This Old Tony
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Tis The Season to... build something! Follow along as I try to figure out what and how the heck to make a Christmas gift.
spoiler: it's screwdrivers.
See if the screwdrivers break on Sam's channel:
youtu.be/5gilhOpXEUk
youtube.com/@LOOKMUMNOCOMPUTER/featured
And check out Becky Stern's great channel! Thanks again Becky!
youtube.com/@BeckyStern
The whole playlist: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLBsfTOjKcQe9Kw8hLmO8mmNIpraOUF-c7
music:
Canon&Variation / Twin Musicom
Duck In The Alley / TrackTribe
That, or I did it completely wrong.
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Music: Sand Castle - Quincas Moreira
This is my first real go at pulsed mig with the HTP ... come play along!
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Music: Higher Octane / Vans in Japan & A Night Alone / TrackTribe.
Granted, it's an aluminum cube, but still: No sweat!
Okay maybe a little sweat.
Turn your project up a notch (but slower) with one of these!
Rotary, linear, hybrid, dapper, we got all types.
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Music: Switched on Carcassi - Brian Bolger
For the searches: I'm not really sure if this is a UB-100 or UB-100A but I'm going to say both out loud.
Here are some pointers I've picked up over the years.
Caveat: I'm a stunt welder, not a real welder.
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Music: Hovering Thoughts - SPENCE
This year we're making an elegant folding knife for Xlya Foxlin!
I don't know why... I'VE NEVER MADE A FOLDING KNIFE!
Check out Xyla's channel here, find out what she thinks and, more importantly... does it break?!? youtube.com/c/xylafoxlin
See the whole 2021 Makers Secret Santa thing here:
youtube.com/playlist?list=PLBsfTOjKcQe-dxiUtDUMUkOL3bXDowADb
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Music: Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy - Kevin McLeod, Jingle Bells - Jingle Punks, Last Horizon - Silent Partner
And a hammer. Always a hammer.
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Music: Fiesta de La Vida - AaronKenny
I think this is sometimes called surface digitizing, but I can see this coming in real handy for non-critical machining work such as engraving, perhaps.
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thumbnail background: Nadjib BR / Unsplash.
Have you ever wish it was powered?
Do I have any more leading questions?
Nope.
Enjoy!
Here's a little somethin' somethin' left over from last week: chainsaw stuff.
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Jan's channel is here: youtube.com/c/Roetz40
Music: Young Squire / A Brand New Start - Track Tribe
Not that great, but also not that bad.
Vise break-down & mill vise chat. I get into inspection & measurement: specifically checking squareness in the home shop.
In a pinch you can use a smaller tap of the right pitch to thread larger bores than the tap was intended for.
The Maho milling machine conversion all the kids are talking about!
Watch the whole thing... or... skip to the section you're interested in:
00:00 video starts here
00:51 video REALLY starts here
02:31 axis conversion overview
08:20 converted performance (rapids & speeds)
10:56 machine health & general inspection (geometric)
16:08 new CNC control add-ons
17:40 3-axis MPG
19:18 electronic tool setter
21:13 control/electrical cabinet (drives, VFD, hydraulics, oiler, relays, etc.)
23:40 servo drives wiring & I/O
24:45 AC Servos & Drives (Leadshine)
26:16 EtherCAT AC servo pricing & kits
27:22 Element-CNC industrial control PC
27:36 KINGSTAR realtime motion control
30:32 Open-Loop vs Closed-Loop for dummies, by dummies
34:34 Servo Tuning for dummies, by dummies
48:00 the end?
Check out RotarySMP's channel here:
youtube.com/user/RotarySMP
Music used in this video:
Bolereando - Quincas Moreira
Don't adjust your TV, YOU HEARD THAT RIGHT!
I've wanted to try this upgrade since I first heard about it. Let's give it a try!
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Music: Cemetary Clown - Sir Cubworth
SECRET SANTA BUILD!
Kicking the tires on Vectric's VCARVE, building a little logo kit.
Thanks to Allen Pan for my great gift! Check out his channel and the build here: youtube.com/watch?v=dN2jhnWNyxs
See the logo kit in action on Colin's channel here: youtube.com/watch?v=bmqm4RQ_1P4
Be sure to watch all the other great makers that've taken part!
Look Mum No Computer youtu.be/7Zn7MasWpds
Estefannie Explains It All youtu.be/AO4P768-GCo
XRobots youtu.be/5SoGct1dts4
Hacksmith youtu.be/1xCPzOinZB8
Kids Invent Stuff youtu.be/V28qsYqs0Rs
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Music: Hip Hop Christmas by Twin Musicom, Christmas Village by Aaron Kenny
check out Ron's amazing work at: youtube.com/user/covellron/videos
And the the final INSTALLMENT (get it?): youtu.be/U7Qq4PcyIbM
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Music: Sightlines - Jeremy Blake
Fix chipped or broken tools, make your own chisels... mushy pie crust? Not anymore!
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Music: Kate's Waltz - Bad Snacks
Maybe a handy new addition to the shop? Only 3d space and time will tell!
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Music: Robot Boogie - Quincas Moreira
Still a ton of work ahead but making respectable progress.
cue the music credit: Chances/Silent Partner
Tomorrow... the world!
Finally started hanging servos on the machine.
Or maybe it's just me.
Let's talk about them and build our own!
Check out EngineerGuy:
youtube.com/channel/UC2bkHVIDjXS7sgrgjFtzOXQ
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Music: Spirit of the Dead - Aakash Gandhi
Music:
Ersatz Bossa (Sting)-John Deley and the 41 Players
Ben! at Applied Science: youtube.com/user/bkraz333
Music: "Dramatic Swarm" - Doug Maxwell / "English Country Garden "- Aaron Kenny
Quick follow-up to the grinding that happened in Heat Treat video.
Watch Tom play with a Sharpie here: youtu.be/46DBNUfhATo
Music: "Hovering Thoughts" - Spence
Scratch and sniff no more, my friends!
- CNC Mini Lathe?
- Maho Milling conversion?
- the cats?!
AvE: youtube.com/user/arduinoversusevil
Music: 'Rainbow Forest' - Quincas Moreira
EDIT: covers machining, heat treating, and final grinding to size.
Check out Stan's channel here: youtube.com/user/shadonhkw
And of course, Adam's channel here: youtube.com/user/Abom79
Music:
Sand Castles--The Green Orbs
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Music: "Recess" - TrackTribe
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Music: Chances - Silent Partner
Pulsed AC TIG Welding and some FlexLoc torch talk.
6061 Welding Like A Machine:
youtube.com/watch?v=uLQj5bV3xf8
Welding Tips & Tricks Aluminum Lap Joints Video:
youtube.com/watch?v=fEhy8uP5SLk
Or maybe miss out, what do I know.
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Music: How It Began & Last Horizon (Silent Partner)
(The bike lift I wanted but was afraid to make)
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Music: Killing With Kindness - Jingle Punks
Be sure to check out Adam & Mr Pete's channels!
youtube.com/user/mrpete222
youtube.com/user/Abom79
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Music:
Jingle Punks - 12 Days of Christmas, Joy to the world, O Christmas Tree, O come All Ye Faithful.
There are different dowel holes for different material thicknesses.
Thicker stock won't sit as far back in the shear's throat, so it wouldn't reach the rearmost set of posts.
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Music: Chromatic Rag - Mini Vandals
Are you asking yourself who (in) the heck Johnny 5 is?
Great question! To find out more:
NYC CNC - youtube.com/user/saunixcomp
BlondiHacks - youtube.com/channel/UC7Jf7t6BL4e74O53dL6arSw
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Music: Urban Lullaby - Jimmy Fontanez/Doug Maxwell
Thanks as always to Abom for being a great sport:.
youtube.com/user/Abom79
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Music: Brain Trust - Wayne Jones