i've been collecting and ocasionally upgrading this stuff for about 8 years or so , i live alone , dont smoke dont drink and dont drive a big car thats eating intoo my paycheck , so can set a little more aside for this stuff than most others
the shop is small and in one of the bedrooms of my apartment on the second floor (no lift) build a crane on my balcony to get the stuff up here (yes my neighbours think im weird but arent suprized anymore when stuff "happens") like a lathe passing their balcony on the way up
the main project at this time is the mill
its a three phase that im converting to single phase , it takes some time as i want the tapping function and other options on the machine to work as it did on three phase and add some extra options
i want to do it safely so im using a lot of relays (so the machine stops and whont start back up after a power outage untill i turn it back on )
want to install a dro on it but want the linear readouts to be on the inside the machine mostly
want to install a homemade quill feed
move the head up and down with a motor and have a electric feed on the X axis
im about ready with all the materials to start making the controll panel for the vfr
once the controll panel is done and the mill is running i can use the mill to make most of the other brackets and stuff to install the rest of the add ons
need to finish the second smart come summer when its warmer out ,
just some small stuff (fix the front brake calipers and bleed the system , fix a slow leak on one of the tires and install new exhaust and lambda ) to get it through the yearly vehicle test then it can be sold and i can scratch one project of the long list
have some other projects in the hat that i'm collecting parts for
combination cnc router and laser engraver drawer when the laser is done i can make inserts for my toolboxes etc etc , heared a term a while back : jak shaving , basicly means you get tools to make tools to make tools , think im in the company of people who have experienced this verry closely and hope to ocasionally bounce ideas off them
come to think of it i might as well start a topic about the projects once im good and busy with them , like the fact that i can upload pictures on this forum directly from my phone , makes it a little eazier