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Started by Monsterlover, January 31, 2011, 03:39:33 PM

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Kopfjager

#1725
August 16, 2019, 12:30:27 PM
Oh hell yeaah!
Woohoohoohoo! Two personal records! For breath holding and number of sharks shot in the face.

Monsterlover

#1726
August 16, 2019, 12:40:04 PM Last Edit: August 16, 2019, 12:42:03 PM by Monsterlover
Burger time!  Gotta say, the propane flat top is awesome.  Really awesome.
2019-08-16_03-20-41 by Kevin Ames, on Flickr

We found ourselves with like 160 hours of sawing to get done in 80 so I thought up using the fork extension on the forklift and letting the saw feed parts onto the fork extension.  Got a free 3 hours of sawing every night.
2019-08-16_03-21-08 by Kevin Ames, on Flickr

Amazing Sandvik boring head I bought for a horizontal mill job we picked up.  Bores 20.00 / 20.02mm all day long (.7874" / .7882")
2019-08-16_03-21-28 by Kevin Ames, on Flickr

This is the part that gets the bored hole.  The fixture I cooked up is a little redneck but it seems to work pretty well.
2019-08-16_03-21-47 by Kevin Ames, on Flickr

New machine on the truck!
2019-08-16_03-21-59 by Kevin Ames, on Flickr

New machine coming off the truck!  That little fork lift does 25,000 pounds and 35,000 if they extend the counterweight on the back all the way out.
2019-08-16_03-22-12 by Kevin Ames, on Flickr

Some material in the new machine being held by these Schunk Claw Jaws I wanted to try out.  They should call them Vampire jaws.  They have these little teeth that pierce the skin of the material.  We've tried some impressive depths of cut and big feeds and I KNOW with normal hard jaws we would have torn the thing out of the chuck.  I'm talking .210 radial depth, .0155 feed per rev and 900 sfm.  I was really excited to see that combo work.  You know it's good if it gets my attention.
2019-08-16_03-22-36 by Kevin Ames, on Flickr

Here's that part as we were working up the metal removal rate (it's video- click it!)
VID_20190814_104015314_HDR by Kevin Ames, on Flickr
"The Vincent was like a bullet that went straight; the Ducati is like the magic bullet in Dallas that went sideways and hit JFK and the Governor of Texas at the same time."--HST    **"A man who works with his hands is a laborer.  A man who works with his hands and his brain is a craftsman.  A man who works with his hands, brains, and heart is an artist."  -Louis Nizer**

Speeddog

#1727
August 16, 2019, 01:43:44 PM
Quite the tater peeler!
- - - - - Valley Desmo Service - - - - -
Reseda, CA
(951) 640-8908

~~~ "We've rearranged the deck chairs, refilled the champagne glasses, and the band sounds great. This is fine." - Alberto Puig ~~~

Monsterlover

#1728
August 16, 2019, 02:10:14 PM
"The Vincent was like a bullet that went straight; the Ducati is like the magic bullet in Dallas that went sideways and hit JFK and the Governor of Texas at the same time."--HST    **"A man who works with his hands is a laborer.  A man who works with his hands and his brain is a craftsman.  A man who works with his hands, brains, and heart is an artist."  -Louis Nizer**

ducpainter

#1729
August 16, 2019, 02:54:39 PM
Does it auto eject the chips?
"Once you accept that a child on the autistic spectrum experiences the world in
 a completely different way than you, you will be open to understand how that
 perspective
    is even more amazing than yours."
    To realize the value of nine  months:
    Ask a mother who gave birth to a stillborn.
"Don't piss off old people The older we get, the less 'Life in Prison' is a deterrent."


Speeddog

#1730
August 16, 2019, 03:26:19 PM
Might want to chat with Mary 'bout that robot installation.
- - - - - Valley Desmo Service - - - - -
Reseda, CA
(951) 640-8908

~~~ "We've rearranged the deck chairs, refilled the champagne glasses, and the band sounds great. This is fine." - Alberto Puig ~~~

ducpainter

#1731
August 16, 2019, 03:31:58 PM
Quote from: Speeddog on August 16, 2019, 03:26:19 PM
Might want to chat with Mary 'bout that robot installation.
OSHA won't go there until he has 50 employees...

or they start machining parts on a roof. ;D
"Once you accept that a child on the autistic spectrum experiences the world in
 a completely different way than you, you will be open to understand how that
 perspective
    is even more amazing than yours."
    To realize the value of nine  months:
    Ask a mother who gave birth to a stillborn.
"Don't piss off old people The older we get, the less 'Life in Prison' is a deterrent."


Monsterlover

#1732
August 16, 2019, 04:59:34 PM
Quote from: ducpainter on August 16, 2019, 02:54:39 PM


Does it auto eject the chips?

The machine has a chip conveyor. The robot will have an air nozzle for blowing off chuck jaws and parts.

Quote from: Speeddog on August 16, 2019, 03:26:19 PM
Might want to chat with Mary 'bout that robot installation.

We're covered even though we have way less than 50 people. The robot has DCS guarding. If you get near enough it slows to half speed. Get even closer and it stops. Laser scan of the area around the robot.

Quote from: ducpainter on August 16, 2019, 03:31:58 PM
OSHA won't go there until he has 50 employees...

or they start machining parts on a roof. ;D

:D

"The Vincent was like a bullet that went straight; the Ducati is like the magic bullet in Dallas that went sideways and hit JFK and the Governor of Texas at the same time."--HST    **"A man who works with his hands is a laborer.  A man who works with his hands and his brain is a craftsman.  A man who works with his hands, brains, and heart is an artist."  -Louis Nizer**

ducpainter

#1733
August 16, 2019, 05:26:36 PM
I can't say how impressed I am with your progression in your biz, Kev.

You grabbed the the brass ring and ran with it.

[bow_down] [bow_down] [bow_down] [bow_down] [bow_down] [bow_down]
"Once you accept that a child on the autistic spectrum experiences the world in
 a completely different way than you, you will be open to understand how that
 perspective
    is even more amazing than yours."
    To realize the value of nine  months:
    Ask a mother who gave birth to a stillborn.
"Don't piss off old people The older we get, the less 'Life in Prison' is a deterrent."


Monsterlover

#1734
August 16, 2019, 05:33:40 PM
Quote from: ducpainter on August 16, 2019, 05:26:36 PM
I can't say how impressed I am with your progression in your biz, Kev.

You grabbed the the brass ring and ran with it.

[bow_down] [bow_down] [bow_down] [bow_down] [bow_down] [bow_down]

Thanks bud. I still don't feel "safe". Not all of the success is me. I have great employees that I just let do their thing.  A lot of how we do things came from them. I just make minor course corrections here and there and just sort of hang on for the ride ;D
"The Vincent was like a bullet that went straight; the Ducati is like the magic bullet in Dallas that went sideways and hit JFK and the Governor of Texas at the same time."--HST    **"A man who works with his hands is a laborer.  A man who works with his hands and his brain is a craftsman.  A man who works with his hands, brains, and heart is an artist."  -Louis Nizer**

Kopfjager

#1735
August 16, 2019, 05:41:18 PM
Delegate authority.  ;)
Woohoohoohoo! Two personal records! For breath holding and number of sharks shot in the face.

Monsterlover

#1736
August 16, 2019, 05:42:59 PM
Quote from: kopfjäger on August 16, 2019, 05:41:18 PM
Delegate authority.  ;)

Way ahead of you on that ;)
"The Vincent was like a bullet that went straight; the Ducati is like the magic bullet in Dallas that went sideways and hit JFK and the Governor of Texas at the same time."--HST    **"A man who works with his hands is a laborer.  A man who works with his hands and his brain is a craftsman.  A man who works with his hands, brains, and heart is an artist."  -Louis Nizer**

ducpainter

#1737
August 16, 2019, 06:04:57 PM
Quote from: Monsterlover on August 16, 2019, 05:33:40 PM
Thanks bud. I still don't feel "safe". Not all of the success is me. I have great employees that I just let do their thing.  A lot of how we do things came from them. I just make minor course corrections here and there and just sort of hang on for the ride ;D
Indeed, but.....don't denigrate yourself.

If it was about them, they'd have put all the effort into  what you've built.

Can't shit a shitter Bro. ;D
"Once you accept that a child on the autistic spectrum experiences the world in
 a completely different way than you, you will be open to understand how that
 perspective
    is even more amazing than yours."
    To realize the value of nine  months:
    Ask a mother who gave birth to a stillborn.
"Don't piss off old people The older we get, the less 'Life in Prison' is a deterrent."


Monsterlover

#1738
August 16, 2019, 06:08:45 PM
Can't win a war without a good army :)

And robots. Don't forget them.

After ours is up and running I'm putting a "First law: Disabled" sticker right on the front of it ;D
"The Vincent was like a bullet that went straight; the Ducati is like the magic bullet in Dallas that went sideways and hit JFK and the Governor of Texas at the same time."--HST    **"A man who works with his hands is a laborer.  A man who works with his hands and his brain is a craftsman.  A man who works with his hands, brains, and heart is an artist."  -Louis Nizer**

ducpainter

#1739
August 16, 2019, 06:12:11 PM
Quote from: Monsterlover on August 16, 2019, 06:08:45 PM
Can't win a war without a good army :)

And robots. Don't forget them.

After ours is up and running I'm putting a "First law: Disabled" sticker right on the front of it ;D
Can't dispute the army thing.

I have issues with the robots.

I'm old...sorry.
"Once you accept that a child on the autistic spectrum experiences the world in
 a completely different way than you, you will be open to understand how that
 perspective
    is even more amazing than yours."
    To realize the value of nine  months:
    Ask a mother who gave birth to a stillborn.
"Don't piss off old people The older we get, the less 'Life in Prison' is a deterrent."


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