Latest Design CRP PRO4896 Build log Awesomeness!!

[asuratman]

Workinwoods,
Your spoil board is very nice, how long do you cut your tracker (the red one)? I like to have one like those.

[workinwoods]

Workinwoods,
Your spoil board is very nice, how long do you cut your tracker (the red one)? I like to have one like those.

Thanks yeah those t-track sections are cut into 17" lengths so that I have an intersection 17" on center

[workinwoods]

Alright I think I finally go the rest of the electrical items for the shop today



Here is kinda my idea I am sorta just making it up as I go

The shop is a detached garage of the house and it doesn't have power in it originally but some put a electric panel and about 9 million outlets in it then very connected it to the house.

I what I did when I moved in was remove all of there wiring from the panel and installed 4 shop lights and 1 outlet. Then I ran 1 line to the back porch outlet and YAY! we have power

that worked for about 6 months of not really doing anything but with the addition of the new machine much more is needed

So I am going to have a total of 5 circuits going directly to the electric panel in the house all on separate 20 amp circuits as well as on both legs of the mains

I will use 12/2 Romex wire to run over the shop incased in 2.5" pvc and sealed up from the weather

this should work well there will be surge protectors on the machine and spindle

and the rest of the circuits will be used for other tools lights and ventilation fans

[RCaffin]

12/2 Romex is rated to only 20 A. That's kinda low for a workshop. Just a thought.
Cheers
Roger

[workinwoods]

12/2 Romex is rated to only 20 A. That's kinda low for a workshop. Just a thought.
Cheers
Roger

Very true but with 5 different legs at 20 amps each that should give me enough to use a couple different things at the same time and the pro4896 only requires 2 20 amp dedicated circuits so yeah i will have to be mindfully for now but its sure a start until I can grow the business into a legit dedicated shop

What would you recommend for a good shop power requirement?

[RCaffin]

Ah - 5 legs @ 20 A/leg? OK, that's a whole different fish. Sounds good to me.

Shop power? When we built our house (farm in country), I asked for 3 phase at 60 A per phase. That did make them hesitate, but it is a farm and a workshop. New pole-mounted transformer nearby too :-)

Cheers
Roger

[workinwoods]

oh yeah currently I dont have any 3 phase machines but I am looking at a few lol

I really need to get 220v over to the shop but my biggest thing is that I do not own the house and all this electric work is on my dime so its getting done as cheap as possible!

[RCaffin]

I really need to get 220v over to the shop

Um - educate me please. I thought USA was all 110 V, but recently I have seen some talk of 220 V.
So what is going on? Are parts of USA changing to match the rest of the world?

Cheers
Roger

[LeeWay]

The US has always had 220 VAC single PH everywhere as far as I know. Always have two 110 VAC power running into any service. Using either one of those gives you standard 110 VAC. Using both legs gives 220 VAC.
I just bought a 10 HP phase converter to use with a 3 phase machine. Works great.

[ger21]

You use two 110V lines to get 220V.
Large electric appliances, like ovens, cooktops, and dryers run on 220V, as well as large tools.

I will use 12/2 Romex wire to run over the shop incased in 2.5" pvc and sealed up from the weather

You're not supposed to run romex through conduit.

[RCaffin]

Hi Gerry

I see.
I don't think the rest of the world anywhere uses 2-phase like that. It is a peculiary American thing.
The rest of the world uses either single phase (live to neutral) or 3-phase.
Which explains why I was a bit confused.
Educational.
Cheers
Roger

[LeeWay]

You use two 110V lines to get 220V.
Large electric appliances, like ovens, cooktops, and dryers run on 220V, as well as large tools.



You're not supposed to run romex through conduit.

I think running romex in conduit is a heat issue. I surface mounted all my wiring in conduit in the shop. All seperate wires. No romex. It also cannot be pulled in correctly like single wire strands.

I imagine it might be okay to go well oversize on the conduit. Leave the ends open and use straight runs only for very short distances. Otherwise the correct wire should be used.

Rather than running 5 separate circuits out there, it would be much better to run a single circuit large enough to handle all the load and then use a sub panel in the shop. That will also prevent a lot of heat in the wiring from the house to the shop.

[workinwoods]

I think running romex in conduit is a heat issue. I surface mounted all my wiring in conduit in the shop. All seperate wires. No romex. It also cannot be pulled in correctly like single wire strands.

I imagine it might be okay to go well oversize on the conduit. Leave the ends open and use straight runs only for very short distances. Otherwise the correct wire should be used.

Rather than running 5 separate circuits out there, it would be much better to run a single circuit large enough to handle all the load and then use a sub panel in the shop. That will also prevent a lot of heat in the wiring from the house to the shop.

Yeah I thought about this and thats why I went with the 2.5" pvc to give it some room and my run is only 35 feet inside of the pvc and the rest is open running through the walls of the shop

I would have loved!!!! to get a single heavy wire to run over to the shop but with it not being my shop and when I have to leave everything is coming with me I tried to do this on the cheap with items that will still technically still work

I really wish that the shop was mine and I could do everything the proper way but I think the way that I am going is not going to be dangerous and will get the job done on the cheap I just hope when I leave I can repourpose the wire for something else

Does that make sense? I am not trying to pick a fight lol i know things should be different for sure

[workinwoods]

Alright more goodies came in today!!

A 600.00 disk!!! oh joy lol


And the triple edge finder is here I was kinda hoping that it came with the wire

[LeeWay]

I know how the first picture works. I have that. I don't use it often, but when I do, it is good at what it does.
I don't know how the second one does though.

[workinwoods]

I know how the first picture works. I have that. I don't use it often, but when I do, it is good at what it does.
I don't know how the second one does though.

Oh yeah man I am excited to try out V-carve Pro

Do you know that if I install it on my main computer where a cnc is not hooked up can I also later install it on the computer for the cnc machine?

and also yeah the triple edge finder is pretty cool check it out
The Makers Guide - Triple Edge Finder - THE MAKERS GUIDE

[asuratman]

Many people selling .stl file, that V-carve pro can use .stl file or not?

[LeeWay]

Oh yeah man I am excited to try out V-carve Pro

Do you know that if I install it on my main computer where a cnc is not hooked up can I also later install it on the computer for the cnc machine?

and also yeah the triple edge finder is pretty cool check it out
The Makers Guide - Triple Edge Finder - THE MAKERS GUIDE

It has been so long ago that I bought mine, I just don't know how they license it now.
I don't think it is too strict though. I was able to install again after a couple of computer replacements since then.

[bonesbr549]

It has been so long ago that I bought mine, I just don't know how they license it now.
I don't think it is too strict though. I was able to install again after a couple of computer replacements since then.

That is the very way I have mine setup it will work just fine that way. You will get a license file and instructions how to use it. I design on one laptop and sometimes use my work laptop as well. so it will work.

[ger21]

I think you're technically allowed to install it on 3 computers. Be sure to login to the portal and get the just released 8.5 version.

Many people selling .stl file, that V-carve pro can use .stl file or not?

Version 8 and above can, but it can only load one .stl file per job.