Thursday evening Rapid prototype room finish?

[Tyler Worman]

Thursday evening I'll be down at AHA to hopefully finish up the Rapid prototype room. When we first started on it we had some ideas we haven't fully realized and I've been scrounging supplies since to try to finish it up on the cheap.

If you are around and looking for something to help with, please stop by!

What is needed:

- Build wall mount cabinet with doors that could potentially be sanded/stained... (find way/hardware to mount it?)

- Remove existing (flexing :/) shelf.

- Properly wire up stereo, tack the wires, mount speakers

- Build shelves to put makerbots in corner above CNC.

- Mount monitor and computers up off the tables.

- Build out supports for large overhead storage.

- Filament spools (design, laser cut or CNC from wood/acrylic?, assemble and wrap)

- Assemble and mount Filament spool rack

- Organize Spare parts for Makerbots/CNC/Laser cutter

- Replace motherboard fan on AHOPS accounting PC.

- Laptop wall stand/shelf for Makerbot laptop.

- Install new relay in CNC controller.

What I have stock piled:

-Pre-cut wood for a cabinet with shelves I designed

-Screws

-Hinges

-Wood for yet to be designed makerbot shelves

-Some wood 2x4 to start the overhead shelving

-Monitor mounts

-Bungie cords (potential mounts for raising up PCs?)

-Long Ethernet/USB cables (let's move stuff around and get it in the right places)

Tools I'll bring:

-Drill

-Sander

-Hammer drill

Things I'm still trying to acquire/do:

-Outlets to fix the power strip issue back there (it scares me).. I'm thinking 3 of these.. http://www.monoprice.com/products/product.asp?c_id=109&cp_id=10907&cs_id=1090703&p_id=7520&seq=1&format=2

-Under cabinet/overhead shelf lighting (or we can build LED lighting!)
-Spare hex wrench sets (individual wrenches)

-Proper blocking system for CNC

-Printed crank for Laser cutter leveling

[Josh Williams]

This is awesome, I'll be there! 

For those that don't have a memorial weekend getaway planned, there is a brewing underfoot for cleaning/organizing/doing some minor build out over the weekend. Whatever we can't get done on Thursday in the Rapid Prototyping room, we should be able to carry forward with over the weekend!

Outlets seem like something we should order now. Is there anything else we need prior to Thursday? 

Thanks Tyler : )

 - Josh W.

[Tyler Worman]

The only thing I can think of is some way to mount the cabinets to the wall. Maybe that would be lag bolts/toggle? or more of the masonry mounts? The back of the cabinet is wood and everything mounts to that. If we drill through the back of the cabinet into the wall, we should be okay. 

Outlets:

I didn't go and order the outlets yet because I wasn't sure if people wanted to stick with extension cords like we have (just better condition and all working? My other thought was something like this...

http://www.amazon.com/Tripp-Lite-PS3612-Multiple-outlets/dp/B00005115S/ref=sr_1_1?s=hi&ie=UTF8&qid=1337618092&sr=1-1

But it would be significantly more expensive... If we get some agreement on what we want. I'll happily cover one (of 3) wall mount outlet strips or all 3 of the extension cord strips. I just don't want to go and buy outlet strips if people are just going to chain extension cords off those. Whatever we put in should have some surge protection built in. This will stop wonky things from happening when we run the vacuum and it puts noise on the line. Thoughts?

My hope is to be down at AHA by 6ish to start on Thursday. 

   - Tyler.

[Leo Robertson]

Hey there all,

I think I can supply some outlets. Also I have a shitload of dead-stock electrical box covers. Any other odds and ends you can think of, because I might just have them laying around.

Thanks,

~Lord L.J.Robertson, President of Robertson Industries

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Date: Mon, 21 May 2012 11:53:32 -0400
Subject: Re: [AllHandsActive] Thursday evening Rapid prototype room finish?
From: josh...@gmail.com
To: aha...@googlegroups.com

[Nathaniel Bezanson]

On May 21, 12:38 pm, Tyler Worman <tswor...@novaslp.net> wrote:
> what we want. I'll happily cover one (of 3) wall mount outlet strips or all
> 3 of the extension cord strips. I just don't want to go and buy outlet
> strips if people are just going to chain extension cords off those.

I picked up a couple *really nice* ones on Craigslist a few months
ago, and I'll have to check on how many are left, but I could happily
part with one or two. Their cords are raw-ended so you'd need to add
plugs. My Thursday evening currently consists of "laundry and
packing", so I'd definitely be able to pop down to A2 for a few hours,
drop them off, and maybe help build stuff.

> Whatever we put in should have some surge protection built in. This will
> stop wonky things from happening when we run the vacuum and it puts noise
> on the line. Thoughts?

Nope. Surge suppression is good to have, but it is not the same as
noise suppression. Most strips with the latter also include the
former. The best noise suppressors commonly available are Tripp-Lite
Isobars, and I can't recommend them highly enough. They list for ~$60
but you can sometimes find them in the bin of filthy $1 power strips
at the thrift store. Bonus: The outlets are standard household duplex
receptacles, so you can replace them when they get worn.

The best way to reduce motor-induced nastiness on the powerline is to
run the vacuum from a different circuit. Also, whenever possible, make
sure there's an Isobar somewhere between the vacuum and the sensitive
stuff, either supplying the vacuum or supplying the other stuff, or
both. (But they should not be plugged into the same Isobar.)

> >> - Install new relay in CNC controller.

Tell me more? Coil voltage, load specifics. If the load is AC, I have
a handful of SSRs that might fit the bill.

-Nathaniel-

[Tyler Worman]

We have a relay we think will work. We are switching from coil to ss. The coil was kicking off with the new spindle.

Sounds like I'll need to find an isobar.