Ed of all trades
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They have been around for a looooog time but are not as good. That is why you never heard of them. Ed
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Ed of all trades
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Now that I know you voted for Obama I would make you one for $2000. :laughing: Ed
jwmorris
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Maybe you could call him on your free phone and see if he can have .gov send you one. The POTUS told me in the past "You didn't build that".
downsizingnow48
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Been looking up tracers and found this. Considering DIY cost and time to fabricate, looks like a decent alternative:
Rotten Leonard's Jalopy Shop Plasma Cutter Tracer, Pantograph - - Amazon.com
Rotten Leonard's Jalopy Shop Plasma Cutter Tracer, Pantograph - - Amazon.com
jack707
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I would like to get a torch set up but the tanks are not so easy to get without paying all year for them!. I will still call around and hope I could get a good price I can live with.
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The lease on my 'mid sized' tanks are almost $200 a year. I researched different options available in my area but it got so confusing I gave up.
I think I was paying about $50 per annum back in 1967.
Terry
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It is the adjustable speed drive that will provide a constant speed of cut, that makes them work so well.
That thing is just a swinging arm, you can get that from Walmart for $20.
Swift Mount SWIFT240-AP Full Motion Wall Mount for Flat Panel TV's up to 32" - Walmart.com
CNC Dan
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For a time there was someone selling just the motor with the magnetic knurled shaft. Might be some left.
Here is one. But no motor, just a magnetic spindle: Lowbuck Flame Cutter Kit
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Dan, that is what I made with the aluminum part of my machine. There is a magnet under the arbor inside the aluminum. Instead of knurling the shaft I just used heat shrink tubing over the shaft for traction.
Really any motor that is slow enough would work, the key for good results for me was to put the arbor holder inside the bearing. This way runout on the motor shaft doesn't have any effect.
Any runout and a straight line becomes a ~~~~~~ in the cut.
Really any motor that is slow enough would work, the key for good results for me was to put the arbor holder inside the bearing. This way runout on the motor shaft doesn't have any effect.
Any runout and a straight line becomes a ~~~~~~ in the cut.
No I didn't vote for him, I vote sec. amendment, but I didn't think I'd get such a funny response, that's what I need after working all day, a little humor.
My tanks are about the same size as yours, the 2015-18 lease was $165.00. I've been saying for the last 25 years, the next time I'll buy the tanks for $2-300.00/pc., no more lease, but for some reason $165.00 was easier to come up with.
Maybe you could call him on your free phone and see if he can have .gov send you one. The POTUS told me in the past "You didn't build that".
No I wont use my free phone, I'll wait till next year because Mrs. President will give me a free laptop, that is if she get's her blank email's straighten out, don't that give you a warm fuzzy feeling.
Can anyone else say wow, that's a lot of steel, but how do they work on 1/16-1/4" steel. Anyone out there in torch land cutting with gasoline, sounds cheaper.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lFoBb2eUQ-c
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lFoBb2eUQ-c
