Stuff you have made today

[mrsbruce]

During a break from work this afternoon, I had a play with new software for the laser engraver. Just a bit decoration for the womancave.

 

[MattF]

Any details/photo's on/of the engraver?

 

[Arc Tourist]

Humour, my good man, humour...

Yes, and I could read between the lines.

 

[Agroshield]

As you say getting the writing in the correct orientation after it's all folded is sometimes a challenge.

The challenge is making a YouTube or company name that is both a palindrome and has symmetrical letters.

 

[My Old Landy]

Nothing exciting for most but with @Pete. help. I can now create both Metric and Imperial threads the thread dial gear worked perfectly and once I had ironed out the flex drive issue it all worked. Pete also put me on to a 45T gear so I nearly have the full set (only missing the 25T now). I am a happy chap!

 

[Hitch]

Couple of these barrels rolled up and welded today, fancy laser welded jacket on the outside of the sheet too.
Virtually 8 metre long sheets, so just one seam.

 

[wyn]

Couple of these barrels rolled up and welded today, fancy laser welded jacket on the outside of the sheet too.
Virtually 8 metre long sheets, so just one seam.

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Are those rollers on the thingy holding it in the air?

 

[Hitch]

Are those rollers on the thingy holding it in the air?

Yeah, just 2 bits of loose fitting tube.
As the sheet goes up and over it just rolls through that.

 

[DAPPH]

As you say getting the writing in the correct orientation after it's all folded is sometimes a challenge.

Tip from a company that folded some 3 mtr self reinforced plastisol shelving for me from my technical drawings . " We draw the finished item end on , then prioritise the bends , give the right sequence of priority numbers on the folding schedule sheet , then fold a scrap strip & see if it turns out like you want . 96 shelves later no waste after doing the setting up & schedule .

 

[DAPPH]

During a break from work this afternoon, I had a play with new software for the laser engraver. Just a bit decoration for the womancave.

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Will you be using the engraver to put designs on leather work such as belts ?

 

[DAPPH]

Nothing exciting for most but with @Pete. help. I can now create both Metric and Imperial threads the thread dial gear worked perfectly and once I had ironed out the flex drive issue it all worked. Pete also put me on to a 45T gear so I nearly have the full set (only missing the 25T now). I am a happy chap!
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How many thousand of the labels do you still have? " Bespoke part " made in " England " on three lines to me would to me convey a better image of a proper engineer making specials for me ........ might allow a higher price too .

 

[James1979]

I have the same label maker used mostly for labelling up trestle legs for dispatch... they have long part names and cba writing it all out a hundred times
The only bad thing about them IMO is the ABCDE keyboard, not QWERTY... annoys me every time I have to type out a label.

You Can get the printer bit that’s usb and connects to your computer so you can type it out if that’s quicker. That type can use much wider tape too.

Last place I used one was a few years ago so there is probably a Bluetooth and phone app version now

 

[My Old Landy]

How many thousand of the labels do you still have? " Bespoke part " made in " England " on three lines to me would to me convey a better image of a proper engineer making specials for me ........ might allow a higher price too .

I bought 500 of them and still have most left. I originally planned on selling the wooden pens I made but ended up just giving them away.... I made 30 for stock and only have 2 left

 

[Memmeddu]

Pretty busy day today.
Wake up went to the jobsite.
Came back because there wasn't nothing to do for me this morning.
So went to visit a friend in the woods, and welded a portable concrete mixer we got for free.
All vertical up 7018 on 3mm steel.
Then realized the worthless of my work because it's too far gone.
"Arc gouged" the motor mounting bolts using roughly 200A .
Removed the big and heavy single phase motor .
Back home .
Lunch (it's hard but someone has to do it)
Back to the jobsite , traded where to put electrical boxes etc.
Helped with masonry work .
Back to home unloaded 200kg worth of tools from the trunk of my car because shock absorber were asking pity .
Included the motor which alone is about 40kg almost heavier than me (50kg) .
Put everything in its place
From the sizes this motor can easily be an S1 3HP or even bigger motor
The plate is covered with concrete so it's hard to read .
But I think to have read 20.5A which is roughly 5HP.
Which looks weird to me because here in Italy we usually use 3 phase over single phase motor whenever they are bigger than 3HP

 

[Barking Mat]

Looks fantastic.

During a break from work this afternoon, I had a play with new software for the laser engraver. Just a bit decoration for the womancave.

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Are we going into welding apron fabrication, looks like it should be framed.

Tell me when you commercialise it, I'll have one please, could you put Barking Mats Welding 'something??' On it if I sent you a compatible file, love that, how big is it?

 

[Tangledfeet]

Conquering an old nemesis at the lathe over the last few evenings; 'live' or 'natural edge' bowls - the risk of a catch on tool, knuckles or tool rest is so great. Had several pieces of oak acquired a few years ago, lost a few through cracks and clumsiness but at least they find another purpose providing heat later that evening. People seem to really like them so as and when I sell they'll be a bit of money I didn't have before. They're still to be sanded and (probably) oiled.

 

[slim_boy_fat]

All I wanted to do was move some stuff

You'd not think that'd be too much to ask...

 

[DAPPH]

Looks fantastic.

Are we going into welding apron fabrication, looks like it should be framed.

Tell me when you commercialise it, I'll have one please, could you put Barking Mats Welding 'something??' On it if I sent you a compatible file, love that, how big is it?

Would that be the words or a picture of your something ?

 

[DennisCA]

Main parts of the pantograph mechanism for the pantorouter assembled just to see how it all fits together.

 

[Tangledfeet]

Main parts of the pantograph mechanism for the pantorouter assembled just to see how it all fits together.

That's a beast of a bandsaw!