The new Mikiespace - 40X64X16 Pole Barn

[BloomingtonMike]

New shop dog this year. Sassy is her name. 5 month old pit.





Put in the ceiling drop runs for the table saw and one for a shaper off the main trunk.

[BloomingtonMike]

I continue to add functionality to the shop for products I make in niche markets. Most of my business is in the form of custom CNC engraving and CNC milling. I decided in 2017 I am converting on of my CNC routers into a CNC plasma cutting and marking machine. Conversions, while it may seem like all you do is change the table and mount a torch, have their own unique solutions if you want proper Z height control of your torch. Torch Height Control (THC) is a different set of monitoring I will do with my machine and with my software.

My choices so far:

Hypertherm Powermax 65 Plasma Machine. - This machine is a beast in the small to medium cnc plasma markets. My machine has both torches and a CPC connectivity port already.

CANDCNC Torch Height control setup and feather touch off setup
Velox Floating head Z axis conversion
Command CNC Linux CNC Disto and their screens.
New controls will be off an ESS ethernet smooth stepper so that's new for me
Sheetcam TNG license - will try that
Inkscape - going to try that
Fusion 360 - Need to use more
Vectric - to create and manipulate vectors easy

the Hyperthem PM 65

[MichaelS]

That is a pretty plasma head there Mike! Still negotiating with the wife on my acquisition... I am pretty sure I know exactly what I'm getting though (now it's a matter of timing
).

Michael

[BloomingtonMike]

Had a water pan folded for the plasma table and I welded up the corners. Here is the water tight test
I have not installed the drian or fill ports or the grates yet.

[Stwood_]

Pan needs to be deeper for a shop swimming pool.

[BloomingtonMike]

This is more like a hot tub

[Stwood_]

This is more like a hot tub

Aahaaa.

[closed for business]

i like seeing the progress.  I'm kicking the tires on putting up a little shed (compared to yours) but haven't decided to relocate my wood shop to it, or use it as my garage and keep woodshop in current location.

[BloomingtonMike]

A Grizzly 10hp 3ph G0638 came up on ebay this week and the seller and I agreed on a price tonight. 18.5 impeller, 12" inlet, 4029 cfm, dual 55gal drums, 3 months old. Ill take 12" nordfab up to ceiling and transition to 10" lines i ran awhile ago.

Ill sell my 5hp 8" inlet cyclone I guess or just use it on north side.

More to come on this.

[oakey]

Mike
Do you have 3 pH in the new shop ?
Sounds like one heck of a big collector that should keep the air clean
How you coming with the rest of the shop getting close to finnished?