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Plasma Water Table Clean Out and Maintenance

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This is one heck of a dirty job, but one we have to do from time to time!
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@AntonioClaudioMichael 4 года назад

Maitinence is a must to keep equipment working optimally and holding up well Brother @42fab

@customhaines2510 3 года назад

"2 or 3 inches" "4 or 5 moments", there is more than one kind of hero.

@johnstrunck3659 4 года назад

You might look into a "trench maintenance" shovel for the plasma table. Clean it while you can, because it is gonna be a wild ride once it opens back up. John

@swolebro 4 года назад

For a rust preventative in the water, I use 1oz of sodium nitrite per 15gal of water, and then a 1/4tsp of Physan-20 per the same as an anti-algae. Seems to work well enough. I forget where exactly I heard about that in the first place - I had it written down for years before I actually built a table. Hahah. I'm also using a 55gal drum underneath the table to act as a reservoir when I'm not cutting, mostly to keep the humidity of my (home)shop down. Pump it up with air at ~5psi, drain it down by gravity. Been meaning to do a video on that (as well as too much other stuff). Might not be worth it for you, given that you run your table frequently and such a shallow, flat pan wouldn't drain too well, but it's something you can keep in mind when that basin eventually rusts through enough and you build a new one.

@42Fab 4 года назад

I've seen similar setups, seems like a fine idea. Not sure how many decades it's going to take to rust through if there is no rust after 2 years

@swolebro 4 года назад

Hah! Fair point. That's the M.O. of the homegamer - worrying far too much about things that ain't ever gonna happen.

@danielrobinson5224 4 года назад

Test Tank Powder it's for radiator repair shops. They dip a repaired radiator in the test tank and check for bubbles. The powder stops rust in the tank, and your tools metal sheets don't rust if they are wiped down. It also neutralizes the flux on repaired solder joints .Your tank lasts longer. The color is green. It's 6.00 for a 12 oz. Package you can buy an entire case for 28.00 dollars. It made by Johnson. Search/google "Test Tank Powder" don't buy from Amazon they wanted 56.00 for three packages RipOff.

@AntonioClaudioMichael 4 года назад

Iron ore is a majority of the planet dumping it isn't hurting the planet just pushing the ore back into the earth alot of Iron in water it will be good keep up the great work Richard @42fab

@haydenyeap2818 4 года назад

Dumping iron into the earth isn’t hurting the planet. The bad thing is when too much iron gets into the groundwater problems then arise that’s why in the video they let it evaporate and settle as dust on the driveway.

@AntonioClaudioMichael 4 года назад

Great video Richard

@bartonrobinson4266 4 года назад

Only way that could be worse was if I had to do it...almost as bad a daily cleaning of the trough in the milking barn, you know the one, not the one we put feed into, it's the one the cows put the feed into..yukkkk...Did an excellent job guy's !!

@pauljohn3612 4 года назад

Just started watching your channel and I like the content. More of a carpenter myself but looking to learn to do some welding. My first thought when you said you have 250 ft of hose laid out was " why don't they just run some copper pipe and put a hose bib right in that same area ?" You ever think of doing that ? Save yourself a whole lot of time and wouldn't have to carry buckets of water. Just an idea. Keep up the great vids. 👍

@42Fab 4 года назад

Uninsulated building, major freeze risk

@vinced87 2 года назад

It’s the videos like this that show all of what happens behind the scenes to keep things moving ! Thank you. Your videos have been helping me prepare for the start of my metal fab business. I gotta crawl before I can walk! I am about completion of my 4x8 CNC table and am curious about what fluid to use. My garage is only heated when I am in there. That Borax doesn’t helping freezing too does it? Thanks for All of your videos

@tomfromstthomas 2 года назад

You can patch those from below when it's full with 6010 or oxy gas torch. So if you weld up your table full from under it you can tell folk you are an " underwater welder "

@pearcesteve111 4 года назад

Not gonna lie... I laughed when you banged your head :)

@42Fab 4 года назад

I did editing, didn't even remember it happening

@theodorebowers9737 3 года назад

01/12/21. Miss your videos are you working have work is shop open Were is Tommy is he ok The little woman is she ok how bad there . Praying for you all be safe 🇺🇲 BE WITH GOD. ✌

@42Fab 3 года назад

we're all good, healthy, etc. Just taking some time to focus on things that had to be higher on the priority list, coming back soon

@johnsabarese7103 4 года назад

I’m about due to clean my table out been almost a year since I got it

@42Fab 4 года назад

I'll take your BBs if you don't want to mess with them

@IAMSatisfied 4 года назад

Thanks for posting this, Richard. I'm looking forward to your maintenance video of your computer case ;o)... I imagine you've got a nice layer of dust over everything inside the tower (I'm watching the dust fly as Tommy blows the CNC table off). Cheers!

@42Fab 4 года назад

the intakes are all filtered, we clean them regularly, the few times I've opened the case it's quite clean

@IAMSatisfied 4 года назад

@@42Fab Thank you... I wondered how that worked for you. I live ~8 hours west of you, just over the NM border, it's quite dusty here on it's own, so I have to blow out my laptop regularly.

@endoskeleton99 4 года назад

Exactly the reason I like down-draft. Neither solution is perfect, but I would hate to be cleaning up that mess! 8-D Good job boys!

@42Fab 4 года назад

IMO it depends on the use. For thin stuff, water is much better to me. For 1/4+ I'd agree downdraft is probably better

@SegoMan 4 года назад

Every time I clean my water table out I say dang I'm glad I did not breath in all that crap..

@endoskeleton99 4 года назад

@@SegoMan If you use the down draft correctly, you won't be breathing in that crap either. But Richard is right, if you cut a lot of thin metal the water helps reduce warpage. That's the major upside of a water table.

@phillhuddleston9445 3 года назад

@@endoskeleton99 You also suck any heat out of the shop in the winter with down draft if you vent it outdoors.

@endoskeleton99 3 года назад

@@phillhuddleston9445 Yeah, that's a bit if a pain, but I use radiant tube heating and its not so bad because it reheats really quickly because everything in my shop is warm and I don't do hours of cutting.

@keithparady2594 4 года назад

Good one man

@richburrow3212 4 года назад

Good video 👍👌👍

@CPUDOCTHE1 4 года назад

Cleaning your water table really sucks. When my son built his table 4 years ago, we took 3 pieces of 1.5" angle and cut slots in it. The slots in the center piece is offset a couple of inches from the side pieces. To clean the table, you remove the curved slats, take out the angle and have a uninterrupted table to clean. We can wire wheel the rust spots and paint it in place. When you force the slats into their curve, it pushes the center angle to one end and the other two pieces to the opposite end so everything is locked in place. His table is almost 3" deep which is good when we put the oxy torch on it to cut 3/4" and thicker stuff. P.S. His Z axis is set to not allow the torch to go below the slats. I am guessing his ohmic sensor would stop the torch when it hit the water. We have sprayed rusty plate with tap water to make the ohmic sensor detect the plate.

@42Fab 4 года назад

yeah, I would have loved to have done mine differently, but had to work within the constraints of the table I was modifying

@stumpnc 4 года назад

Do you find that you get more audience response out of your longer videos like this one or the shorter quick tip videos?

@42Fab 4 года назад

depends on the day, the mood, the wind, phase of the moon, etc. You never really know. I film what I see relevant (and often much more) then edit it to how I think it makes sense, not shooting for any specific length

@stumpnc 4 года назад

@@42Fab I gotcha, I think I remember you saying one time that you were Va right?

@shanester2594 4 года назад

Why not set your z limit so it causes an error when it drops below 0 on slats?

@42Fab 4 года назад

nearly 20 year old table, missing many features one would expect today

@phillhuddleston9445 3 года назад

@@42Fab It would not be difficult to add a limit switch wired to the e-stop.

@Killernova86 4 года назад

Have you ever thought about getting a sheetmetal brake? so you could make more things?

@42Fab 4 года назад

no space to put one right now

@thedriftery 6 месяцев назад

Do you guys leave the table bed raw steel (no paint)? I have a manufacturer water bed that I'm currently cleaning out (usually do this once a year), and there are spots of corrosion on the bottom, and I'm trying to decide about repainting it before putting everything back together this time around. My water is about 3 inches deep, which tends to keep the bottom in decent shape, but after 7 or 8 years of use, it's getting some spots that could rust through one day.

@42Fab 6 месяцев назад

I left it completely raw. the anti corrosion stuff in the water protects the bed too. little bit of rust around the water line, where the cutter never goes, and on the underside, not enough to matter

@thedriftery 6 месяцев назад

@@42Fab Thanks. Makes sense. It’s nice to be able to commiserate with others about this less-than-glamorous part of having a plasma table.

@taildragger77DK 4 года назад

How about Flex Seal?

@42Fab 4 года назад

thought about it, didn't want to have to maintain it if it failed under the heat of the cutting.

@martincraig2013 11 месяцев назад

As a newbie, just a month in, i started this process today. Unfortunately my table makes yours look like a folding ping pong table.

@mc1992 4 года назад

Love the channel. I'm looking to build myself a squat rack. Do you have a life hack to drill ⅝" holes 100+ times. What tool would you use in a drill press for quickest results?

@42Fab 4 года назад

Hole saw

@mc1992 4 года назад

@@42Fab What are your thoughts on step bits?

@42Fab 4 года назад

big fan of good ones, use them all the time

@ryanriggs1992 4 года назад

Annular cutter

@TravizSnodgrass 4 года назад

is that a plasmaroute table to start with?

@jcrios4207 4 года назад

Do you have any experience cutting stainless steel (14 Ga - 1/4") I would like to know whats the edge quality after cutting stainless. I'm considering to buy a plasma table but most of my projects are stainless steel. I know that a water jet or laser would do a better job cutting stainless but I can't afford that kind of machinery. Hopefully you have some input. Thanks!

@42Fab 4 года назад

I get a slightly rough edge on stainless. I believe cutting with nitrogen is the answer, but it hasn't been a big enough deal for me to need to address it.

@phillhuddleston9445 3 года назад

It does not cut perfect but as long as you keep the travel speed up and don't go too slow it cuts decent. Go too slow and it gets pretty rough.