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Offline Noitoen

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Noitoen's workshop
« on: January 05, 2014, 06:38:59 PM »
Took some vacation days this holiday season to organize my small shop. It's being prepared for years now but needed some serious dedication to get in working order. I also managed to change the motor on my lathe, install a VFD, DRO, disc brake with pedal and move the controls to the carriage. The turners cube was the first experiment with the DRO and is a gift to the person that got me the lathe. My next project is going to be the automatic feed on the mill, DRO install, finish the dividing table and a ball turner attachment for the lathe.

Before the end of the year, I couldn't walk more than 2 meters in my shop but now it's a pleasure to spend time in it.

http://s1334.photobucket.com/user/Noitoen/library/

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Re: Noitoen's workshop
« Reply #1 on: January 05, 2014, 06:44:19 PM »
Nice  :ThumbsUp:

I like your use of the table in the corner, it puts a totally new meaning to "rotary table"  :LittleDevil:

Jo
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Re: Noitoen's workshop
« Reply #2 on: January 05, 2014, 06:55:05 PM »
That's a nice (and interesting) selection of tools you have there.  Obviously not a man who's afraid of wood  :)

The toaster is a GREAT idea  :ThumbsUp:

What are you going to make?

cheers,
Rod

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Re: Noitoen's workshop
« Reply #3 on: January 05, 2014, 07:00:01 PM »
Nice setup, I see a lot of electronics laying around also and a bread boad unit. You still making PCB'S? I quick making them and upload them online to get them made. I finally got rid of all the chemicals.
Nice to see a well setup shop though.

Don

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Re: Noitoen's workshop
« Reply #4 on: January 05, 2014, 07:15:00 PM »
The toaster, is the home toaster and I have to repair it.

My PCB set-up is clean. I use pre sensitised board, the revealing solution is kept in the dark and will last ages and the tank you see on top, has 3 vertical divisions. Ferric chloride in the middle and 2 water wash on each side. The board is etched by a dipping sequence performed by that motorized gantry and then rinsed in the water tanks at the end. I found that it the board comes out of the acid, the oxygen speeds up the copper removal. I don't like to wait for a board to come from the supplier to continue the project. I little over 30 minutes, I can go from artwork to finished board, ready to drill (single or double sided)

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Re: Noitoen's workshop
« Reply #5 on: January 05, 2014, 07:37:38 PM »
Nice looking shop there, there's a lot to organize but you got it done :)

Bill

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Re: Noitoen's workshop
« Reply #6 on: January 05, 2014, 07:47:26 PM »
Hi Noitoen,
your rotary table in the corner of your shop  is a brillant solution to save space.
Kind Regards
Achim

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Re: Noitoen's workshop
« Reply #7 on: January 05, 2014, 08:09:50 PM »
It's in far better shape than mine Noitoen!

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