#garfield Logs

Jul 02 2019

12:00 AM rue_mohr: hey, there is a 20mA draw on the truck battery, traced to the fuse "wipers/DM" know what DM is?
12:04 AM zhanx: steering wheel stuff
12:41 PM Tom_L: ping
07:19 PM rue_mohr: pong
07:19 PM rue_mohr: trying to stay awake
07:19 PM rue_mohr: attempting to remember what I wnated me to do befroe it rained
07:24 PM rue_mohr: I need to desgin trucks for the Y axis of the cnc
07:24 PM rue_mohr: or is it X
07:24 PM rue_mohr: confusing having the mcahine on its side
07:33 PM Tom_itx: got a plan?
07:37 PM rue_mohr: hell no
07:37 PM Tom_itx: i started with a plan this time
07:43 PM rue_mohr: oh, what are ya doin?
07:44 PM rue_mohr: maybe I should clean the deck or soemthing till I figure it out
07:44 PM rue_mohr: up and moving is probably a good idea
07:44 PM rue_mohr: 4kg of plastic arrived today :)
07:44 PM rue_mohr: light black, medium black, dark black, and orange
07:46 PM Tom_itx: me? nothing
07:46 PM Tom_itx: the mill plan
08:43 PM rue_mohr: ok, I cut a piece 18"
08:43 PM rue_mohr: off that channel
08:50 PM rue_shop1: my goal for one of these other machines is *just* to do better than the sherline
08:58 PM Tom_itx: hahaha
08:58 PM Tom_itx: that was the very goal i set for my mill
08:58 PM Tom_itx: it held true all but the spindle
09:15 PM zhanx: Evening
09:18 PM Tom_itx: evening
09:18 PM zhanx: found an awesome deal on T-bones 2" thick
09:35 PM Tom_itx: nice
10:04 PM zhanx: gonna grab some silver filament
11:01 PM rue_mohr: hmm
11:01 PM zhanx: https://seattle.craigslist.org/see/tls/d/grangeville-precision-cnc-lathe-made-in/6925640328.html
11:02 PM zhanx: rue_mohr,
11:04 PM zhanx: i told the wife screw i need to make a bot
11:10 PM rue_mohr: dear god
11:10 PM rue_mohr: its patch anel programming
11:10 PM rue_mohr: patch panel
11:11 PM rue_mohr: just about
11:11 PM rue_mohr: if I had the space, I'd do it
11:11 PM zhanx: i made a 7 foot t frame
11:11 PM rue_mohr: but
11:11 PM rue_mohr: software to program it
11:12 PM rue_mohr: aka cam processor
11:13 PM zhanx: rue_mohr, is in right field i am in left
11:26 PM rue_mohr: k
11:27 PM zhanx: wrong page right now is all
11:27 PM zhanx: i am getting a welder
11:30 PM rue_mohr: k
11:31 PM zhanx: wire feed or stick
11:32 PM zhanx: I am going the harbor freight route
11:32 PM rue_mohr: well I like stick
11:32 PM rue_mohr: but wire feed is probably more economical
11:32 PM rue_mohr: except for the gas
11:33 PM zhanx: does stick have shielding gas?
11:33 PM rue_mohr: no
11:33 PM rue_mohr: its got stuff on the rods
11:35 PM zhanx: https://www.harborfreight.com/flux-125-welder-63582.html
11:36 PM zhanx: vs
11:36 PM zhanx: https://www.harborfreight.com/225-amp-ac-240-volt-stick-welder-69029.html
11:37 PM rue_mohr: flux core sucks, dont go near it
11:37 PM rue_mohr: I tried it
11:38 PM rue_mohr: its great if your trying to generate even splatter across the entirety of your project
11:40 PM rue_mohr: I suppose I could try again
11:40 PM rue_mohr: I got gas now too, but I dont know if its the right stuff