Irfanji,
which brand and price contactor this is? Price of all these seems to be high, are those imported or Indian brand.

REGDS
Sharma

the electricals are for 2 machines. rest assured the prices is good as I got it from a friend.

The contactor is a Telemechanica one 32amps - which is 1780 INR.

I checked in other places in bangalore and also Vishnu (who is also a sourcing person chkd with in coiambatore)

i post the details soon

RGDS
Irfan

I got the pricing of ABB Ltd. (UK based co.), we have bulk supplies of this co. and known among us high pricing co. , pricing for same amp was 1300/- which is of one of top quality products. To reduce my bill I purchased good one instead of best one.
FYI only.

there might be mistake sir, i chk several pricing nd bought it - no worries.

that why I asked you before buying and confirmed - i will post the model number and lets chk on RS india

RGDS
Irfan

RS India is pricing very high I am talking about ABB dealer. I am very much assured. I do not repeat mistakes :)
Good Night.

this is what is here

this is the cheapest I could find at 39USD = INR 1833 and that equal to what I bought for.

RGDS
Irfan

That's nice,
Do you have source of good cables?
I tried Hellukable and other top brands they do not retail sale (one roll). I had to use another one.

Thanks,

I asked for Lapp O flex 1 mm sq which was 162 INR per meter (can get cut length), but I am going on for .75mm sq 4 core shielded - from local supplier - and as we are going for 2 machines we might buy a whole roll of 1oo mt costs around 6k INR.

RGDS
IRfan

suggestion for wheels
 

just found these in the market - used for like 13 USD? anyone think its good for the mechmate?

RGDS
Irfan

I also used .75 mm sq. The problem with them I found while crimping, have to crimp them and press with pliers, I suggest 1mm sq.
Wheels looks good, will they carry MM load? What are these called?
Thanks,

C Channel cut
 

folks, I got all the required metal today, will start processing it Monday.

RGDS
Irfan

I am not getting 1 mm sq cable and probably want to avoid it due to high costs.

The wheels will carry upto a TON, I have seen them on several machines now - but the Q is do I need them really? for this machine - I already have the vib foots - so probably will not buy these.

these are just call castors.

RGDS
Irfan

I love the burner guy's open footwear - he don't care about the hot blobs of sparks he makes! (I know he is the burner guy because he is carrying his guide for the torch).

I wish we can still work like this. These day's we are so drowned in paperwork and PROCEDURES when it comes to SAFETY....we as project managers are batteling to get any work done.

Kobus - u say " these days " I am 25+4 and already working on excel and powerpoints daily - developing strategies and forecasting for the spares division in oour company. building cnc machines and hovercrafts gives me the very necessary break for the brain.

In the above post I wrongly psoted my age :) I just realised the mistake. I am 29 now. (now how could I do a mistake here :D)

ok the transformers and the spindle speed control boards arrived today.

mean - had to go and pick em up.

will post the pics soon. for me the kitchen table project is all set to go forward. - minus the proper box though

RGDS
Irfan

HI folks, the pics of the sound logic control board and the transformers - these are for mine and vishnu's machine combined.

RGDS
Irfan

Kitchen Project in the workshop ON
 

some pictures of the kitchen project in the workshop.

do comment if U see anything wrong here

I will construct a box using L angles and sheet around what is seen in the pictures.

RGDS
Irfan

Hi - got the Intel atom today and started to modify the old celeron PC cabinet to suite the MB

here are some pics.

some image of the carving did on my other router.

RGD
Irfan

Nice carving Irfan. What material is that? Did you add black paint to the carved areas or is it multilayers?
Good luck with your new build. It is looking good!:cool:

Thanks Johan,

donno what wood it is - a friend gave me some for carving and he used brown fabric paint to fill it up and then sanded it up.

I aslo did some carving on the wood for the side legs. will post completed picture soon.


The above is all V carved.

On the mechmate - I did get to finish mounting the Atom MB in the box - then designed a controller box which will house everything and have only wires jutting out towards the machine. Will keep ya all informed.

RGDS
IRfan

some 3d stuff I did on the other machine.

RGDS
IRfan

Control box
 

HI Folks, I am building my control box integrated with the computer and monitor and everything.

here is the pipe frame for it, just bought a couple of CR cut sheets which will be used for covering.

RGDS
IRfan

Great idea Irfan. Looking forward to seeing the finished product.:)

Thanks Greg,
Promise you - it will be a good one! :) I am planning to mount the VFD beside the monitor. Will there be a problem ?, the computer is enclosed in a metal box already.

RGDS
Irfan

some more progress
 

The guy building my cabinet has limited knowledge of sheet - and it was the first time he had built a box like this - so looks pretty neat - the guy building my machine could only get so far as putting together the sides, not fully welded though.

RGDS
IRfan

Update
 

Just a few updates - and I got blue on the control box.

I have got most for the build - I am now only worried on finances for the spindle only - even a chinese feels expensive after spending so much :(

I ran into trouble for the atom MB I am using - it needs the windows xp cd to be in the drive to boot always.

I have tried so many things - making the boot disk as the hard drive and trying several reboots but the same problem

I have connected the cd drive as the master and hdd as slave.

hope anyone can help me here.

RGDS
IRfan

Irfan, we ran for 5 years with a router intead of a spindle. In fact, one table is still running with a Makita router. There is nothing wrong with learning to control the beast with a cheap router . . . . You ARE going to run a cutter through a clamp - do want to to that with an expensive spindle? ;)

I agree G' but I have neighbours already complaining about noise - I have a makita on the other router I build - but I fear the pollution control people will be at my door steps soon if I dont do much about the sound, I am presently planning to enclose both machines like you have did for one of yours.

RGDS
IRfan

Irfan,
I really like your computer enclosure. It will look really good beside your MM. :)