:D haha

Just returned from the expo, now I know that I know nothing about the woodworking industry :)

Found a lot of future providers for tooling, wood sheets, veneers etc etc etc I knew just a couple of them before going.

Took a lot of photos, will sort them and post the most interesting ones. I saw two routers being sold, none the size of the mechmate, they looked nice but not super high tech. Then I saw a Biesse, now we are talking, thats a heavy production machine, but at least 20~30 times more expensive than a MM :)

and regarding the shop/offices construction, today I received a call from Nokia-Siemens the local contractor for the phone company, they want my feedback about where to move that pairs box, I said as far as you can from my lot, but they said it has to be on my lot or it will take ages to get a new permit from the town, so I will try to find the best location.

Im really happy because I put a lot of effort to get that box moved, filed complains with every branch of the town council that has any saying about it, also with the phone company and also with the city ombudsman, it seems I got lucky. Its not moved yet, but now I see the light at the end of the tunnel :)

But nothing good comes without some bad news, not really bad, but the architect told me that the town keep asking for modifications to the blueprints, this means delays and more delays.

You should ask them if they can recess the pedistal down to ground level and put in a manhole cover.

asked and they can't, today I will talk again with the contractor asking if they can move it where I want, this is one of these situations where one needs to settle for the less problematic spot, there is no good spot.

Received the lasered parts. Someone in the order chain screwed it, take a look at the picture:

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/3624504/recibido.JPG

Someone needs fully bent spiders? I heard they eat iron ants :D Worst, they invoiced all 8... now they will need to issue credit.

Also they missed 5 parts:
10 20 451
10 20 452
10 30 422
10 40 372
10 40 387

but they didn't missed them in the invoice...

Good thing I'm in no hurry for these parts...


Pablo

Invasion of the MechMate spiders!
 

EEK! :eek: Are there enough spiders? :rolleyes:

you got entangled yourself is big spider web(mess) :)

Here, use this:

Attachment 8914

LMAO...

Maybe I can donate them to combat these ants:
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi...egazzoni_4.JPG
thats a huge highway ad (http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carlos_Regazzoni)

The Laser guys just replied, will make the remaining parts and issue credit, probably 10 or more days...

I need to start my shopping list, motors, drives, BB, etc...

[EDIT] I will cherry pick the most square one and return the others for scrap.

Some alternatives !!

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I use this, but cleaning after an incident is a big job..:eek:
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Keep at least one of the spare spiders! The Y-car can hold two Z's if you are so inclined. If you were closer to me I'd try to get a spare from you as well.

I choosed 2 spiders from the lot, both of them are almost square, nothing that cannot be solved with a hammer and patience.

Brad I have spiders if you want one :D

Moved spiral tool messages to new thread

http://www.mechmate.com/forums/showt...39&postcount=1

So jealous. Your plans for starting a shop is exactly what I want to do. Except i am going to start in my garage. Which is pretty big. I'll have pics of it later down the road. But your so lucky. I wish you the best. And congrats on the baby.

Last friday a friend of mine whos company works for the telecom industry invited me to raid their old projects junk because they are moving to a new place, most of the stuff was telecom only and also old (doh!) but I managed to find interesting stuff:

cabinet (450x300x250mm) it also have a fan inside.

http://peu.net/mods/luis01
http://peu.net/mods/luis02

Also found a lot of rs-232 <> rs485 converters, new old stock in their boxes (and some more without boxes too):

http://peu.net/mods/luis03
http://peu.net/mods/luis04

I plan to keep a few and unload the rest at ebay, RAD is a quality brand. Money collected will go to purchase more MM parts :)

And below the converters are acrylic sheets I salvaged from some public phones panels, these are 500x250x6.5mm in milk colour and 500x130x6.5mm with some silk screening.


Pablo

all lasered parts finished:

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/3624504/todaslaspiezas.jpg

Received a quote from the local Motionking Dealer, for the 34HS9802 they ask $120+tax but these are backordered, not that bad compared to prices posted in the motionking thread will ask for a discount of course :)

[edit] Forgot to add, demolition will start in a week or two, and regarding the phone box in the street it should be gone by end of month if the phone company project division engineer didn't lied to me.


Pablo

I know its no big deal, but today I tested the fit in the Y carriage parts, I had a happiness rush seing that everything fits like a glove :)

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/3624504/carriagefits.jpg

:)


Pablo

Received first renders of shop, tree in the street is taller, wider and its not properly placed, its located on the left side of the front door.

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/3624504/rendervallejos1.jpg

Wow..nice...pity it will be full of dust someday.:D

I still remember the exitement the moment I collected my laser parts & just can't wait to toy around with it alllll day.

That is a good looking shop you have.

So nice. The appeareance of your facility alone will bring your business. So jealous. I wish you the best.

Does the appearance match the other buildings in the area? Is there a graffiti/vandal problem in that area? In other words, will your building become a target?

I know it only a render, but the light (white) colour is high maintenance to keep it looking smart.

Also, can people climb the tree to get on the balcony? If so, you are going to need better security at the top than at the bottom (nobody will see what the bad guys are doing on the balcony).

Good point. White is hard to keep clean:) You know whats really ugly,... a steel light fixture or something rusting down the side of a building. Ewww.

And its also sad how people tag buildings because they stand out.

I dont mean to probe as to how much a place like that is costing you. You see plans and taste is very close to that of mine if not dead on. I am hoping that one day that I will be able to either buy or maybe even build a place such as the one your looking to build. I know nothing about such things though. I am going at it slowly. Im going to build several MM's first along with aquiring some other productive machines. Also, establishing clients. once I have that down tight, then maybe I would then next purchase a place, lease, maybe even build as you are.

Anyways,... my question is, does anyone know about what it would cost to build a place like this within the states? I know that it depends on soooo many things. I was wondering if anyone has or if anyone knows someone who has built a place? What about purchasing a place like that out right, about how much? Ballpark figure,... Thanks.

I was replying to a friend moments ago with about the same comments :)

The color won't be white for sure and Im still not sure if the glass, even being a multilaminate will be there without some kind of steel grating/fence, you know, thieves see glass and they think is breakable...

Regarding the balcony, there is always a possibility of someone climbing there, but it won't be easy.

Buildings around aren't as shiny, mostly because they aren't new, and grafitty is not a big problem, but you know the more shiny space you leave the more chances you get of being grafittied...

Regarding costs, Im sure in the states you can find a warehouse almost ready to be used, I wanted to have my office shop near home, thats why I choosed to have it in a neighborhood and not in an industrial zone.

Well,... im pretty sure I will definitely be need a large industrial type place. For machines, offices, and more importantly,... storage. But at the same time, I wouldnt mind a nice looking building though. Ehh one thing at a time. Maybe one day I could have both. A nice main head quarters building in a city/ town like area and an industrial type facility too.

My opinion about protecting your shop,... Its definitely a good idea to fortify your shop. But maybe in a way where it doesnt look like a prison? Instead of fixed bars over your windows you could have a retractable gate like fence that rolls away into the ceiling. This way you have protection at night but during the day its looks clean and professional, nice looking. Cameras are always good. Alarms etc. You know what I mean. It would just be a shame to have such a nice place and then bar it all up.

These are last year prices around Houston Texas...

30' x 40' total metal building with 14 foot high walls, one entrance door, one 12' x 14' sectional door and one 10' x 10' sectional door and concrete slab......... 27,000.00

40' x 40' building with the same doors and wall height... 34,000.00

This is only the slab and metal exterior. No interior walls, plumbing or electrical.... Site work and dirt pad cost me about 2000.00 and I went with the 40 x 40

Any pictures of it? I would like to see it. I am doing some waaaaaay in advance resesrch on buildings. Buying building etc. Thanks.

I will post some in my build thread Monday :)

Awesome:) Thank you so much.

Today I ordered 5x 9802 Motion King motors, they will be here by the end of june, I hope at that time also have the geckos.

Pablo, where did you order them from and how much did they cost (US)? Thanks J.R.

JR, purchased them from the local dealer here in Argentina, I contacted MK directly and they referred me to them. Considering shipping+custom duties the price was right.

5x gecko 203v ordered from Retromation Direct via their ebay account.

Now I will draw in solidworks Castone belt drive reduction then check against my CAD drawings and if everything is dandy I plan to order these materials too very soon.

I plan a trip to Florida/USA around June/15, any Floridian that wants to share some cold beers let me know :)

Just finished drawing and simulating Castone belt reduction, here is a short video:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rYumPNGrjmw

Motor is set to 100RPM
Reduction is 4.8 : 1 Ratio
Big pulley is 72 teeth
Small is 15 teeth


Now I'm going to order the parts :)

Bearings Ordered for the reductions and the grinding skate, found nice prices from an ebay dealer:

skate: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...m=370342643434 (10x $8.94)
castone redutions: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...m=370168966097 (10x $29.87)

Shopping spree continues :)