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  1. Matt-Aburg

    Shop Shed build underway

    sorry, it is called a mechanics shop crane... here is the exact one I have. I intent to roll it over to the door on skates, lift the engine half over first, next drop back on a skate, roll forward, lift the tailstock and push though, drop back on skate, roll all the way in, then move the lift in...
  2. Matt-Aburg

    Shop Shed build underway

    These shelfs could serve as bunk beds.. !! Anyway.. challenge today is moving the lathe through door with mechanics lift.. After this hurdle, the rest is easy. I will then order the desk !!
  3. Matt-Aburg

    Shop Shed build underway

    The shed-office-workspace is now ready for machines. Tomorrow I am placing the small lathe and my drill-press in the room. Here are some photos before it gets full.
  4. Matt-Aburg

    3D Scanning large Boats

    You just said the process, in the wrong order. My first step is alignment. I need to align multiple scans to each other and the WCS. After this, then they get exported back out and converted to NURBS surfaces using an automatic utility. This will get me close. From this, the surfaces are brought...
  5. Matt-Aburg

    Shop Shed build underway

    I have a total of 17 circuits. All 110 plugs are 20 amp with yellow wire. My heater plug is 30 amp orange. Only 15 amp white wire is for the lights. All 4 corners of the building have a 220 plug even though I will only need one in the South East corner. Never know what the future holds. At my...
  6. Matt-Aburg

    Tool What is this gizmo?

    Nice find... Be glad you are not buying new on that kind of thing !!! I linked an example... Back in the day... I worked with a Harigs fixture. Very important thing on grinding cylindrically... ALWAYS make sure your stop is set behind the center of grinder wheel. If not, you will have an...
  7. Matt-Aburg

    3D Scanning large Boats

    I have finished a scan of the top deck. By next week this complete boat will be a solid model. From that, modifications will be made according to the work-order...
  8. Matt-Aburg

    Shop Shed build underway

    Today the floor has set long enough to get these photos. I will wait though till next week to start finalizing this project. I have all the trim and shelf's painted and ready to go. Today I am lifting the small lathe and putting it on skates. I will be putting the chip tray back onto it. I had...
  9. Matt-Aburg

    Free training course material for Designing using Fusion

    I found this link today on Facebook. It is very detailed instruction and could be helpful to many... I though it was worth sharing. https://github.com/ntdev888/3d-scanner-training?fbclid=IwAR0UTQP-agzgHECxAHwy5OZxwDb5xoNJyVnmWeoFrdyzHCZoN_7WWWopWwk
  10. Matt-Aburg

    3D Scanning large Boats

    I was able to find some documentation on this hull. They were made till 1971. About 280 were made, Night shift is pulling the engines tonight to send out for rebuild. This boat is due in April... Sorry @Susquatch, I misread the part about volunteer... I am an employee-contractor of the marina...
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