Jeff Loffert

Mar 20 at 10:27 PM

Good to hear the 1st round of chemo went well. Attitude is a big thing, and it certainly looks like he's got that nailed down. Kick its ass Jody!

Mar 20 at 12:22 AM

Hoping for the best for Jody and your family. Have learned a lot here, and thank you for it. Positive vibes headed your way.

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Feb 17 at 11:49 AM

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In the process of adding a motor drive to a rotary positioner kit, that was originally designed to be driven my a cordless drill motor. I bought the positioner kit knowing this, and never intended to use the drill motor, as that seemed pretty useless. Welded an adapter plate to one of the shoulder bolt axles, so it all moves as one unit, and happy with how it works. The combo of the 100 RPM 12VDC gearmotor, and the 40:1 gear reduction in the positioner, makes for a turntable that rotates at 0-2.5 RPM. Next is to make an enclosure for the motor, and a control box that will have the speed/direction control board and the battery( this will be powered with a Milwaukee M12 tool battery ). A foot switch will start/stop the table.

Before sinking too much effort, decided to run a test bead in DC and AC to make sure the HF start and/or AC freq didn't screw with the electronic speed control and motor. Didn't miss a beat, so will proceed with the remainder of the project. First beads ever using a positioner. 

Edit. Thought I'd add a rundown of the major parts I used to motorize this Weltables rotary positioner. My subscription here expires in a few days, and not sure if I'll be renewing. Some work came in, so I won't have time to finish this project until next week. 

Motor-https://makermotor.com/pn01007-100-10mm-2-flat-shaft-electric-gear-motor-12v-low-speed-100-rpm-gearmotor-dc/

PWM Speed Control-https://makermotor.com/pn00218-cyt13-25amp-7v-58v-high-voltage-dc-motor-driver-speed-controller-md25hv/

I got the flex coupler, 12V battery adapter, and foot pedal on Amazon, and should be simple enough to find in a search. I had to turn the hex end of the positioners shaft on a lathe. You could also simply adapt a socket to the motor shaft.

Edit to add: Another follow up, with a few photos of the final assembly of the motor housing and battery holder. Positioner works great and has plenty of torque. Set a 60 pound chunk of 1045 bar on the plate, and it rotates it smoothly at any speed. Very happy with it.

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Feb 14 at 04:36 PM

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Yesterday's project was welding up today's V-day gift for The Woman.

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Feb 02 at 10:02 PM

Matt Hayden That miter saw/folding stand is a nice combo for my small shop space. Out of the way when not in use, and at a comfortable work height, when you set it up. Super fast repeatable angle settings, and a great clamping system. 

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Jan 29 at 10:29 PM

Been really happy with the Evolution saws I've owned. Had the one like Matt demo'd, and recently sold it to a friend and upgraded to their new mitering chop saw( on a mobile stand ). It's been awesome. I've found their blades to last a good long time, if you do as Matt suggested. Use the right blade for the right material, and ease into the cut. I'd also add, allow the blade to spool up to full speed before starting the cut.

Jan 21 at 09:14 PM

No worries Matt, I posted the question in the wrong place, and then added the tag so you'd see it after the fact. Thanks for the reply. Appreciate the info and glad to hear I wasn't seeing something unusual. I'll experiment with a little higher voltage and kick up the wire speed on some more 2F's and see what it looks like. Also need to cut and etch some vertical and overhead samples I did at 25/250 and see how they compare to the 2F samples. Thanks again!

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Jan 17 at 04:17 PM

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Edit. I thought that I'd posted this in the questions but ended up in General. So I thought I'd tag Matt Hayden in case he doesn't see it here. 

Not real crazy about what I saw when cut and etched some sample 2F welds with the dual shield at 25V/250 IPM 35 CFH C25. They look OK on the surface, but about zero root fusion, and pretty shallow penetration. The etch wasn't great and didn't photo well. The 1/4" material was spotless clean and square; no rounded over sheared rolled edges. It was belt sanded square. Maybe I was traveling a little too fast? The throat is definitely under 1/4". Thoughts anyone?

Photo 1 cross section is pull beads top left/bottom right, and pull top right/bottom left. Photo 2 is pull, and Photo 3 is push.

Edit to add: Not sure what the hell is going on. Ran two more beads. Photo 4 is 25/250 and photo 5 is the Auto Set suggested 22.9/265. Slower travel speed to build up a bigger bead, which it did, but as you can see in the last photo, the root fusion in both is terrible. Squashed it in the 40T press and it held up OK, but I would hope so, welded on both sides.

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Jan 17 at 12:16 AM

Thanks Shaun. I too prefer to push for the same reason you cited. Also using it on the same machine, a MM255. Will have to run some more beads on coupons, and do a cut and etch to see how the nuggets compare.

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Jan 15 at 10:21 PM

Question for you guys that run a lot of dual shield. Do you think that "slag you drag" is a hard rule? I was padding beads of .045" Lincoln 71M Outershield( C25 gas ) at on plate today set to 25V/250 IPM. Dragged the beads left to right, and pushed the beads right to left. Darned if I could tell the difference. Just used a very slight ( 5-10 deg ) tilt either to or away from the direction of travel, with the gun pointed straight in. I haven't tried a cut & etch yet to see if there's any difference inside, but on the surface it runs great either way. Love the spatter free welds. I must admit I was wearing Crocs and never so much as felt a spark in an hours welding! I know, I know, it's not proper footwear. My shop, my feet, my rules! :)

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