You’re the one who took apart the old oven to scavenge them. :-p
I have SSRs and K thermocouples on hand if you can’t find them.
-D
Dave - didnt get the mylar down there earlier. when do you need it by?
Whenever… I’m probably not going to have a ton of time to work on it this week. Might have some time tomorrow but whatever. If I get to the point where I need it and you haven’t made it down yet I’ll just buy a roll of mylar film from home de pot. Thanks for being willing to donate stuff!
-D
Tim,
Forgot to follow up. The iron stands we fastened to the shelf weren’t stable enough for hive-level abuse with just one screw. I’m going to 3d Print some brackets to hold them on better and support more weight.
L
Sweet, sounds like a stellar plan. Let me know if you need any help.
Update:
We now have a 1 very functional bench facing the meeting area. Please use it, but keep the entire surface clean. Place tools, including soldering iron stands, sponge and brass wool cleaning holders, solder, etc back on the shelves. This allows us to wipe down for dust, metal debris, plastic bits, and maintain a static free work surface.
The following are coming along nicely:
Re-flow oven:
it is wired up, but not fully put together. It goes through the kester curve nicely, and will kick ass when insulated. Should be together soon.
Fume exhaust system:
Dave is working on the hood (this will be for general purpose use as well, not just solder and etching fumes, and placed over the adjacent work space. Ducting will also go to the electronics benches to capture and clean solder fumes.
The solution for a corrosion resistant fan was a powerful (230 cfm) 4" bilge blower for a boat – corrosion resistant and really powerful. Cheap too - $16 (50%) at amazon. I’d recomend one for boosting the laser exaust if folks are interested. These are sooooo much tougher than the hvac booster fans from home depot.
Shapeoko -
Doc is doing a great job with this. Should be excellent for board milling & general etching.
To-Do:
Solder paste extruder:
We’ll have good compressed air soon in area, so it’ll be a go.
We’d like to do a CNC extruder based on 3d printer. I’d be interested in using some of the rep-rap parts we have from the delta printer build that never happened to do this. Also, any CNC / reprap build expertise is helpful.
Sorting the junk:
Still progressing. I think I’ve sorted 500lbs of junk so far. This will be ongoing, as I only have so much stamina for this work.
We are still slightly under budget. Only about half spent at this point.
Regards,
Lorin