[sudo-discuss] air compressor and plasma cutter

[Patrik D'haeseleer]

Kiddie pool? What could possibly go wrong? :-D

Patrik

On Thu, Apr 28, 2016 at 6:13 PM, <hol at gaskill.com> wrote:

> 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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