Let the building begin

[jhale]

thanks wefr, aaron I have vectorworks, but I'm not that great with it. can you do this using these instructions? I don't think I would get the curved slot part right.

 

[jhale]

I was too busy to make it over there today also,
do you guys want to try to meet up tomorrow ?
pm or call me. you could come check out the laser if you
have time. I'm just a few minutes north of the store, lmk.

 

[spykes]

wedfr how would you apply them to a jig tho, would the flange be cut first with a CNC then we use the router to trace the jig? or will the print out come out and we just make it out of MDF?

 

[wedfr]

wait what are you trying to do? if you have a laser cutter why not just have it cut the whole thing you dont need a jig then.

 

[jhale]

spykes, with the laser you can put a square piece of acrylic in the machine, and the computer plots the circle and keyholes, then the laser cuts them all out. you don't have to touch a router until you flush trim the flange after it's glued to the body of the skimmer

nice n easy.

 

[aaron]

No problem jhale, with Wedfr's instructions it should be a piece of cake. I can plot those out tomorrow afternoon. After I have gone through the garbage at industrial plastics. I'm hoping to get there around 3 but it all depends on a meeting i have at 11:00 tomorrow morning. So I will keep my eyes open for other manhatan reefers.
I'd love to check out the "laser" if you are around.

 

[jhale]

aaron & wedfr call me when you want to check out the "laser".
i'll pm you both my info.

 

[spykes]

jhale im trying to do with without the CNC all the time, because i dont have one in my disposal, unless jhale doesnt mine me making flanges off his CNC hehhe

 

[jhale]

well...I can't promise all the time but my friend keeps the machine right upstairs from my door. when I learn how to use it, he said I can use it whenever I want to. so within reason I'll make parts. I just don't want to be chained to the laser machine all summer

maybe we can combine that with some of the BBques I was talking about a month ago. what's better than beer -n- burning plastic?

[ April 14, 2005, 10:35 PM: Message edited by: jhale ]

 

[spykes]

hahha cool man cool, maaybe i can make a jig of each size then and just route it out according to each job ^^

 

[wedfr]

dont give me too much beer and let me near the laser ill start tryin to shoot $@!* from across the room with it

 

[spykes]

heh wedfr must be asian then if he cant take too much beer

 

[wedfr]

i didnt say i couldnt take too much beer i just said dont let me near a laser when ive had alot

 

[twinreef]

any body thought about the plastic thumb screws and were to get them.

 

[jhale]

I guess canal street? or
plastic nuts and bolts .com ,
or try micro plastics , they look pretty good. these places look like they sell in large quantities. we should figure out all the projects everyone wants to make, now and in the future, then order all the little plastic parts at once. I'm sure that will save some money.

 

[twinreef]

i guess we have to call to see whats the price for the screws. i tried calling micro plastics, but they were closed.

 

[twinreef]

in the diy night, any sumps in the plan.

 

[marrone]

Count me in for any sumps building as the one I'm using right now is to small. I've got to place water in it everyday.

 

[jhale]

no one mentioned a sump, but they are not hard.
maybe that can be the second DIY night.

 

[marrone]

Your right they're not hard. I don't know if I want to do one completely out of arcylic or just a glass tank and put in the partishions to make it a refug. A glass tank one would be easy the all arcylic one would be hardier.