0.40g BBs it's likely to shot at around 2 joule the double of what's allowed here
I still not able to do heavy stuff so...
I took apart my AEG for maintenance apparently but discovered it needs more than just grease
This thing never shoot since the previous owner "rebuilt it" , I preferred he didn't touch it.
As you can imagine by simply looking at this picture ...
It would destroy everything at the first shot ,the pistons bottoms up on the spring guide prior the sector gear disengages from the piston gear rack .
Bushings play into the gearbox .
And they need to be replaced.
It has an horrific gear ratio of 19.2 to 1 but I'm fine with that (with an high torque motor it will have a real steel M4A1 ratio around 650 700 shots per minute)
It has Jing Gong gears which might be not custom components but they are known to be durable .
The anti reverse has the forward assist lever missing.
Which is not good at all as being this M4A1 an ICS it uses a two pieces gearbox , and when you open the upper receiver you need to release the Spring for correctly setting the sector gear and preventing damages to the piston .
So you use the forward assist to release the anti reverse,and the piston moving forward makes the gears to spin in the opposite direction.
Exactly in this position.
The cylinder too needs to be replaced and the 295mm barrel is too short for a full capacity cylinder.
If I keep it this AEG is surely illegal in Italy (140m/s spring in it) , it will be fine till you are using lighter BBs but if I use 0.40g BBs it's likely to shot at around 2 joule the double of what's allowed here
selectedgrub
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More art melted
daleyd
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My Old Landy
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I have an xtool F1 and the S1. If you want to dip your toe in, I have a couple of diode lasers I don't use anymore. Send me a message if you want more info. As @Hood says, IR is the best for multiple materials.
arther dailey
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loving the dogs as well, especially the black one
gaz1
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ive been doing a few things
reinstalling the boundary gate as my brother refuses to reinstall it after removing both our property wall and there boundary wood fence without consent i blocked it and forced a rebuild of our wall
rebuilding a front boundary wall that was taken down for access
having loads of fun advising potential buyers that the garage has no planning permission
its a front garden garage built within the front of 2 propertys it needs 12 years for that one compared to the normal 4 years for the rear and side of propertys blocking the whole front view of the property
theres a few boundary issues whilst silly the owner refuses to complete the build that they undertook themselves stone wall hasnt been replaced back up as original
reinstalling the boundary gate as my brother refuses to reinstall it after removing both our property wall and there boundary wood fence without consent i blocked it and forced a rebuild of our wall
rebuilding a front boundary wall that was taken down for access
having loads of fun advising potential buyers that the garage has no planning permission
its a front garden garage built within the front of 2 propertys it needs 12 years for that one compared to the normal 4 years for the rear and side of propertys blocking the whole front view of the property
theres a few boundary issues whilst silly the owner refuses to complete the build that they undertook themselves stone wall hasnt been replaced back up as original
Duisky
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Thanks. You should do it! However, the danger of it is, once you’ve made the tractor, there’s an endless - limited to your imagination of course - amount of attachments you’ll end up wanting to make for it. You’ll never be stuck for something to do!
Thanks, old Ghillie is my parents dog, and is 12. I’ve always taken a picture of him with anything I’ve made. The red pair is mother and daughter. They’re a bit easier on the eye than using a ‘banana for scale’!
Wildefalcon
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Hammer rack:
Arc Tourist
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That's a good location. Can you post photo's of the rack without the hammers ?
