jamscal's 5x10 Gantry Build

[jamscal]

Water table should be here Friday. Gantry soon hopefully.

Does any one coat the inside of the water table with paint or anything?

Or is it a lost cause being constantly submerged?

-James

[jeepsr4ever]

We use some sodium nitrite maybe 2 cups worth for the whole water pan. That keeps the pan and water rust free.

[jamscal]

Water table arrived today... they didn't break the ends per the drawing but included the end caps I'll have to weld on. Got a start on it.

They knocked $60 off the price. Said they couldn't bend it.

Found some pipe couplers and turned them down on the lathe to fit into holes I've yet to drill. I'm going with two drains at opposite corners.





Capped the lower tube ends with more of a fish plate. A little overkill but better looking than a square. I want to cap the uppers but think I may need access inside the tube???



The gantry should be on its way down the road and I hope to have it Friday.

In other news, the $25 auction score. :)



yes it has no jack.

-James

[jamscal]

Gantry made it safely!!! I now have enough 2x4s to build my office wall :)






Pic of welded drain and some pan hold downs. (Stole this idea from another build.)




Started unpacking, looking around and getting the table ready to bolt the rails on.


-James

[jamscal]

My dad came out today and drill and tapped the holes while we worked, then we quit an hour early to do some more work on it.

Rails and sides are on. Set some other stuff too:



Everything seems to run up and down smoothly.

[jeepsr4ever]

Great start!

[jamscal]

Thanks.

Got the motors on today, all the brackets and energy chain. Will probably mount the box tomorrow.

Slats are coming tomorrow too and hopefully the machine torch.



Question:

Got the bobcad and Mach 3 installed.

Didn't see sheetcam (my employee loaded everything so I didn't see him do it)

Is there sheetcam that I'm missing or is the Bobcam what I should use? There was no listing for Bulltear under the Bobcam when we went to install.


Thanks,

James

[jeepsr4ever]

Sheetcam/mach3 are on your blue support disk. Bobcad has your customer # and password on the actual case. It is best to quickly hook your PC to the internet and do the registration online with bobcad...takes 25 seconds to send the data when you go to help/register online in bobcad.

[jamscal]

Thanks for the help today, software is up and going (for now...nothing is hooked to the controller.)

Various shots of some of the brackets that need made. Also, the control box mount (mounting on an angle)

Feel free to point out if anything looks off :)









hooded employee playing with the bobcad:

[jeepsr4ever]

Thats right! Looking good!...very good!