Mav68erick
Got my steel saturday, they sell drops and end pieces from there big warehouse so stuffs cheaper since it doesnt have papers. Didnt have any 1/8 wall longer then 3ft. So i got 3/16. I coulda got new sticks but it was still cheaper to get the 3/16 so I figured heavyier duty and less chance for warpage when welding.
I started sunday but it was so dam hot I stopped after cutting the 2 62" pieces, got bored got some 90* framing clamps and got to tacking the 2 side peices together to see physically how much space I was going to take up. I need to cut my 2 other 44" and grind or trim down my other 2 56", I hate abrasive cutoff saws I had 2 exactly 56 and the other 2 were a little over 56 1/32.
I really liked using these clamps, But I still double checked with a square before I tacked it.
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In case anyone wonders, the oven is for powder coating, its my Uncles.
wickedinhere
NIce, i started to go with the 2 inch tubing for my whole table but used the plans for 3x3 tubing instead. I hope to have my table done this week, are you gonna put castor wheels on yours?
Mav68erick
casters maybe maybe not, gonna make leveling feet but its going in a corner so dont see moving it much can always add later. heres 2 more pics I tried to load this morning but the pc locked up.
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wickedinhere
The reason i am gonna do casters on mine is so i can roll it outside to paint it.LOL
wickedinhere
Did you ever decide which plasma cutter you were gonna go with?
Mav68erick
I got my powermax 65. Last week used it by hand looked pretty good on 1/4"
Mav68erick
Ok heres what I was talking about in wickeds post Matt.
1. Its lever on both sides and on the same plane
2. the water table supports measure 6" in all 4 spots, so both planes are parallel
3. Is a drawing of what I mean, the 2x2 bars have slight twist in them. at one end they will be perpindicualr to the water table
or be .4 - .5* off measured with my digipass digital level. This off course will make the support rail either higher or lower, Over the 2" length of the bar its only .011 difference in height So I guess if the bar is level with the other side bar it shouldnt be to bad of an issue, maybe Ill tap and bolt the support rails to the gear rack prior to welding, or grind 90% of my tack welds down to help synch it up with the hardened rail.
I was just concerned that if one was .4 off one way, the other side off the other if you drew a straight line from them to the center of the table here would be 1* total which in reality 1* off over a 31" span because thats the apex point of the 62" width shouldnt be to bad now that I think about it. Its just that Ive machined dies and stuff manually and know if things are perfect it really bites you in the ass in the end, and was just a concern. OCD for the lose = )
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jeepsr4ever
You can have one rail lower or higher but not unequal along the rail (as best you can fab it to be). We allow up to .200 max in our built tables here.
Mav68erick
whens our stuff getting shipped = )
wickedinhere
Hows your table looking? Have you started on the water tray?
Mav68erick
Heres what is thus far, everythings still only tacked together. The feet on it are just temporary that I tacked on that had the nuts welded on to adjust it so I could level it out when I put it together, because I made the 2 main rail sides as 1 piece with my 4 90* framing clamps. I got some plates I may use to use casters but I wanna see If I can fit a leveling foot on the same plate, I see no need for me to move it but It would be nice I just dont wanna spend the money for good casters, I spent 100 bucks on 4 for my car jig because I bought some cheep HF ones before and they didnt hold up, and the ones I got at Tractor supply were steel and had grease fittings, So I knew theyd last.
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jeepsr4ever
Looks good! Gantry kit should be in your hand by the end of the week here.:blob2:
Mav68erick
I hope I get a call for my stuff today or its gonna be a long weekend. :)
wickedinhere
I hope we both get a call today. LOL
Mav68erick
no call = ( I guess there's still 1 day in the week, doubt Ill get a call tomorrow. Was even asked If I wanted to work 6 hrs on saturday, but after working 8 hrs every day I didnt wanna waste my weekend especially if I was gonna get to work on my stuff, I basically declined an easy 180 bucks = /
jeepsr4ever
I will check tracking for you on sunday. Nobody delivers freight on a saturday.
Mav68erick
Poop, guess Im gonna just frame my water table in if the steel place has the right angle iron, maybe go to Harbor freight and buy one of there 20 ton presses that are on sale and get the Swag Press Brake kit, might as well get ready to bend some stuff.
But heres a question, How long does the water table need to be Obviously I can make it 56" to fit between the rails, was it 56 x 54? I was just gonna make it 56 x 56, Or make it the full length to lay bigger sheet down, except the slats wont be flush with the top of the angle iron so water levels would be lower.
wickedinhere
I have the 20 ton press with the swag brake kit it works great, make sure to get his arbor plates the ones that come with the press are junk. I made my pan 54x54 that way with the 4x4 sheet metal and the 3 inch angle iron it came out perfect.
Mav68erick
yeah I was thinking I messed up If I made it exactly as wide as my rails because.... I had my sheet steel cut to 4' Wide >.< 56 - 6 = 50!!!!! Doh.
I bought the 20 ton press today, then they had a 20ton air/hyrd. on sale so I got that to put in it. Good thing I did I tested it with the lever, lol maybe If I was gonna bend 1 thing it would be alright but, 5 pumps doesnt move it very far Id be wore out.
Ill prolly just get some 1" or bigger plate to lay across the whole thing when I use it for a press brake I dunno if they changed there arbor plates but the 2 I got look fairly decent I just gotta like you said in our post, let the wallet cool off = ) Figured I can make brakets now Might as well be ready to bendz them.
Oh yeah the table that sits on the pins of the press, wow, could they have welded it on anything less flat thing wobbles so bad, Im gonna cut the angle iron off they have on the C Channel and re do it, I cant complain to much 150 bucks isnt worth the time buying cutting steel and building 1. So spending some time and reinforcing and fixing something ready to go is just fun in my eyes
wickedinhere
Yeah the arbor plates that come with the press are cast and have been known to shatter under stress and make you bleed. One inch plate will be plenty. YEah your wallet will warm up at times.LOL I have been trying to beat the heat down here in louisiana but its almost impossible to work in my shop in the afternoon.
