jamscal
Hello all,
My 'check is in the mail' and I should have a 5x10 Gantry in a few weeks.
I own a welding/fab shop (RLC Welding & Fabrication LLC) and mainly make winch bumpers for a variety of vehicles.
The reviews on Pirate are what led me to Bulltear.
I get a lot of parts laser cut currently. I love the quality but I've been spending more per year on cutting than a table would cost.
Anyway, got a quote on the steel and I can have the large pan formed in one piece.
Pics will come when the build starts.
-James
jeepsr4ever
Welcome aboard James! We get alot of customers that have dealt with the same long lead times when they are outsourcing laser parts. Having the tool in house to make the part can most often times be the best solution. Looking forward to your build here. Were you able to access the instructional and find the 5x10 table blue prints. Just so you know some places can make the water pan from one single piece so their is no welding a seam in the middle.
jamscal
I've found the prints.
My steel supplier can make the pan from one piece.
3" deep pan...
Do I need 3" slats and how many?
-James
jeepsr4ever
54 slats
go green
I built my 5X10 table this weekend , whats the going rate to form a one piece pan in your area ?
jamscal
$340 out of 11 ga.
My supplier is 'local' but they have a few locations in Michigan as well, and sometimes stuff has to come from there.
-James
Edit, I'm in Louisville, KY.
jamscal
Looking to buy a computer.
Do I need an XP computer or what exactly will I need.
How about this one. (Refurbished Dell running XP cheap on ebay):
[url]http://www.ebay.com/itm/REFURBISHED-DELL-P4-3-0-GHZ-SMALL-DESKTOP-PC-COMPUTER-2GB-80GB-WIN-XP-17-LCD-/330786091517?pt=Desktop_PCs&hash=item4d046331fd[/url]
jeepsr4ever
XP 32bit intel pentium 4. If that is a 32 bit operating system it will work flawlessly.
jamscal
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Table and computer... the latter is from the link above on ebay.
Just flipped the table, haven't welded the top joints yet.
jeepsr4ever
Good work!
jamscal
Water table should be here Friday. Gantry soon hopefully.
Does any one coat the inside of the water table with paint or anything?
Or is it a lost cause being constantly submerged?
-James
jeepsr4ever
We use some sodium nitrite maybe 2 cups worth for the whole water pan. That keeps the pan and water rust free.
jamscal
Water table arrived today... they didn't break the ends per the drawing but included the end caps I'll have to weld on. Got a start on it.
They knocked $60 off the price. Said they couldn't bend it.
Found some pipe couplers and turned them down on the lathe to fit into holes I've yet to drill. I'm going with two drains at opposite corners.
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Capped the lower tube ends with more of a fish plate. A little overkill but better looking than a square. I want to cap the uppers but think I may need access inside the tube???
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The gantry should be on its way down the road and I hope to have it Friday.
In other news, the $25 auction score. :)
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yes it has no jack.
-James
jamscal
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Gantry made it safely!!! I now have enough 2x4s to build my office wall :)
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Pic of welded drain and some pan hold downs. (Stole this idea from another build.)
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Started unpacking, looking around and getting the table ready to bolt the rails on.
-James
jamscal
My dad came out today and drill and tapped the holes while we worked, then we quit an hour early to do some more work on it.
Rails and sides are on. Set some other stuff too:
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Everything seems to run up and down smoothly.
jeepsr4ever
Great start!
jamscal
Thanks.
Got the motors on today, all the brackets and energy chain. Will probably mount the box tomorrow.
Slats are coming tomorrow too and hopefully the machine torch.
Question:
Got the bobcad and Mach 3 installed.
Didn't see sheetcam (my employee loaded everything so I didn't see him do it)
Is there sheetcam that I'm missing or is the Bobcam what I should use? There was no listing for Bulltear under the Bobcam when we went to install.
Thanks,
James
jeepsr4ever
Sheetcam/mach3 are on your blue support disk. Bobcad has your customer # and password on the actual case. It is best to quickly hook your PC to the internet and do the registration online with bobcad...takes 25 seconds to send the data when you go to help/register online in bobcad.
jamscal
Thanks for the help today, software is up and going (for now...nothing is hooked to the controller.)
Various shots of some of the brackets that need made. Also, the control box mount (mounting on an angle)
Feel free to point out if anything looks off :)
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hooded employee playing with the bobcad:
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jeepsr4ever
Thats right! Looking good!...very good!
