wrustle
Titanium
- Joined
- Jun 8, 2006
- Location
- Massachusetts
Yup,......plain and simple, "Pics, Vids, and life in the new building!"
Everyday can be an adventure in the shop. Some of these adventures we would like to share with others, while some we would like to simply forget. In either case, I'm usually in the middle of good times and bad and working in an "all family" workplace, I thought this would be good place to discuss with others the daily grind of life in the shop.
Well, as I'm sure a lot of you know......by now.......we have moved into our new location back in November of 2013. Despite our new location only being 2,500 sq. ft, it is still more than double what we once were crammed into.
Below are links (going back to 2008) to the story thus far, and if you are so inclined to go back and get caught up to the present day..........hope you have plenty of spare time to read!
http://www.practicalmachinist.com/vb/member-shop-photos/how-my-home-shop-all-began-154292/
http://www.practicalmachinist.com/v...er-over-15-years-closing-up-shop-here-233071/
http://www.practicalmachinist.com/vb/cnc-machining/ot-new-machine-day-well-two-months-273378/
For those of you whom have followed along (agonizingly, I might add) here's just some.....well......."stuff".......we do at our shop.
I love taking pictures and videos at work, and thought this would be a place to share those experiences with anyone who may find it, interesting, informative, inspiring, or just a better way to spend their free time rather than watching the grass grow. Some pics/vids may even provoke discussion about a certain machine, tool, setup or technique that I may learn from or others who follow along may learn as well. Who knows.
For some of you........I'm sure you'd rather watch that grass, than listen to my never ending drivel..........(but you know you want too!).......cause like me, and almost everyone else in here......we live and breath machining!
Some of the pictures will have a story behind them, and you just know I will go into great detail for days on end about some of them. Others will be just a pic here and there to share, as I am almost always walking around taking them.
Home sweet home.....or as some of you call them,.............The Shop!
My new Haas VF2-SS. Love this machine. Delivered in December 2013. Best investment I've made so far regarding a machine purchase.
30Hp, 12,000 RPM spindle, 24 tool high speed side mount changer, Wireless Intuitive Probing System, chip auger. Super fast machine, and incredibly easy to setup and run!
Pics below of some of the features.
55 Gallon coolant tank with filter and triple screen before getting to sump. Love the wash down hose! Makes clean up inside the machine a breeze!
Electrical panel and layout is so organized labeled and thought out you'd think it was empty when first opening the door.
Even has idiot lights to tell you if the phasing is correct.
Inside this panel is where all the air, oil and grease lines, solenoids, and tanks are stored.
Everything is clearly labeled and pictured.
The ways are lubed with grease, and the spindle an oil mist. Both should only need filling about once a year.
There's even an automatic water separator built into the incoming air fitting that dumps any water build up every minute or two minutes or longer depending on what you set it to in the control.
All lines, (air, oil and grease) are color coded and the schematic provided on the inside of the door to ease in identifying and locating them when you see the line anywhere on or in the machine.
The side windows (key lockable) slide open and lock into place to allow easy access into the machine area.
A view inside through the open side window.
An optional chip auger makes cleaning out the chips almost enjoyable!! Will never buy another machine without one!
I have had this machine now in use now for almost four months now and love, love, love.......the safety GLASS!! Still looks as new today as the day it first came in!
No, scuffs, scratches, or marrs, and cleaning it is a piece of cake!
Plenty of storage space for tool holders, measuring instruments, a tool holder clamp for setting up tooling and having the lighted shelf is an awesome touch!
Even storage areas under, and behind the control!
Inside this cupboard is a list of all the machine "G" and "M" codes. Very handy!
A USB port makes transferring programs a snap!
Can't post anymore pics in this post. Hit the limit of 20.
To be continued................
Some things will never change!
Best Regards,
Russ
Everyday can be an adventure in the shop. Some of these adventures we would like to share with others, while some we would like to simply forget. In either case, I'm usually in the middle of good times and bad and working in an "all family" workplace, I thought this would be good place to discuss with others the daily grind of life in the shop.
Well, as I'm sure a lot of you know......by now.......we have moved into our new location back in November of 2013. Despite our new location only being 2,500 sq. ft, it is still more than double what we once were crammed into.
Below are links (going back to 2008) to the story thus far, and if you are so inclined to go back and get caught up to the present day..........hope you have plenty of spare time to read!
http://www.practicalmachinist.com/vb/member-shop-photos/how-my-home-shop-all-began-154292/
http://www.practicalmachinist.com/v...er-over-15-years-closing-up-shop-here-233071/
http://www.practicalmachinist.com/vb/cnc-machining/ot-new-machine-day-well-two-months-273378/
For those of you whom have followed along (agonizingly, I might add) here's just some.....well......."stuff".......we do at our shop.
I love taking pictures and videos at work, and thought this would be a place to share those experiences with anyone who may find it, interesting, informative, inspiring, or just a better way to spend their free time rather than watching the grass grow. Some pics/vids may even provoke discussion about a certain machine, tool, setup or technique that I may learn from or others who follow along may learn as well. Who knows.
For some of you........I'm sure you'd rather watch that grass, than listen to my never ending drivel..........(but you know you want too!).......cause like me, and almost everyone else in here......we live and breath machining!
Some of the pictures will have a story behind them, and you just know I will go into great detail for days on end about some of them. Others will be just a pic here and there to share, as I am almost always walking around taking them.
Home sweet home.....or as some of you call them,.............The Shop!
My new Haas VF2-SS. Love this machine. Delivered in December 2013. Best investment I've made so far regarding a machine purchase.
30Hp, 12,000 RPM spindle, 24 tool high speed side mount changer, Wireless Intuitive Probing System, chip auger. Super fast machine, and incredibly easy to setup and run!
Pics below of some of the features.
55 Gallon coolant tank with filter and triple screen before getting to sump. Love the wash down hose! Makes clean up inside the machine a breeze!
Electrical panel and layout is so organized labeled and thought out you'd think it was empty when first opening the door.
Even has idiot lights to tell you if the phasing is correct.
Inside this panel is where all the air, oil and grease lines, solenoids, and tanks are stored.
Everything is clearly labeled and pictured.
The ways are lubed with grease, and the spindle an oil mist. Both should only need filling about once a year.
There's even an automatic water separator built into the incoming air fitting that dumps any water build up every minute or two minutes or longer depending on what you set it to in the control.
All lines, (air, oil and grease) are color coded and the schematic provided on the inside of the door to ease in identifying and locating them when you see the line anywhere on or in the machine.
The side windows (key lockable) slide open and lock into place to allow easy access into the machine area.
A view inside through the open side window.
An optional chip auger makes cleaning out the chips almost enjoyable!! Will never buy another machine without one!
I have had this machine now in use now for almost four months now and love, love, love.......the safety GLASS!! Still looks as new today as the day it first came in!
No, scuffs, scratches, or marrs, and cleaning it is a piece of cake!
Plenty of storage space for tool holders, measuring instruments, a tool holder clamp for setting up tooling and having the lighted shelf is an awesome touch!
Even storage areas under, and behind the control!
Inside this cupboard is a list of all the machine "G" and "M" codes. Very handy!
A USB port makes transferring programs a snap!
Can't post anymore pics in this post. Hit the limit of 20.
To be continued................
Some things will never change!
Best Regards,
Russ