Ed Lang
10-18-2005, 9:33 PM
My son and I went to Durham this past Friday to pickup our Shopbot PRTalpha96. It was a great trip and we had a super lunch just North of Durham at a little Mom and Pop BBQ spot. Even brought two pounds of BBQ home so those who had to work and go to school could enjoy some for dinner.
My oldest son, Ben helped me unload the bot before having to leave and go to a Boy Scout camping trip. Thanks Ben!!
My wife helped me hold some of the heavy iron on Saturday morning before she had to leave. Thanks MeLisa!!
Mid afternoon on Saturday my cousin Jay stopped by to see what I had gotten this time as far as new equipment. He stayed late Saturday night helping me get the X rails installed and straight. He even brought me a peice of plywood for the sub table on Sunday morning!! I could not have done it without him.... Thanks Jay!!
I was off again from work on Monday and Scott and I worked all day trying to get the luan on the walls and ceiling so the 6" duct for the cyclone could be installed. I was dead tired on Monday night but we got everything done except for making the Shopbot run.
This afternoon, Tuesday we fired it up and took it for a little drive around the spoilboard.
I hope you enjoy the pictures below. They are from a group of pictures that can be found at http://kc4ylx.smugmug.com/gallery/883595/1
It started here;
http://kc4ylx.smugmug.com/photos/39989372-M.jpg
Then it got home to,
http://kc4ylx.smugmug.com/photos/39989386-M.jpg
After hours of building and reading,
http://kc4ylx.smugmug.com/photos/40111549-M.jpg
And more hours of building and head scratching we had a working maching. Here it is doing its first job.... surfacing the MDF that is the spoilboard
http://kc4ylx.smugmug.com/photos/40580390-M.jpg
I now need to build a computer workstation..... Maybe tomorrow
http://kc4ylx.smugmug.com/photos/40580391-M.jpg
Final shot
http://kc4ylx.smugmug.com/photos/40580392-M.jpg
After cutting the entire surface of the MDF I can say that the ClearVue Cyclone is FANTASTIC and I am sure glad I bought it. The 55 gallon drum that I am using for the sawdust had plenty of fine dust from the MDF and the filters had NO SIGNS of any in them. The 6" duct is moving a lot of air as well....
Thanks for looking.
My oldest son, Ben helped me unload the bot before having to leave and go to a Boy Scout camping trip. Thanks Ben!!
My wife helped me hold some of the heavy iron on Saturday morning before she had to leave. Thanks MeLisa!!
Mid afternoon on Saturday my cousin Jay stopped by to see what I had gotten this time as far as new equipment. He stayed late Saturday night helping me get the X rails installed and straight. He even brought me a peice of plywood for the sub table on Sunday morning!! I could not have done it without him.... Thanks Jay!!
I was off again from work on Monday and Scott and I worked all day trying to get the luan on the walls and ceiling so the 6" duct for the cyclone could be installed. I was dead tired on Monday night but we got everything done except for making the Shopbot run.
This afternoon, Tuesday we fired it up and took it for a little drive around the spoilboard.
I hope you enjoy the pictures below. They are from a group of pictures that can be found at http://kc4ylx.smugmug.com/gallery/883595/1
It started here;
http://kc4ylx.smugmug.com/photos/39989372-M.jpg
Then it got home to,
http://kc4ylx.smugmug.com/photos/39989386-M.jpg
After hours of building and reading,
http://kc4ylx.smugmug.com/photos/40111549-M.jpg
And more hours of building and head scratching we had a working maching. Here it is doing its first job.... surfacing the MDF that is the spoilboard
http://kc4ylx.smugmug.com/photos/40580390-M.jpg
I now need to build a computer workstation..... Maybe tomorrow
http://kc4ylx.smugmug.com/photos/40580391-M.jpg
Final shot
http://kc4ylx.smugmug.com/photos/40580392-M.jpg
After cutting the entire surface of the MDF I can say that the ClearVue Cyclone is FANTASTIC and I am sure glad I bought it. The 55 gallon drum that I am using for the sawdust had plenty of fine dust from the MDF and the filters had NO SIGNS of any in them. The 6" duct is moving a lot of air as well....
Thanks for looking.