1st Gen Lunchtable Thread - General Discussion

@Abeyancer

You'll enjoy this

https://fb.watch/iO5TKN-Ea1/

 

That's also how the newer diesels reduce engine knock and create more power, they have 2+ injections instead of one large one. It's pretty cool. A 6.7l powerstroke with it tuned out sounds (and probably performs) like an old 7.3

 

Every once in a while these stupid magnets come in really handy

 

At first i though you were welding to the floor jack

 

Hmmmm

 

That did line up awful well

 

Reverse floorjack, instead of jacking the car up it jacks the floor down

 

I prefer the ones you can adjust, or completely turn off even.

 

Oh yeah, I have those on my wishlist. These are harbor freight specials.

 

The one's I'm talking about are also available at Harbor Freight

 

It's trending towards being a nice day but it's windy so it's chilly for being almost 50 degrees

 

The basic HF ones are great for collecting grinding dust and sagging off of the 45 in the middle of starting a weld

 

So, I'm trying to justify paying for something that maybe I shouldn't bother with.

There are a ton of CAD programs out there, so that's out of the way.

Fusion does CAD and CAM; I use it exclusively for my CAM...running my simulation, getting my G-code and all that. For that, it's great, it's free, and even has a cloud.

However, there are a ton of programs better suited for CAD.

For intricate stuff, Inkscape is often recommended. On top of that it's free. I don't do intricate shit so I don't see a need (in case you try to recommend it).

So the dilemma here is, do I spend a bunch of time to better learn Fusion 360? The free version unfortunately doesn't allow you to save and export DWG, DXF, and other popular file types unless you pay for their subscription ($70/month or $540/year) so I won't have those files.

Or, do I spend the $250/year for Draftsight that allows me to save all my file types (I generally use DWG and DXF), and I'm much more proficient with it. I can draw a ton faster.

Just modeled this up on Fusion 360 but unsure how accurate I am versus how accurate I'd be on Draftsight.




Got an order for 6 of these things, and this is only the bottom plate. Still need to mock up the sides that hold the DOM for the bushings.

 

Brought to you by the Ole horrible freight Flux 125 just after overheating

 

Damn, even the bead profile changed as you were moving.

 

Given those options I’d probably go with draftsight, $70/mo is rediculous.


That said, if you were only really needing 2d work, I’d be tempted to give librecad or the like a spin. Inkscape is great but it seems to me like an actual CAD program would be a time saver.

 

Yeah, it's a ridiculous amount for the limited use from the "extra's" I'm paying for.

Guess a better way to put it is, do I pay for a program I know well, not to mention keeping my own files?

Or draw on a platform that'll take me longer to learn, longer to use, and not be able to save said files for my own use on another PC. This is assuming the cloud doesn't go away for the users on the free-version like myself.

On the plus side, the NC files (g-code) do get stored locally so I'll always have the cut files themselves for quick reproduction of parts.

Need to come up with a file folder system so I know what my parts are meant for IE 3/6", 1/4", 12 gauge, etc.