Jason, is this Simple Stupid enough for ya? Finally finished off this little project of mine. Correction within the video. The voltage regulator is actually a speed controller. When I purchased it I assumed it displayed the amount of volts passing through the controller. (E.g., 13v, 15v, etc.) It actually displays the level of capacity which the control is dialed into. (E.g., 100=100% / 75=75%, etc., etc.) Special thanks to Petee716 for CNCing the backer plate. Still have to fabricate the fence and other accessory attachments for cutting cone shapes and the likes. Try not to laugh to hard. Ejection Switch
I love the smell of burning flesh in the morning. Impressive build John. The mig tip is a brilliant idea and probably lets you lean that sucker over pretty far.... Did you find a cheapy fence for it?
Thanks Jason Feeling any better? Told you about eating tuna in foreign countries. Not yet. I'm going to order some Scale track, attach it to the sides and they'll be the fencing guide channels. Probably just make the fence vs. purchasing one. Another side project of the never ending list of To Do's. For anybody in need of special slot tracking. https://www.woodpeck.com/ttrackmain.html https://www.kregtool.com/search-results/default.aspx?addsearch=track
Nah man... still feel like a thousand cans of smashed a-holes. Wife had an Aunt die 2hrs away and we had to make an appearance yesterday. When they broke out the rosary, we hit the door. I hate driving anymore after flying everywhere and to do it while sick really sucks. That's some snazzy looking track. I have a router table my dad built that has a home made fence. I'd like to give it an upgrade. Funny how you can have the biggest POS saw, but slap a quality fence on it and suddenly you have a winner.
You should put a digital voltage meter on there as well, since you know you want one and they're relatively inexpensive on eBay. That way you can see what percentage of the voltage you're using and what voltage that actually translates to.
Here is volt meters for the AC side of the house. 60vt is the low end. Hang one on it to give you plug voltage. Just because you can and they are only a buck a piece! https://www.ebay.com/itm/Useful-22-...e=STRK:MEBIDX:IT&_trksid=p2057872.m2749.l2649
Actually, with the existing controller it already gives you the amount of voltage your at with a little math division. The transformer is a 19v unit and kicks out 7.5 amps max. So, if the display is showing 30, your voltage will be 6.33 volts with 2.5 amps. Hangernades and horseshoes.
Nice hot wire setup, I like the mig tip idea and how you can easily tighten up the wire once it stretches out a bit. Mine is all messed up, it got dripped on and the table warped, etc... Maybe I'll drag it back out and steal some of your ideas to fix it up a little; a good winter project... Jeff
I did some T slot extrusion digging today (net shopping) for the fence and runner tracks. Ended up finding all kinds of extrusion on EBay at decent pricing. Just passing it along.
