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  #151  
Old Wed 10 February 2016, 05:41
Kornerking
Just call me: Pete #127
 
Big Falls, Mn
United States of America
Cutting starts

The obligatory picture of the Mechmate in the rough.

Cutting starts today. Finally.Need to put on a hard push for a few days as we have another monster order coming through today. I want to get it to the point where most of the 2 man work is done. Then one of us can go back into production.
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  #152  
Old Thu 11 February 2016, 04:42
Kornerking
Just call me: Pete #127
 
Big Falls, Mn
United States of America
Day 1 is over and the steel is cut up. Loving the revolution cold cut saw.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sp3nl5xqgXs

Found a simple way to get those exacting cuts. We use a Tigerstop cutoff saw in our shop so I just cut a blank the length I needed and clamped it to the steel.
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  #153  
Old Thu 11 February 2016, 04:59
Nikonauts
Just call me: Nikonauts
 
Johore
Malaysia
Assuming that the rectangle tube is for the gantry, Gerald advised in the drawing that the 2 tubes be clamped together and cut on chopsaw in tandem.

Not that I'm saying you're doing it wrong. Often there are more than 1 correct way to do things.

How does the length of your 2 tubes matching with each other?

and too bad Revolution cold cut saw is not available here. But Bosch and Makita also sell cold cut saw nowadays, very pricey though.
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  #154  
Old Thu 11 February 2016, 05:45
Kornerking
Just call me: Pete #127
 
Big Falls, Mn
United States of America
I missed the part about clamping them together but the Tubes are dead nuts on.

Yes the saw is a few bucks more but I like the time it saves. My helper costs me $30.00 an hour so I need to make him productive.
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  #155  
Old Thu 11 February 2016, 15:23
darren salyer
Just call me: Darren #101
 
Wentzville mo
United States of America
$30/hr. in Big Falls? Holy Cow Mr. Rockefeller....
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  #156  
Old Thu 11 February 2016, 16:16
Kornerking
Just call me: Pete #127
 
Big Falls, Mn
United States of America
Quote:
Originally Posted by darren salyer View Post
$30/hr. in Big Falls? Holy Cow Mr. Rockefeller....
Ya git what ya pay for. 19 years he has been with me.
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  #157  
Old Thu 11 February 2016, 16:25
Kornerking
Just call me: Pete #127
 
Big Falls, Mn
United States of America
Day 2

lay out.jpg

day 2.jpgWell things progressed a bit today. Only one owwy.

Tomorrow we will turn it over. Just a few uprights and braces to install.
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  #158  
Old Thu 11 February 2016, 16:27
Kornerking
Just call me: Pete #127
 
Big Falls, Mn
United States of America
Here's the booboo.
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  #159  
Old Thu 11 February 2016, 19:27
darren salyer
Just call me: Darren #101
 
Wentzville mo
United States of America
Sounds like you are making smooth progress.
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  #160  
Old Fri 12 February 2016, 04:56
MetalHead
Just call me: Mike
 
Columbiana AL
United States of America
Ouch !!! Your progress is looking great. I gotta git me one of those saws .....
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  #161  
Old Fri 12 February 2016, 09:56
servant74
Just call me: Jack
 
Nashville (Tennessee)
United States of America
Now you have the required sacrificial blood dripped for a MM build <grin> ... Now the rest goes safely!
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  #162  
Old Fri 12 February 2016, 11:13
Kornerking
Just call me: Pete #127
 
Big Falls, Mn
United States of America
Good mornings work. Got the beast turned over, gantry welded, and starting to cut down the rails.

Used a skyhook mounted to a beam ahead. Worked pretty slick.

For the rail cutting I mounted 2 blocks to the skate. Lots of balance
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  #163  
Old Fri 12 February 2016, 11:42
darren salyer
Just call me: Darren #101
 
Wentzville mo
United States of America
Get some diagonal bracing in there Petey.
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  #164  
Old Fri 12 February 2016, 16:06
Kornerking
Just call me: Pete #127
 
Big Falls, Mn
United States of America
Day 3

Nobody told me this was a dirty job. Sheez.

Finished out the day getting the y car welded.

Got all 4 of the rails cut to size. Ready to assemble the skate and shape them.
Had to keep water handy to water down my sliders on the jig. It worked well though. About 3 hours to cut them all.

Yes Darren, the frame is getting bracing. Tony worked on that this afternoon. We rushed the turnover so we had a work surface.

Time for a shower and an adult beverage.
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  #165  
Old Fri 12 February 2016, 22:31
lonestaral
Just call me: Al #114
 
Isarn
Thailand
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Welcome to the Black Hand Gang.
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  #166  
Old Sat 13 February 2016, 18:55
Kornerking
Just call me: Pete #127
 
Big Falls, Mn
United States of America
Well, got the skate together and the rails cut. Tony got the panel box cut out for the heat sink and the geckos laid out.
Coming along nicely.
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  #167  
Old Tue 16 February 2016, 16:04
Kornerking
Just call me: Pete #127
 
Big Falls, Mn
United States of America
OOPS!!!
I just found out I left the flat on the rails wide. I was sure I read .1 wide now I see the plans say .04 wide. Easy to fix on the y rails. They are still full length.

The x rails are a different animal. I have cut them to length. Will I survive with the .1 width or do I need to tack the ends back on and skinny them up?

Any advice?
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  #168  
Old Tue 16 February 2016, 16:45
dbinokc
Just call me: DB #118
 
Oklahoma
United States of America
I am not sure if .1 is okay or not. You probably will need to see if how the roller rides. If it looks like it will not work, you could knock down what you can with the grinder and then take a file to the remainder.
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  #169  
Old Tue 16 February 2016, 17:19
smreish
Just call me: Sean - #5, 28, 58 and others
 
Orlando, Florida
United States of America
The challenge you may find is that the vee rollers dont seat deep enough and allow for your pinion engagement or motor plate to swing clear. If you cut them to the correct height, you may be okay.
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  #170  
Old Wed 17 February 2016, 04:58
Kornerking
Just call me: Pete #127
 
Big Falls, Mn
United States of America
The rails were cut to 1.1 inches tall. (Ha.... just figured out where I got .1 stuck in my mind.)

By tomorrow when I can get back on it I will have a solution. Hopefully.
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  #171  
Old Thu 18 February 2016, 09:56
Kornerking
Just call me: Pete #127
 
Big Falls, Mn
United States of America
Minnie steppers.
Building the Mechmate has helped me to understand these motors. These are for the laser machine we got in this week. Sucker is working pretty good. Now I will be able to logo the parts I make on MM.

I sure wish the orders would slow down for a couple of weeks. They are taking away from build time.
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  #172  
Old Sun 21 February 2016, 17:08
Kornerking
Just call me: Pete #127
 
Big Falls, Mn
United States of America
The elephant is getting smaller

Well a little more progress. Most of the components have arrived. Cable chain, air shock, motor springs, etc
Should be able to hit the spray booth for painting this week. Primer and paint should be here by mid week.
And we got some motion. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=clM-g_nIdBA
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  #173  
Old Sun 21 February 2016, 17:26
dbinokc
Just call me: DB #118
 
Oklahoma
United States of America
Looking good. You will be done before you know it.
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  #174  
Old Sun 21 February 2016, 18:16
Kornerking
Just call me: Pete #127
 
Big Falls, Mn
United States of America
Still shooting for April 1. I need that new employee.
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  #175  
Old Mon 22 February 2016, 17:49
darren salyer
Just call me: Darren #101
 
Wentzville mo
United States of America
Nice work Pete.
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  #176  
Old Tue 23 February 2016, 17:02
Kornerking
Just call me: Pete #127
 
Big Falls, Mn
United States of America
Well Tony got the transmissions welded up today. Getting a little closer.

Question? How did you prepare the metal for painting? Is mineral spirits to clean it sufficient?
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  #177  
Old Tue 23 February 2016, 19:09
dbinokc
Just call me: DB #118
 
Oklahoma
United States of America
When I initially bought my steel, I just cleaned with a pressure washer. When it came time to paint I put some grey rustoleum on it and then the regular blue paint. All from spay cans. It may not be the smoothest paint job, but it is still sticking.

The only part where where I did a very thorough cleaning was where I mounted the VHB tape for mounting the racks. I ground off the surface scale and cleaned with acetone.
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  #178  
Old Tue 23 February 2016, 19:27
Kornerking
Just call me: Pete #127
 
Big Falls, Mn
United States of America
Thanks DB. Some of what I used was old steel so we will be sandblasting that. Then a cleanse of mineral spirits.

Did you mount your racks prior to painting?
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  #179  
Old Tue 23 February 2016, 19:53
dbinokc
Just call me: DB #118
 
Oklahoma
United States of America
The racks were mounted after painting. I masked off the underside of my rails to keep any paint off. I also masked off the ground part of rails as well so I would have to scrape paint off afterwards
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  #180  
Old Wed 24 February 2016, 07:18
smreish
Just call me: Sean - #5, 28, 58 and others
 
Orlando, Florida
United States of America
...same as DB did. VHB tape directly to RAW clean steel. I often use SIMPLE GREEN as a degreaser and cleaner.
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