What’s on *YOUR* workbench?

It's a 120v inhaler.

That, sir, is the best money you'll ever spend when working on amps. I've saved oodles of transformers, tubes, and even fuses using one of these. Your's looks way classier than mine but I love it just the same.
 
Gordo said:
It's a 120v inhaler.

That, sir, is the best money you'll ever spend when working on amps. I've saved oodles of transformers, tubes, and even fuses using one of these. Your's looks way classier than mine but I love it just the same.
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Needs a true bypass
 
Erik S said:
Ha! It’ll do that too I guess.

It’s a current limiter for testing amps. Two outlets wired in series with a light bulb socket in one so the current going to the amp has to flow through the bulb. If there’s a short somewhere in the amp, the bulb goes bright instead of blowing the fuse or melting down your amp. In theory anyway. I just finished putting it together.

Turns out the hard part is tracking down a 100w incandescent bulb. I ended up having to order some from an electrical supplier in Texas.
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Gonna need a link for thatb lightbulb supplier
 
steviejr92 said:
Thats a very cool idea! That's something i think you would have a blast designing in Fusion 360. Ive seen your 3D printed enclosures and I love them! I think you can for sure learn it quickly. For me it took a whole day of playing with it and watching videos. Theres so much more to learn, for me now that i know how to create the tool paths I can now make test cuts and see the limits of my machine!
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Thank you! I have a lot of fun with the 3d printing and even though it probably isn’t the best pedal enclosure material it allows me to improve at electronics and 3d printing at the same time.

Which CNC do you have? Do you build Guitars with it or something else?
 
DailyDovetails said:
Thank you! I have a lot of fun with the 3d printing and even though it probably isn’t the best pedal enclosure material it allows me to improve at electronics and 3d printing at the same time.

Which CNC do you have? Do you build Guitars with it or something else?
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I’m very very new to CNC lol

I got the best that I could afford which is the Sainsmart 3030 prover max. I know it’s not a 5000 dollar machine but did my research and found out that I wanted to have dual linear rails and ball screws for every axis which this CNC has. 2 days ago I upgraded the spindle to a 1.5 kw spindle and bought a set of Datron bits.

In terms of what I want to do with it I want to make ready to bend stencils to further some enclosure designs I have made but couldn’t execute till now.
 
Harry Klippton said:
Gonna need a link for thatb lightbulb supplier
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Looks like a listing for a real bulb as far as I could tell. 14 bux in shipping, but the bulbs are cheap. I didn’t get a confirmation email which is sketchy.

www.cityelectricsupply.com

Fusion - USA FI100A19/RS 100W A19 INCANDESCENT ROUGH SERIES, 2500-3000K, 130V

Rough service incandescent lamps are extremely suitable for places where shocks, bumps and vibrations frequently occur. The inside-frosted lamp version is used wherever well diffused light is required. Ideal for work lighting applications.
www.cityelectricsupply.com www.cityelectricsupply.com
 
steviejr92 said:
I’m very very new to CNC lol

I got the best that I could afford which is the Sainsmart 3030 prover max. I know it’s not a 5000 dollar machine but did my research and found out that I wanted to have dual linear rails and ball screws for every axis which this CNC has. 2 days ago I upgraded the spindle to a 1.5 kw spindle and bought a set of Datron bits.

In terms of what I want to do with it I want to make ready to bend stencils to further some enclosure designs I have made but couldn’t execute till now.
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I have actually considered starting with that exact machine and using it to build a larger one. I think I would like having a machine that size for aluminum/engraving/PCB inlays and then a larger machine that I could put either a full or half sheet of plywood on for making furniture and guitars. I’ve also considered I might be happy with the https://www.sainsmart.com/collectio...nc-router-kit-with-carveco-maker-subscription but it would be too small for furniture.
 
DailyDovetails said:
I have actually considered starting with that exact machine and using it to build a larger one. I think I would like having a machine that size for aluminum/engraving/PCB inlays and then a larger machine that I could put either a full or half sheet of plywood on for making furniture and guitars. I’ve also considered I might be happy with the https://www.sainsmart.com/collectio...nc-router-kit-with-carveco-maker-subscription but it would be too small for furniture.
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That’s an awesome machine! If it’s space you’re after I would certainly go with that one!

If you’re looking to make your own I would go the PrintNC route…if you haven’t looked into that project yet I would check it out. It might just be what you’re looking for.
 
steviejr92 said:
That’s an awesome machine! If it’s space you’re after I would certainly go with that one!

If you’re looking to make your own I would go the PrintNC route…if you haven’t looked into that project yet I would check it out. It might just be what you’re looking for.
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I did a lot of reading on the PrintNC. It is actually what inspired me to want to build one. I like a lot of how it is configured and when the time comes it might be what I build. This https://docs.v1e.com/mpcnc/intro/ was the first DIY CNC I looked into but I don’t know that I would be happy with its performance. I think for someone that only did guitar bodies and such it might be good fit.
 
Erik S said:
Looks like a listing for a real bulb as far as I could tell. 14 bux in shipping, but the bulbs are cheap. I didn’t get a confirmation email which is sketchy.

www.cityelectricsupply.com

Fusion - USA FI100A19/RS 100W A19 INCANDESCENT ROUGH SERIES, 2500-3000K, 130V

Rough service incandescent lamps are extremely suitable for places where shocks, bumps and vibrations frequently occur. The inside-frosted lamp version is used wherever well diffused light is required. Ideal for work lighting applications.
www.cityelectricsupply.com www.cityelectricsupply.com
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Lmk if it shows up. I think the biggest bulb I have for my current limiter is 60w
 
DailyDovetails said:
I did a lot of reading on the PrintNC. It is actually what inspired me to want to build one. I like a lot of how it is configured and when the time comes it might be what I build. This https://docs.v1e.com/mpcnc/intro/ was the first DIY CNC I looked into but I don’t know that I would be happy with its performance. I think for someone that only did guitar bodies and such it might be good fit.
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I’ve seen some pretty impressive videos of it cutting aluminum. I think ridgidity wouldn’t be a problem unless you’re trying to cut steel…
 
steviejr92 said:
I’ve seen some pretty impressive videos of it cutting aluminum. I think ridgidity wouldn’t be a problem unless you’re trying to cut steel…
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I watched some of those when I was looking into it and I agree, very impressive! I think it would cover any CNC needs I could imagine having. I can’t really see myself doing steel.
 
jimilee said:
I love this phaser!
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It was kinda jarring when I first kicked it on- it's almost more a flanger in timbre than the phasers I'm used to. It is pretty damned awesome, though.
I need to get some proper 348s for it, though. Using TL074s right now, and it's a little too bright, even with adjusting the input and output filtering, and 324s were much too fuzzy
 
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