1st Gen Lunchtable Thread - General Discussion

dont slander the fent fiends, they worked hard on that. Hard to put shit together when you're bent over half conscious

 

Dibs on the house

 

Oh wow

 

We are all just a broken bolt or galled nut on a stud away from a really shitty day....

 

Just a normal day

 

Topside creeper for the win. Made all of my underplenum work possible. The only downside is storing it in the garage for occasional use.

 

I can face time you and tell you that your doing it wrong

 

Annoyed as heck.

Had to replace the manifold x turbo gasket on the mr2, and re fastening the 4th stud, fucking nut galls, and of course its the hardest one to get to...

Need to 2gr swap this boi soon.

 

I didn't even know you had an MR2

 

@time623 wanna split it with me?

 

Overpriced.

 

Damn, a 'Mexican navy training vessel' hit the Brooklyn Bridge.

Fortunately just a few injuries but damn it was tall as hell to hit that bridge.

 

I have no idea what that'd be worth. A grand even maybe?

 

With the plasma cutter, about $1,200 but the table alone about $1,000.

They come up from time to time in the FB group and really, you'd be better off just making your own.

It uses a basic Mach 3 controller, lacks Z-axis so no THC, and if purchased for the components themselves, is a rip as you could source everything on Amazon.

I think it's like $40 for a PSU, between $20-30 per motor (2), any Mach 3 controller, and drivers (2) that run about $11 each. Buy some square tube, and weld up your own frame and choose the movement style of your choice.

Nice thing is, Mach 3 allows the end user to controller movement/steps depending if you're running a lead screw, ball screw, rack and pinion, or whatever you choose to use. It also has no limits when it comes to table size and all you'd need to pay for is a license to use Mach 3.

If it were the model that used Firecontrol, and if it came with the Z-axis setup, then it'd be worth about $1,500+ alone as it'd give you all you need to make some quality cuts on a super easy to use program with no licensing.

 

Had a super fun afternoon playing with the new equipment IDK if it’s more attributable to the welder or the hood, but night and day difference between the two! Made some leg extensions for my welding table.

I can’t overstate how EASY everything was today. I could see everything really clear, was able to put weld exactly where I wanted it and had great control of the puddle.

End result is an extra 6” so I don’t have to hunch if I’m standing and not a single weld I feel inclined to grind! Amazing how much faster everything goes when you’re not grinding up a huge mess…

 

welp after crying about spending $150 on parts washer solvent… its all done and filled

reclaimed the wheel bearings and races and dumped them in there to soak. thats about all i had energy for today.

seeing a new dr on monday hopefully they can figure out wtf is wrong with me so I can have energy again

 

looking much improved

a good welder and mask are both well worth it. @Kwikvette has tried out quite a few and will agree that im right

 

I found when i stop zyning awhile before bed i slept better. When i would fall asleep with one in i would sleep like shit

 

Oh, you OWE it to your eyes (and lungs) to spend a little more on the good stuff