Got a new toy!

[BruceTS]

PT40DV (DUAL-VOLTAGE) 40AMP PLASMA CUTTER $399.99 (this is the Pirate4x4 special price)
http://www.parkermetalworking.com/



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boy this thing is small, but it cuts like butter!

My first project will be to build a hydraulic sheet metal brake, then it's back to building bumpers.....
I have a 40 ton press brake designed to be used with a shop press. I plan to build a framework and use 2-20 ton air over hydraulic rams.

[DHC6twinotter]

Sweet! That is one of the things I would really like to get someday. Very nice.

[2ndGen]

i'm wondering how much you electric bill would be every month.

[waskillywabbit]

On the pirate4x4 thread they seem to be having a lot of problems with some of their machine circuitry as of late but I did not see any mention of the model you have. I assume the problems are with other models (or you wouldn't have purchased this one).

I also didn't see a cfm requirement for it on their website.

Had a chance to use it anymore?

For the price it certainly beats a $1200 MM Spectrum 375 which I have been wanting.

:D

[BruceTS]

The one I got, they have had no real problems. One of their Plasma/TIG/Arc units would burn out the mosfet's only under specific conditions. They came up with a fix and shouldn't be an issued again. Parker is the only company that actually does component level repairs and if needed change the design to improve the product.

I'll be building the jigs today to make it easier to cut out for the trailer hitches and other parts..

As for air supply, you need a constant 70 psi, which was the reason I didn't get one til now. I finally hooked up that shop compressor, so I no longer have a supply problem.

[waskillywabbit]

The one I got, they have had no real problems. One of their Plasma/TIG/Arc units would burn out the mosfet's only under specific conditions. They came up with a fix and shouldn't be an issued again. Parker is the only company that actually does component level repairs and if needed change the design to improve the product.

I'll be building the jigs today to make it easier to cut out for the trailer hitches and other parts..

As for air supply, you need a constant 70 psi, which was the reason I didn't get one til now. I finally hooked up that shop compressor, so I no longer have a supply problem.


Thanks for the response!!! I hope to get one real soon...as long as shipping isn't $800. :D

:guitar:

[BruceTS]

$465 shipped

[jrallan26]

Bruce,

One question... What kind of electrical service do you need for your new toy? 220? 110?

[BruceTS]

110 or 220 to operate....

[BruceTS]

I'll just add to this one since I did make mention of it......

I started with northern tools 40 ton 29" press brake. In actuality the die size is 26", they just rate the size by overall width.http://www.northerntool.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/product_6970_7902_7902

I was able to get 2 - 20 ton air/hydro jacks at HF on sale and then it was off to buy the steel to build the frame work. So this was my weekend project....


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After inital assembly, I did a few test runs bending a 24" piece of 11 guage and then a 20" piece of 1/4". They bent like butter with hardly any load on the rams. I had planned on adding a few more braces, but decided it wasn't needed. This beast is heavy, total weight just under 300 lbs. Now to test out some 1/2"..........

The gap to the left of the dies was intentional, since one of the pieces I bend has a section that would hit the framework and needs to remain straight. I simply cut the base plate and added a 6" section, same with the upper die...

Total cost came just under $700

[waskillywabbit]

Schweet. :D

:guitar:

[2ndGen]

i was at Bruce's this past sunday had my bumper fitted, i have to say i'm very impressed by that little parker, it cuts 3/16" plates with ease. too bad not many people can't afford a solid compressor at home to accommodate.

[BruceTS]

Wow forgot how old this thread is... just to add my little plasma torch is still working like a champ and I'm slowly getting the hang of using it.

I guess I'll just keep adding to this thread as I aquire new shop equipment.

Here's my latest purchase
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Just got it yesterday and now I have to transport it to my house, that will happen in a few weeks, since the current owner is gonna train me on the software to operate it. It's a Bridgeport Series 1 3-axis vertical mill, complete with computer, all software and spares

[Scuba]

Damn dude, so can I be the first hired employee to bruceTS fab or what ? :D

[slosurfer]

Nice!

What can you do with a vertical mill? My dad has one in his shop that he uses to do one thing for his business and I always wondered what I could use it for. He uses it to groove a ledge in brass and bronze rod, which he used to send it to a machine shop to do. Now he has this mill so he doesn't have to, but I always wanted to know what I could use it for. :) His doesn't have a computer though.

[CJM]

Manual or computer controlled milling machines usually mill a larger block of metal into something.

[BruceTS]

just type Bridgeport mill in youtube and there are endless footage of one in action making parts resurfacing head for engines....just so many possibilities. The software included is BobCAD which I've never used before, used to using autocad, but it appears more user friendly. I'm going back up to Monterey next week to learn the system for a few days before I transport it back to my place.

[BruceTS]

http://img177.imagevenue.com/loc563/th_69700_D08207_122_563lo.jpg (http://img177.imagevenue.com/img.php?image=69700_D08207_122_563lo.jpg) http://img190.imagevenue.com/loc1177/th_69703_D08209_122_1177lo.jpg (http://img190.imagevenue.com/img.php?image=69703_D08209_122_1177lo.jpg)


Finally in my garage! Now to wire it up.... Things included is a 3HP rotary Phase converter, use to go from single phase 220v to 3 phase. A Dell desktop computer with flat screen monitor to interface with the mills computer. Plus too much other stuff to even list..... First project will be making a tubing bender, also plan to make the dies as well.

[DHC6twinotter]

Awesome. Is that a 3 axis mill?