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  #481  
Old Mon 06 April 2009, 10:27
J.R. Hatcher
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Wilmington, North Carolina
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This is really embarrassing , I can not find a copy of my mechmate material list or my bolt list. If anyone has a copy please send them to me . Thanks
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  #482  
Old Mon 06 April 2009, 10:30
Gerald D
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Cape Town
South Africa
JR, that's why your thread's title hasn't changed for a while - I am scared that you might not be able to find it.
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  #483  
Old Mon 06 April 2009, 10:44
J.R. Hatcher
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  #484  
Old Mon 06 April 2009, 10:51
Gerald D
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Cape Town
South Africa
How about you picking a title you can remember?
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  #485  
Old Mon 06 April 2009, 13:53
J.R. Hatcher
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I don't know if everyone finds the entertainment in the thread titles that I do but if it's not tooooo time consuming I would like it if you continue to name them. If it's a pain in the #%\ then say so and I'll come up with a name that will probably be a lot less entertaining.
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  #486  
Old Sat 18 April 2009, 09:18
hennie
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Roodepoort JHB
South Africa
J.R. when was the last time you cut some material for boats and do you have some pic`s of those projects?
Would like to see what it looks like.
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  #487  
Old Sat 18 April 2009, 12:20
J.R. Hatcher
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Hennie I cut out a 19' boat just before I left for Hawaii. I will take some pictures when I return home.
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  #488  
Old Sat 18 April 2009, 15:43
sailfl
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Winter Park, FL
United States of America
J R

Is that a motor boat? I am thinking of building a kayak!
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  #489  
Old Sat 18 April 2009, 20:27
domino11
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Cornwall, Ontario
Canada
JR,
Did you take one of your home cut boats to Hawaii?
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  #490  
Old Sat 18 April 2009, 23:34
hennie
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Roodepoort JHB
South Africa
Nils-#12

Might that be the next adventure?
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  #491  
Old Sun 19 April 2009, 11:51
J.R. Hatcher
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Nils try this site http://www.clcboats.com/their plans are nice, A friend and I have built the 18' and the 12' from their plans alone (no kit). It was truly a lot easier than I thought possible.

Heath I know you are joking ............ cause the second checked bag was $75.00, the boat would have been $1,000,000.00
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  #492  
Old Sun 19 April 2009, 15:41
sailfl
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Winter Park, FL
United States of America
J R,

Thanks for the site. Did you put the plans into AutoCAD so you could cut them with your machine?

What have you actually built?
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  #493  
Old Sun 19 April 2009, 19:27
domino11
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Cornwall, Ontario
Canada
JR,
No I meant DRIVE it to Hawaii.
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  #494  
Old Sun 19 April 2009, 20:41
J.R. Hatcher
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Nils it was way before I had a machine. I'll check when I get back on the exact boats we built.
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  #495  
Old Tue 26 May 2009, 13:31
J.R. Hatcher
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Made these for a local beer co, Wolf Beer. This particular brew is Timber Wolf. The cutouts will get mounted to the bar tap handles. The T is suppose to look like the wolf's head and the W is a fang. They are about .5" X 3.5" X 3.25". A few are Maple, but most are made of Ash.
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  #496  
Old Tue 26 May 2009, 13:32
sailfl
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Winter Park, FL
United States of America
Nice J R
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  #497  
Old Tue 26 May 2009, 13:33
J.R. Hatcher
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Thanks Nils
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  #498  
Old Tue 26 May 2009, 23:27
Kobus_Joubert
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Riversdale Western Cape
South Africa
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Nothing beats REAL WOOD... I hate mdf...looking good JR. Did they supply you with the artwork or do you do it yourself ?
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  #499  
Old Wed 27 May 2009, 03:27
Robert M
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Lac-Brome, Qc
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Nice little contract, make me feel like one of those contract making you enjoy every instance of owning a CNC ! Nicely done too .
I’m Curious JR, what size approx one is & how is it hold down and / or what was your cutting strategy / approach ?
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  #500  
Old Wed 27 May 2009, 06:17
J.R. Hatcher
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Kobus I did one for "White Wolf" a WW with the outside of the Ws extended down to look like fangs (their design). I stayed with that idea and came up with the wolf look for the T. I used Turbocad and Sheetcam.

Robert I used 3 hand screw clamps to hold down a 1/2" X 6" X 48" board. Nested 2 parts side by side, used 5 small tabs (1/8" X 3/8") on each one to keep them in place. first I used a 1/8" upcut spiral bit to make 3 passes (50" ipm), the last one being a finish pass taking .010". I then used a 90 degree bit (same feed rate as above) to bevel the outside. The finished part is about 3 1/4" X 3 1/2"
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  #501  
Old Wed 27 May 2009, 20:08
Doug_Ford
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Conway (Arkansas)
United States of America
How were you compensated? Bucks or beer?
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  #502  
Old Wed 27 May 2009, 20:40
PEU
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Buenos Aires
Argentina
Bucks AND Beers is even better
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  #503  
Old Thu 28 May 2009, 05:29
J.R. Hatcher
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Doug they tried to sell me on a deal where I and all my friends would get free beer for the rest of our lives, but I don't even drink a 12 pack a month and I wasn't sure about you guys so I took the $50.00 instead.
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  #504  
Old Thu 28 May 2009, 12:24
J.R. Hatcher
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Wilmington, North Carolina
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This is the link to the video of my MechMate cutting the TW logos.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=075xA1Yw7UE
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  #505  
Old Thu 28 May 2009, 15:11
sailfl
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Winter Park, FL
United States of America
J.R.

Very nice. Have you thought about cutting the V bit first? How big are the tabs you are using?

Thanks
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  #506  
Old Thu 28 May 2009, 19:23
J.R. Hatcher
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Nils the tabs are a little less than 1/8" thick and 3/8" long. The upcut spiral will leave a rough top surface. The bevel bit last removes this and you will have very little hand sanding.
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  #507  
Old Thu 28 May 2009, 19:24
Rad Racer
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Minnesota
United States of America
Let's really cool J.R.

In the video you mention a vacuum hold down. Are you using both vacuum and clamps to hold the work piece?
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  #508  
Old Thu 28 May 2009, 19:33
J.R. Hatcher
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Wayne my spoil board is not glued down, so with high humidity it will cup a little. This is not a problem if you have a vacuum hold down system ..... it will pull it flat. Even if I'm using clamps I still use the vacuum.
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  #509  
Old Sun 30 August 2009, 05:56
J.R. Hatcher
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I have a question for anyone that has the answer. I have a drill press I am putting into service. It came with a 1725 rpm motor, I have changed it to a 3450 rpm motor. I will be using a vfd and would like to have low rpm's for tapping. Is there any differents in the capabilities of the 2 motors??? Thanks
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  #510  
Old Sun 30 August 2009, 08:02
Gerald D
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Cape Town
South Africa
You have changed from a 4-pole motor to a 2-pole motor. The lowest speed at which you can run the motor has now doubled. The lowest speed is decided by the motor's cooling system (the fan on the back end) and the power output needed - if you want full power output, then you can only get that when the fan runs at full speed. Therefore, for long periods at reduced speeds, the power output must be reduced - still best to reduce the speeds by changing the belt pulleys.
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