I cut this yesterday

blueriver · Mar 3, 2015

Shield Arc said:
I just love that horse head cut out you used in the gate!:cool2::cool2: When my oldest granddaughter was taking riding lesson I cut this one out for her instructor.

Thats an awesome cut out ... I bet the instructor was very pleased!!

Shield Arc · Mar 3, 2015

Oh she loved it! She had me cut out a bunch of these coat hooks to use in her barn.
I don't know why I didn't take any pictures of the coat hooks!

DJ54 · Mar 3, 2015

That is some great work guys..!! Too bad your shops weren't closer to Ohio, I'd send a lot of work your way..!! A buddy of mine has a steel supply business, and also has a pretty decent fab shop, but sure doesn't use it to near it's full potential. Bought a CNC table, and makes a few small things, but doesn't put it out there in the public eye enough. It's a shame, he's setting on a gold mine, but the motivation just doesn't quite seem to be there.

blueriver · Mar 3, 2015

DJ54 said:
That is some great work guys..!! Too bad your shops weren't closer to Ohio, I'd send a lot of work your way..!! A buddy of mine has a steel supply business, and also has a pretty decent fab shop, but sure doesn't use it to near it's full potential. Bought a CNC table, and makes a few small things, but doesn't put it out there in the public eye enough. It's a shame, he's setting on a gold mine, but the motivation just doesn't quite seem to be there.

Send it!!! I've shipped across the country ... Alabama, Texas, Kentucky, Minnesota, Arkansas one going this week to Pittsburg just to mention a few.... I sent a 27x38" sign to deep south Texas ...UPS chg was $35 ... as long as you can send me a picture!!

Shield Arc · Mar 3, 2015

It's fun to watch the machine cut, but it gets boring too. The clean up is torture!:thumbdown::thumbdown::thumbdown::thumbdown::thumbdown:

DJ54 · Mar 3, 2015

I don't suppose you have a web page showing some of your projects/wares..?? I joined a Facebook page that has horse owners, mostly trail rider's, all over the U.S. I could always post some of your pictures on that page, and a couple of the more local pages. Some info on services provided, and contact info could get you a few jobs to do.

If just one or two would happen to post pictures of a completed project they had you make, it could generate quite a bit of work. Who knows..??

blueriver · Mar 3, 2015

DJ54 said:
I don't suppose you have a web page showing some of your projects/wares..?? I joined a Facebook page that has horse owners, mostly trail rider's, all over the U.S. I could always post some of your pictures on that page, and a couple of the more local pages. Some info on services provided, and contact info could get you a few jobs to do.

If just one or two would happen to post pictures of a completed project they had you make, it could generate quite a bit of work. Who knows..??

Search facebook for ... Southern Metal Arts ... Thanks!!

DJ54 · Mar 3, 2015

Will do..!!

blueriver · Mar 3, 2015

The key thing here is ... any drawing, sketch, picture can be worked with to produce the final results ... I like to tell my customers if you can dream it I can make it a reality!!!

blueriver · Mar 3, 2015

Shield Arc said:
It's fun to watch the machine cut, but it gets boring too. The clean up is torture!:thumbdown::thumbdown::thumbdown::thumbdown::thumbdown:

It does get boring ... I don't mind the clean up .. I get very little dross 99.9% of the time quick once over with the wire wheel and done. That is on lighter material ... 3/8 and above a quick tap on the edge it usually pops off.

Shield Arc · Mar 3, 2015

I ran a Dremel grinder with an 1/8" rotary burr over every cut inch. Just to make sure the paint would adhere to the steel.

blueriver · Mar 3, 2015

Shield Arc said:
I ran a Dremel grinder with an 1/8" rotary burr over every cut inch. Just to make sure the paint would adhere to the steel.

Geez ... Thats alot of dremeling!!!!

Shield Arc · Mar 3, 2015

blueriver said:
Geez ... Thats alot of dremeling!!!!

I know, and I hated every minute of it! So much I haven't even turned that machine on in years. I don't know if it still works!

blueriver · Mar 3, 2015

use it for ... Figuring the picking points of jelly donuts!!!

connor77 · Mar 7, 2015

Blue river what table and cutter do you use? And if you don't mind me asking what did you spend for each? PM me if you'd like. Thanks and fantastic stuff you do as others have mentioned.

blueriver · Mar 7, 2015

connor77 said:
Blue river what table and cutter do you use? And if you don't mind me asking what did you spend for each? PM me if you'd like. Thanks and fantastic stuff you do as others have mentioned.

My plasma is a Longevity Forecut 62i ... I paid $1400 for it. I snagged a table from Lightning CNC just before they went out of business .. The 5x10 table with computer and software was $4200 with shipping.

I had issues with the table but managed to get extra parts before they finally closed shop ... I added a water pan to half the table, Proma THC and a floating head. The nice thing about the table is that parts are common ... motors, gears, tracks ETC ... not hard to keep them going!!

I build alot of hay grapples ... was farming out the parts to a local shop and then one day I just started researching tables and cutters and realized that the amount of money I was spending in town was foolish.

I was very lucky and located a guy on another forum that was running a Longevity 80i on a table that he built and between my friend thats a computer wiz and that guy we spent alot of time on the phone... with his knowledge and help we came along at a real nice pace.

The artwork just kinda fell into place we cut up several pieces and put them in the local flea market ... setup at the amish sale and put a few pictures online and along with the walkin customers we just kinda keep getting asked to cut things!!!

Kyle_in_Tex · Mar 7, 2015

blueriver said:
My plasma is a Longevity Forecut 62i ... I paid $1400 for it. I snagged a table from Lightning CNC just before they went out of business .. The 5x10 table with computer and software was $4200 with shipping.

I had issues with the table but managed to get extra parts before they finally closed shop ... I added a water pan to half the table, Proma THC and a floating head. The nice thing about the table is that parts are common ... motors, gears, tracks ETC ... not hard to keep them going!!

I build alot of hay grapples ... was farming out the parts to a local shop and then one day I just started researching tables and cutters and realized that the amount of money I was spending in town was foolish.

I was very lucky and located a guy on another forum that was running a Longevity 80i on a table that he built and between my friend thats a computer wiz and that guy we spent alot of time on the phone... with his knowledge and help we came along at a real nice pace.

The artwork just kinda fell into place we cut up several pieces and put them in the local flea market ... setup at the amish sale and put a few pictures online and along with the walkin customers we just kinda keep getting asked to cut things!!!

thanks for the info. I wanna water jet or laser table for Christmas! LOL

grsthegreat · Mar 7, 2015

Kyle_in_Tex said:
thanks for the info. I wanna water jet or laser table for Christmas! LOL

Water jet units are fairly reasonable, but a laser table can get mega expensive. The local steel shop in town has one that costs about $250,000.

blueriver · Mar 7, 2015

Kyle_in_Tex said:
thanks for the info. I wanna water jet or laser table for Christmas! LOL

There u go !! Better be nice this year!!

blueriver · Mar 7, 2015

grsthegreat said:
Water jet units are fairly reasonable, but a laser table can get mega expensive. The local steel shop in town has one that costs about $250,000.

If business is good well ... I mean really good ... the $250K is cheap!!