Nice work. You must get some satisfaction from building something like that from scratch. I've been a software developer for 20 plus years, I seldom have days I leave work happy about what I accomplished. I'm envious.
@billdlv I'm using Thermaldynamic's cutmaster 81 with an SL60 torch, Playing with 20,30,40 & 60 Amp consumables and I feel the air dryer has alot to play with it. I'm playing with two theorys, one shorten my cut heigth by the distance the contact tip surface makes the contact and the orifice tip face and the second, slow the freeken thing down, found most of my best cut were 30% - 40% less than the brag charts, seems they adjusted thier quality some to get those #'s. I mix Helium in Yes!
@rowingisgoodexercise A couple weeks prior to making this motor mount, my customer brought in his shaft, made by other company, before he knew of Turn Wright and I, to fabricate a thrust support, which also mounts between the stringers. So there is no real thrust put on the motor. I did have to make the coupling for the motor, to simulate a STD. gear drive and shaft coupling fit up. Thanks for the Kudo’s…Keith
@billdlv When you set a new heigth, or adjust it, also select zero arc voltage, that way it maintaines your new setting, with the auto heigth control...
Nice Fred....I love jobs like that nice and clean. a mix of welding and machining. I would love to see the boat this is going into. I have always been interested in the use of electric motors in boats. I am working on some plans for a small modern steam engine for a small boat. The boiler is a isue. cheers
@Keith we have a fast cut cnc setup, so the cut height is set by the arc voltage and it moves z to maintain. Getting the right voltage with the cut speed has been tricky, need to tinker more. I figured you had to be using some He since it looks like you've got a 20 size torch and the matl. looked like 1/2 in.
I don't know how much you care about your video cameras, but I'd recommend using a shield on the camera to prevent it from being damaged. There are several points in the video where the camera is overloaded from the plasma cutter and TIG welder (like at 0:31 for example) that creates a line artifact all the way up and down the picture. If an intense source of light like a plasma cutter us focused at one point on the camera for too long, the CCD can be burned akin to burning paper with a magnifying glass. This will leave artifacts on the picture usually in the form of solid color blobs.
@gregoryscottsr We have an invite, to see it, I'd like to make a field trip when its all done... He's had it in a couple boat shows and the judges can't wait to see it done also! Maybe, if my customer, sees this tube, he can add some of the particulars on it, in the comments here... Keith
I'm working on the helm mounting plates this next week coming and then he wants me to make a trip over to his place and measure up for the engine cover. Guess I could take my video camera! ;{)---
Hi Tom, Don the owner just stopped by, 1 / 27 / 14 and announces the boat is going to be in a boat show here on the cape in two weeks and I'm going to go do a video on the boat at the show and create a video! at least at this time, that is my plan. ;{)------
Keith nice job couple of questions. You really have the plasma cutter running nice what kind of plasma cutter are you using? I've been playing with ours for a while and can't seem to get the cut quality yours is getting. We've got a Thermaldynamics A80. Also those welds look good in the aluminum are you using Helium? Again always like watching you work, first class all the way.
im fairly new to your youtube channel, and enjoy every video of yours. Do you have any videos on finding bolt hole patterns, making a radius on a mill and such using coordinates??
Thanks Keith still enjoying your clips but I am having trouble seeing all of them.I have problems finding some of your early shows. It must just be me.You say you have 286 where are they. On your home page you show the month and year, when I click on them nothing is there ? Is this something your working on?. Stay WARM
I have watched several videos of conversions of internal combustion cars to electric drive . Some of them use a motor that looks something like the motor in this video . Do you have any information on the motor in this video ? Does it receive its electric power from an onboard generator or batteries ? Thanks , Wyr God bless
