That works great for me!
Maybe some beefier casters…
I’m thinking of just making one too. Additionally we don’t really need it to roll around, we could instead make a fixed mount.
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At first glance, I thought this, too. It’s a couple of poles. But when it comes to adjustable VESA and box holders, maybe letting a pro do it for the price of the one you show would be a good move and SHAZAAM! Amazon Prime’ll have it @ DMS 2-MORROW!
Also, experience tells me we’ll want to move it frequently enough that a decent set of casters would be appreciated. Maybe Machine Shop still has some we could commandeer…
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It was mostly moved due to the size of the table getting in the way and ensuring access to the plugs.
I think a float arm on the end of the table for the screen and a float arm for the keyboard, and a mounting bracket to the side of the machine, would be a better solution in the long term. Free up a little more floor space, and no one is gonna pull the cables and break connectors again.
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This certainly crossed my mind as I was laying down for bed. Make one out of stainless might look pretty sweet.
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Yes, I do have another small metal roll around media cart. But the top surface is only big enough to handle a laptop computer, no room for an external mouse. A bracket could be welded to it to support the PC if you wanted to. It is adjustable in height so you can use it standing up or sitting down. It has large wheels and can easily roll around. Trouble is that it is colored light blue, may clash with the redhead. Don’t have a picture of it right now to attach, I’ll send it out later tonight. The price is right . . Free, if you can use it.
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can’t hurt to look at it. Can probably tack on a mouse area and add a pole for the VESA mount (I have a few articulating arms lying around)
bring it by when you can.
-Jim
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THIS! With all the crap on the floor, a better set of casters will help keep things from tipping over when a wheel gets stuck.
Why not use a cheap Windows 10 laptop with a small MMC drive and USB ports? You can fabricate a mounting arm for it.
That’s the way the one I bought for home is set up.
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I’d like to know who makes that machine… might get one for our ranch.
as for a laptop, to put things in perspective our plasma computer would fail about once a year and require cleaning etc eto get it running again. The dust etc is a problem (needed better filters).
A laptop would not put up with it nearly as well. We could try to get a Toughbook or similar, but I would rather not.
In fact, ideally I’d like to get a sealed industrial computer to use with it that has the heat dissipation on the outside. IIRC a member was offering one at one point but I can’t remember who it was.
Ohhh ohhhhh, do you have a cart we could purchase? We need one for a ND:YAG laser that we will do as a group restoration in science once we have more floor space.
Basically need one with at least 2-3 shelves. Top shelf: laser head. Middle shelf: power supply. Bottom shelf: radiator, pump and water tank.
How would you like a nice set of casters for the CNC Plasma machine.
These are brand new, 10 inch diameter, swivel base, solid rubber, 350 lb load capacity, lockable casters for your machine. It will raise up the bed by 12 inches, but it will allow you to roll it around for cleaning purposes. I’ll bring them by this weekend and you can look at them. They are surplus to my needs, hence free to DMS.
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I have no carts with shelves.
Very cool, thanks for all your work getting it here so far! Random question, will there need to be some kind of blanket / cover over unused space to make the exhaust more effective? (kind of like on cnc to block vacuum outside part)
Even if we don’t end up with them for the table (it’s easier to clean than the old one, though I missed getting there last night to look in person), I would say we are interested for other equipment.
Cheers,
-Jim
also the table uses Ethernet to drive the controller.
We have to remember to not use a switch, unless we drop a small PfSense device or similar, when we get that area on Ethernet.
-Jim
It’s Ethernet / Fiber converter. The point is you can have central management across a floor from a bunch of machines.
So here is a couple videos of the machine cutting today. The first video is cutting @Kriskat30 wings (cant remember if they are dragon fly or butterfly)
Keep in mind, this is the beginning, please bear with us as we develop the training & then have the train the trainer classes followed by the actual classes.
The second one is cutting expanded metal.
https://youtu.be/BFv9PaGbzxg
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Here is a very short clip my son took of the machine cutting 22 gauge sheet metal without issues.
Here is the results, this is an unrefined cut so there is more that can be improved on, incluiding the lead in’s.
Additionally the crash detection is phenomenal. The ohmic sensor will catch any slag or tips, its very quick.
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