DavidR8's shop shenanigans

[Susquatch]

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Quite the story. Guy is almost as stupid as I was. What the heck was he thinking out there alone with nobody knowing where you are......

15 years ago or so I bought a Find Me Spot which is a Satelite radio based location service that you can use to get help no matter where you are. A very useful thing for those who like to wander around in the great outdoors alone.

I've never needed to use it again, but I carry it with me even when I have cell coverage. it was a scary event I never want to repeat.

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I wonder if they have something you can use to detect a falling wood gouge before it hits....

 

[DavidR8]

Well the laser arrived last week and so today I built the enclosure. I just need some orange acrylic for the window.
It's 26" wide by 24" deep with a lid that's double-hinged; one at the back and at the halfway point.
Next I need to drill the vent in the back for the exhaust fan.

 

[Janger]

I’m getting excited to see some cutting and engraving.

 

[DavidR8]

I’m getting excited to see some cutting and engraving.

Me too!
The exhaust port and blower are in now.
Waiting on the charcoal canister filter which should be here tomorrow. Honeycomb bed arrives Wednesday. Then to make some boxes!

 

[DavidR8]

Ok I whipped this up.
50% power @ 50 mm/sec

 

[Dabbler]

This looks great! Nice enclosure - sure is sturdy enough!

 

[DavidR8]

This looks great! Nice enclosure - sure is sturdy enough!

Thanks John, 3/4" base. 5/8" sides and top. My wife said it looked like a box a magician would use to cut someone in half!

 

[jcdammeyer]

Thanks John, 3/4" base. 5/8" sides and top. My wife said it looked like a box a magician would use to cut someone in half!

Well there is a laser in it...

 

[BMW Rider]

Did you ask for a volunteer from the audience?

 

[DavidR8]

Did you ask for a volunteer from the audience?

I did and there were no takers...

 

[TorontoBuilder]

I did and there were no takers...

Have you done any cut tests yet?

I am seriously considering getting one now for a marquetry project.

 

[DavidR8]

Have you done any cut tests yet?

I am seriously considering getting one now for a marquetry project.

Not yet, but I plan to this evening as I my air filter should arrive today.

 

[DavidR8]

Well blast.
My carbon filter arrived and I did a quick test cut to see if it would remove the smoke from the laser and it did not. So I'm going to put a hole through the wall for a direct vent outside.

 

[Former Member]

I do have a Weller filter unit that would do it for you but in all seriousness you wouldn't want to pay the price. I got it as a trade upgrade and even then I paid an arm and leg. The filters alone are stupid expensive.

 

[DavidR8]

I do have a Weller filter unit that would do it for you but in all seriousness you wouldn't want to pay the price. I got it as a trade upgrade and even then I paid an arm and leg. The filters alone are stupid expensive.

Five minutes with a hole saw and I'm back in business venting to the great outdoors!

 

[DavidR8]

First engraving off the laser.
This is a 1700's era printing ornament used on book printing. My dear wife teaches book history (among other subjects) at university and this is one of her favourite ornaments.

 

[PeterT]

And your neighbor hasn't called 911 with a suspicious smoky odor - you're in laser business!

(Bit of an inside joke with me. My buddy used to spray his models with a makeshift vent booth. A bank of cheapo furnace filters in front of a fan sucking through a dryer hose, venting out a hole in his garage. His fence was an interesting blend of permanent fluorescent colors. His neighbor's house... did not come up in discussion LOL)

 

[LenVW]

And your neighbor hasn't called 911 with a suspicious smoky odor - you're in laser business!

(Bit of an inside joke with me. My buddy used to spray his models with a makeshift vent booth. A bank of cheapo furnace filters in front of a fan sucking through a dryer hose, venting out a hole in his garage. His fence was an interesting blend of permanent fluorescent colors. His neighbor's house... did not come up in discussion LOL)

Sometimes you can be surprised by your artistic side !!
I believe they call it ‘impressionism’. LOL

 

[PeterT]

My buddy bought a smallish hobby laser with the intent of cutting modest RC parts from balsa & thin ply. It wasn't even done a small test job when the smoke detectors were going off. Shortly thereafter, SWMBO was going off. So he is similarly working on some kind of capture box & vent arrangement. Its been a while since I was wandering around a commercial laser shop but guessing them must have some high volume hoods like welders shops?

 

[PeterT]

.. furnace filters in front of a fan sucking through a dryer hose

Actually what troubled me more was the cheapo Walmart fan. Guessing that was not the explosion proof motor model LOL. Now you have all that fine mist volatile hydrocarbon overspray & flammable particulate matter flowing over the windings & brushes. Just one little spark and....