It’s brand new, so that area is still in progress. Those are literally my first cuts sitting on the table. Another long wait (ordered in March) finally over. I will be adding a water tank underneath, this or next weekend, so I can more easily drain and fill the table. Very happy to have it as a new tool in the arsenal.
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WOW! Your shop is worthy of a spread in Good Housekeeping! Simply amazing.
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Very very nice. Any space limitations you may have is IMO offset by your organization and setup. It really appeals to my OCD.
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Thanks. It took several years, several different organization schemes, and a few buckets of sweat, but I think I have finally Tetris’d this garage into submission.
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You’ll love it. I started with their first table, upgraded to the XL and now have the Pro too.
A lot of the design work is interchangeable between the different CNC tools and you can often use the same design for a metal version vs a wood or plastic version of a project.
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Definitely looking forward to it. I already do a fair amount of back and forth between the CNC and my CO2 laser, as I like to quickly prototype parts on the laser using inexpensive posterboard. It’s a very fast way to verify I have designed something to the correct shape and size before moving to more costly materials.
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Hi. Amazing planning and set up! I hope it’s going well.
It looks like with the spindle mount, the SuckIt dust boot with the fixed Z, independent of the spindle Z is not available. Or is it? Is it a problem to have the cutting position obscured by the dust boot? Maybe a RPi camera inside is an option?
Also, this is off-topic, but that looks like a hacked Harbor Freight dust collector at the heart of your piped system. I am in the process of “revising” my HF machine to something similar. Are you finding it to be powerful enough for your needs? I have put a Rikon 12" impeller in mine. Huge difference, but fingers crossed here.
Again, great install! Thanks for sharing!
It’s going great, thanks.
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Yes, it is a Harbor Freight with a number of upgrades made over the 3-4 years I’ve had it. I could not find the Rikon impeller when I looked and instead went with the WEN which is supposed to be comparable.
- 12" WEN impeller
- 6" inlet adapter (replaces 5" inlet)
- 6" inlet to dual 4" hose adapter
- Wynn Environmental 35C222NANO Cartridge Kit
- Dust Sentry Bin Level Indicator … don’t remember it being so expensive
- And a DIY Thien baffle metal trash can set-up
I’ve been pleased with it overall. I recently motorized all my gates to make things easier in the shop. One funny thing, I had to add a mesh laundry bag over the plastic hanging bag to prevent them from popping when I upgraded the impeller, but I also use a significantly smaller bag than normal due to space and since over 99% of everything goes into the trash can.
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