All this and 15 Gallons of Chips!

[widgitmaster]

Been busy in my garage making some new T-Slot plates!

I have been selling on eBay, and sales are doing ok!
Shipping these things is the biggest problem, as they need to be wrapped really good to keep them from getting damaged in shipping!

I'm supposed to be retired!
It feels good to inhale som spray mist again!

Eric

[Cold Fusion]

Very nice! I was distracted by that GREAT looking mill to begin with...

[mxtras]

Yeah - nice pics! Looks very bright and inviting!

How do you pack these for shipping? Who are your principal buyers and what is there use?

Sorry for the questions - nice work!

Scott

[widgitmaster]

Originally Posted by mxtras Yeah - nice pics! Looks very bright and inviting! How do you pack these for shipping? Who are your principal buyers and what is there use? Sorry for the questions - nice work! Scott

At the moment I have been using the local Pack-N-Ship, as they have huge rolls of bubble sheet, big boxes, lots of popcorn! They charge me for the extra stuff to make it safe in shipping! Its worth it, happy customers and all!

The most sales are from eBay, I would suspect the customers are CNC fanatics like us! I have been watching all the CNC stuff on eBay, and found that Delrin ACME 1/2-10 nuts are also in demand! So I made up a half a dozzen! It's those little T-Nuts that take me so long, they make me want to CNC my bridgeport

My eBay stuff!
http://search.ebay.com/_W0QQsassZeaaenterprisesQQhtZ-1

Eric

[widgitmaster]

Originally Posted by Cold Fusion Very nice! I was distracted by that GREAT looking mill to begin with...

Thanks!

I need to remove the head on my mill, the break is not working ! Its still under warrante, thats free replacement parts if i return the duds! But I do all the labor .... fortunately I have had several apart before!

Eric

[mxtras]

I have had some issues shipping my stuff - it's big and bulky, but not all that heavy. I ended up making a 1X6" perimeter box using wood, then top and bottom with carboard or thin particle board, with padding - looking at your parts it looks like that may be a decent option for your tables. It keeps the UPS guy at bay...kind of....

Anyway - enough un-solicited advice. Nice looking stuff and way to go with addressing the market's demands! We need more pics of your stuff here...

Scott

[widgitmaster]

"We need more pics of your stuff here...

Scott"

More stuff!
Eric

[CJL5585]

Love your setup. Really do like your parts. They look great and I am impressed.

Jerry

[mxtras]

I knew you could pull through to keep me entertained!

Good stuff, Mr. Widget. So much for retirement, huh? Sounds like you enjoy it - that's important!

Scott

[garagefela]

Hi, nice tables, just wondering how much distortion you are getting when you pull out so much material out of the plate.

In the past I have had to machine a large 3/4" thick plate and the thing sprang everywhere when all the stresses were taken out of it, a real headache.

Regards M

[ImanCarrot]

Nice piccies and really impressive product. Retirement? what's that? lol we've just been told here in the UK that they've upped the retirement age from 65 to 68 *gah*

[widgitmaster]

Originally Posted by garagefela Hi, nice tables, just wondering how much distortion you are getting when you pull out so much material out of the plate. In the past I have had to machine a large 3/4" thick plate and the thing sprang everywhere when all the stresses were taken out of it, a real headache. Regards M

I don't have a large enough surface plate to accurately check them for flatness, but I did clamp them tightly to a larger plate to keep them flat during the milling, and to enable one time clamping. Before the base plate, I had to shift the clamps around to get all the slots milled, a real P.I.A. !
The results are quicker and more uniform!

When I placed the beam of my Vernier across the plate, there was visably less than .005 gap, but that was present prior to my milling!
(Assuming my Chinese vernier is straight)

Eric