Jimmy and Doug
 

This past Thursday, I met the "man who has it all."

Last week, I drove down to Pensacola, Florida to see my parents and stopped by to meet Jimmy and check on how his build is going. He's the handsome guy in the blue shirt. While I was there, he showed me around his shop and I'm green with envy. Jimmy has every tool most of us have only dreamed of owning. I can't remember everything but off the top of my head, I remember seeing a metal lathe, vertical mill, plasma cutter, english wheel, sheetmetal knotcher, sheetmetal stretcher (and shrinker), MIG\TIG welder (a big Miller), two sandblasting cabinets (one shop-built 8 foot long double- window cabinet that was of first class quality), a soda blaster, oxy-acetylene tanks, a powder coating system, and the crowning touch - AN ENGINE DYNAMOMETER!!!!!! Oh yeah, and even though I didn't meet her, he must have the best wife in the world.

While I was there, I also met Jimmy's son Eddie. Both of them are true Southern Gentlemen. Some of the nicest, most modest guys I've ever met.

His huge sandblaster is in the picture behind us.

TaDa - it's done.
 

Not bad for a weekend:D

Delay on my MM build
 

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" An older Luke Skywalker?" :D


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The boot is a nice piece of technology. Air valves are fitted to the sides for pumping up a internal bag. This clamps the foot forward to immobilize the angle joint.

This injury and the painful one to my chest muscles are going to have a effect on my completion of the machine. It could be weeks.

Members,

It has been some time since we have had any MUGS added to the list of brave members. It is not a requirement but with all the new machines being completed, it is nice to put a face to the member. So get your camera out and snap a shot. If I can put my blue spotted mug up and it didn't bring down the site, I am sure we can handle your mug.

Just arrived from USA
 

Wow !!! New York is an impressive place to visit. This trip was planned and replanned for too many times so finally we went there. Very, very impressive ! Of course one week is not enough but it's a start... Next year Las Vegas !:)
In the last picture is my wife, associate (she's also a lawyer) and everything :).

Marius .... A lawyer ! :eek:
Hope you don't get served :D

Robert,
Marius is a lawyer as well I believe. :)

Here are some photos of a boat model project we are currently working on.

The plans came from a well known marine architect, we are currently building quarter-scale trade show display models of his 16' outboard runabout, with the anticipation of offering kits (of both the model and the fullsize boat) starting early in the new year.

I'll update you with more when I can. :)

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y58...f/IMGP0425.jpg
Here I am putting together the assembly jig for aligning the bulkheads. (the fullsize boat will have a similar jig, just bigger)

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y58...f/IMGP0457.jpg
Here's the boat with a couple of hull panels stitched to (and around) the bulkheads. Building a stitch-and-glue boat is a bit like reassembling a banana from the peels.

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y58...f/IMGP0433.jpg
Here's an assembled model kit showing how the panels are stitched together and the epoxy fillets are applied. This model was actually made first, the one shown in the photos above will be completely finished. This one will be left as-is.

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y58...f/IMGP0434.jpg


There you go Nils. :D

The photos are primarily for the purpose of creating an illustrated kit assembly manual. We want to make our kits as foolproof as possible, since I volunteered to take care of the after-sale support. :o

OK i'm Back for good now.
I'm a Captain in a private yacht and i just had my last trip for the owner as he headed back home for winter and he's going to come back next summer.
So i have all the time for my MM now.:D:D:D


http://i890.photobucket.com/albums/a...helen/Boat.jpg


http://i890.photobucket.com/albums/a...CptOnDckMM.jpg



Though my skill in electronics is very low, i did my homework, study the forums and this is what i came up with :

My control box will nest my PMDX-125 BOB and 4 230V Drives giving power to my PK296AE-SG7.2 OM motors.
The motors inductance wired half coil is 1.5 so 32 x √1.5 = 39 Volt and their current in unipolar is 3A

I'm planning on building my own PS so here is my plan:
Torroidal transformer :400VA with 2 outputs of 28V 7.1A and 9v 1A
Rectifier 25A for converting the 28VAC to 39VDCC
Capacitors 3x 10000mf 63V Connected parallel.

The 9V output i want to convert it to 12VDC for
powering my proximity switches so i need your advise for choosing
the rectifier and the capacitor.:confused::confused::confused:

Also i want to ask if my 7.1A output is adequate for my PK296AE-SG7.2 motors ?
Considered that their max current is 3A x 4 = 12 A but reduced at 67% according to Mariss ( http://www.mechmate.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2324 )
is 8A. :confused:

Thx

Uploading pics
 

Thank you for welcoming me. I am testing to see:

1. Whether I can attach photos
2. What the quality and size of an uploaded pic is

This is me on Sundays and me on weekdays
and pics of part of my hobby shop

Serigo,

Nice run about. Is that a 75' run about with a little dingy? Tough job you have.

Allan, Nice set of tools.

I had a vistor at the begining of December, just forgot to post Regnar photo.

It was nice to meet Russell and to talk MM. We dropped in at Skycraft which is a part of the visit to my machine.

Nils, It was nice to meet you and check out your machine. After finishing some Christmas shopping I came home and started ordering parts. Already have the laser cut parts and sent out for a few quotes for all the steel. To bad I leave for the next few weeks because I am ready to build.

Did you ever figure out your touch plate?

Well it's not a tough job BUT i haven't had summer vacations in Greece with my family since.......damn i cannot remember :D
The boat is a Ferretti Navetta 26 Meters.

Sergio

For other guys wanting to discuss anything in this thread, just realise we have a special little rule here: You can only post in this thread if you have shown a picture of yourself. :D

Ok...it`s time to step out of the shadow. That`s my family and me.
Happy Holydays to everyone here and a happy new Year ! :)

some other family members....

Good thing you have the fish because the watch dog is cutting serious ZZZZZZZZ.

Nils
:D:D:D:D:D:D
i laughed my heart out !!!!
:D:D:D:D:D:D

Joe's progress
 

Joe has all his parts to get the motors turning. I'm amazed at how little wirering will be need using the Gecko G540. Here are some pics of the start of his board. It is wired to just be funtional to get it working, then things will be cleaned up and mounted.

I'm pleased to be able to share my help I have gotten from the forum.

Cheers!

Here is a quick update from my end.

After a 6 day holiday in Florida in the beginning of Dec and some holiday and family time, I could manage the squeeze in two full days of working.
Last week I welded plates for the feet aswell as finalizing welds on various places that where initially some tack welds and we are getting ready to have the whole system to be painted!

I am starting to be more excited about it, because now it finally will look like a real MM :)

Oo... and still, my welding is not as good as I would like it to be, but I am having fun with it.


In the mean time at home I have been playing a lot with EMC2. I have been re-compiling a Linux kernel with just the modules and settings that I needed to, aswel as compiling RTAI 3.7 and the latest version of EMC2. I used Debian lenny as my base system and installed xfce4 as my desktop environment leaving me with a much faster and responsive system that looks very appealing. I need to find some cool looking mechmate colored background for my desktop and login screen....

In EMC I set my pulse frequency to 40Khz, which seems to be plenty enough as far as I can see and at the same time I can plug in USB stick, do network communications and such. I have been even tempted to do some programming around Q-CAD, but first I need to finish the machine.

attached a picture of me and Jairo and the machine in it's state of last week.

Ries

PNW Reps
 

Here is a photo to satisfy Gerald's call for pics (but I'm not proud of it:)) I included the other one just for fun, not sure where I got it.

Joe

Finished off the Y car this weekend, here are a cpl pics

Mike,
You have had your welcomes to the forum, now I think it is time to post a mugshot or two. :):eek::D Yeah I know Im stirring the pot a little here. :cool:

I am this fat guy.

http://www.mechmate.com/forums/showt...6&postcount=88

:D

Gee, must have missed that one. :)

Not fair & not updated MIKE …that was +/- 4yrs ago….surly the goatee must be whiter by now :p :D

After a couple weeks of dealing with us, it's probably all white, with patches torn out :)

Robert, Brad,
Now who is stirring the pot? .. :):D:eek:

Grayer and Fatter :D .

Mike you need to do justice to us, we'd like to know ya better

see what G' did , " by posting some of his goddy snaps in the first post http://www.mechmate.com/forums/showt...61&postcount=1

we'd like to feel how you look when you are happy, angry, sad, frustrated, tearing your hair out :D

I always used to imagine one of the pictures of G' based on the words - lines he posted - and surely his emotion in words matched with altleast one of that pics he's posted :)