[sudo-discuss] air compressor and plasma cutter

[hol at gaskill.com]

I can fabricate a basin from wood next time I'm there

On 2016-04-28 12:20, Jake wrote:
> OK, I ordered the check valve for the air compressor.  If you are sad
> that you missed an opportunity to donate something awesome to
> sudoroom, you can go here and give us money to stay alive:
> 
> https://sudoroom.org/donate/
> 
> also, the plasma cutter will need "consumables" meaning the little
> copper things that go in the handle.  It is a Hypertherm Powermax 900
> and we can get 35A pieces instead of 55A pieces, primarily the inner
> and outer electrodes:
> 
> http://www.hypermaxonline.com/assets/images/pdfs/powermax900.pdf
> 
> we will have to look at the one we have to determine which bits to buy
> (i'm not at sudoroom right now) but in the meantime it's working well
> enough to cut a few things once the air compressor is working and we
> make a temporary watertable on the floor...
> 
> anyone have a 2'x4' shallow water-containing thing?
> 
> -jake
> 
> On Fri, 22 Apr 2016, Jake wrote:
> 
>> sudoroom has a nice air compressor.
>> 
>> some pictures here:
>> http://imgur.com/gallery/QBOG4
>> 
>> here is the manual:
>> http://www.chpower.com/IMAGES/pdfs/manual00/611301_0504.pdf
>> 
>> I am presently trying to figure out why it leaks air from a valve 
>> whose purpose I don't understand.  In the meantime it is working now.
>> 
>> My friend is offering to lend us a plasma cutter, which is like a 
>> welder but cuts metal instead of welding it together.  It uses 
>> electricity and compressed air, and when we attach the business end to 
>> the robot, we will be able to cut precise shapes out of steel of 
>> significant thickness, making the laser cutter very jealous.
>> 
>> can someone print out the air compressor manual (PDF link above) and 
>> perhaps put it in a binder so it doesn't get grimy?  We can attach it 
>> to the compressor somehow.
>> 
>> -jake
>> 
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