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Forgot to hit the send button last night and just done now 
Got all the welding done to the main body and the legs welded on. Tomorrow I need to do some work at the workshop but hopefully will get up in the afternoon and get the gantry done, or at least started.
Got all the welding done to the main body and the legs welded on. Tomorrow I need to do some work at the workshop but hopefully will get up in the afternoon and get the gantry done, or at least started.
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Very very nicely done on a little Chester lathe, DB10 by any chance?
A good many people denigrate these smaller Chinese machines but I personally have had good luck with them. I bought my son a DB7 one time when Chester were having one of their "open days" and because we had to put it together ourselves (ie on it's stand) we got it at half price. I subsequently made a small sterling engine cylinder on it and it came out just perfect, the walls are 30 thou thick and that for some length. I was really impressed.
Thanks. Yes it's a DB10. I have just finished converting it to 2hp 3 phase with vfd. It does all I need. I like it but I'm no expert. The mill lead screw is my most ambitious project up to now!
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You know the rules, pictures required! (Even if it wasnt today)
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Was cutting some more 5mm 5083 up today and remembered to take a close up pic for you
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Never made it up yesterday but got the gantry done today so almost finished it ready for transporting down the road and getting fitted to the boat. Will have to hack up the steel shelter that is on the boat currently before I can do that however.
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A frame for a technological module for preparing clean air with a screw compressor + an additional 500-liter receiver is mounted + a huge dehumidifier, then a refrigeration module + humidity sensor + carbon filter. All with automatic condensate removal valves. The output of compressed air from the compressor is 3/4", from the latest filter the output is 1/4" ... and again the entrance to a separate reactor with a diameter of 18 mm 
The designer was an entertainer. In metal, it turned out intricately. Dimensions 2000*800, steel pipe 80*40*2.5, 40*40, 40*20 and 4 wheels with bearings, 500 kg load capacity each.
Remove grease from black scale with acetone, spray with 2K epoxy primer and then paint with 2K Raptor Polyurethane Paint. Applying paint with a roller turns out economically and a good appearance.
The designer was an entertainer. In metal, it turned out intricately. Dimensions 2000*800, steel pipe 80*40*2.5, 40*40, 40*20 and 4 wheels with bearings, 500 kg load capacity each.Remove grease from black scale with acetone, spray with 2K epoxy primer and then paint with 2K Raptor Polyurethane Paint. Applying paint with a roller turns out economically and a good appearance.
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And for completeness here is the finish on 12mm 5083
And as I have also just cut some 5mm steel I took a pic.
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All top dross, not much at all on the bottom 
I really don’t know about water tabling mine…..
I’ve got a down draft at the moment but it has actually increased heat back to the work piece. Which is a real pain in the hoop when it comes to stainless, which I do a lot of.
Wondering if water is the way to go. What about consumables, water getting flung about, treatment etc etc? Trying to weigh it all up.
I really don’t know about water tabling mine…..
I’ve got a down draft at the moment but it has actually increased heat back to the work piece. Which is a real pain in the hoop when it comes to stainless, which I do a lot of.
Wondering if water is the way to go. What about consumables, water getting flung about, treatment etc etc? Trying to weigh it all up.
I hope you appreciate posting pictures like this is making me feel inadequate.
I've learnt to weld aluminium using this site and youtube I make bird cages for a living, I enjoy making this stuff in my garage theres super talented people out thereI hope you appreciate posting pictures like this is making me feel inadequate.
How much energy does the water jet use? Some of them are scary I understand.
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Consumables, if anything, are lasting a bit longer but it has been a while so... It is certainly no worse, I can say that with confidence. Regarding the torch, so far it has been fine and that must be a couple of years.All top dross, not much at all on the bottom
I really don’t know about water tabling mine…..
I’ve got a down draft at the moment but it has actually increased heat back to the work piece. Which is a real pain in the hoop when it comes to stainless, which I do a lot of.
Wondering if water is the way to go. What about consumables, water getting flung about, treatment etc etc? Trying to weigh it all up.
I am using the Rocol V-Cut SS cutting fluid in mine diluted about 100:1 if I recall
