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  1. Alexander

    New compressor prototype

    Looks expensive
  2. Alexander

    Robot tending Haas mill

    Sometimes it isn't about ROI it is about capacity. Let's say for example you can't find employees willing to work third shift or weekends. The robot can fill in the gaps and get your machine hours up. Many companies are limited by space or time.
  3. Alexander

    Robot tending Haas mill

    That material handling robot is really tiny. My guess is accuracy is only about .03" The part gets positioned against the stop without bumping it because the end of arm tooling is somewhat spring loaded. The robot will gently apply spring pressure while the work holding clamps the part.
  4. Alexander

    Robot tending Haas mill

    Yeah those robots are still going strong. A little background first. I am a robotics technician and I was trained to program fanuc robots that were being used for machine tending. More on that later because right now I need to go back inside and run the CNC no robots in this shop. Those arms...
  5. Alexander

    Daily Shop Improvement

    Nice work Brent
  6. Alexander

    Cushman truckster

    I got the wiring done and took this thing around the neighborhood for a test drive my initial impression is the engine is a lot better suited to the task. The engine is a 610cc v twin. Commonly found in generators, pressure washers and farm equipment. It is meant to be a stationary engine but i...
  7. Alexander

    Cushman truckster

    Thanks. I think :p
  8. Alexander

    Cushman truckster

    I bought a wiring harness from Painless Wiring and got that installed. I regretted throwing the old wiring harness almost immediately. This one is going to be much more reliable so I guess it is better that I decided to replace everything. But wow that was allot of work.
  9. Alexander

    Daily Shop Improvement

    This
  10. Alexander

    Daily Shop Improvement

    This morning I made a handful of nuts for my strap clamp set. They are good high carbon steel so they should outlast a regular nut. I machined them out of round stock and made them to match the cheap strap clamp set for the milling machine.
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