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Jim Jakosh
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Switch Box
I was winding up all the wires around my laser and wiring them tight to contain them to try to "neaten" the place up a bit and thought about all the switching I have to do each time I burn a project. I have to turn the rheostat on the air pump and switch the vacuum on and off every time. So, I thought I might as well make a box with one switch to do all that right by my the laser...and this is the switch box. It is made from 1/4" maple plywood mitered and glued together. I glued 4 posts in the corners on the inside onto which I screw the bottom . The box is secured with 4 screw onto the laser base plate of 1" plywood.
Cheers, Jim
Cheers, Jim
Cheers, Jim ........................ Variety is the spice of life...............Learn something new every day
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Nice and tidy and always Jim.👍
Many lasers have output pins that can control air and fans through the file you are running. It can take some digging to find the info and of course making it all work, but in the long run it can make things easier.
I still have mine set up like you do, turn on the air assist, get the exhaust fan running and of course shut it all down when done. Have the plan worked out, just need the "kick" of a few ruined items due to forgetting to make me actually build it! 🤔
Many lasers have output pins that can control air and fans through the file you are running. It can take some digging to find the info and of course making it all work, but in the long run it can make things easier.
I still have mine set up like you do, turn on the air assist, get the exhaust fan running and of course shut it all down when done. Have the plan worked out, just need the "kick" of a few ruined items due to forgetting to make me actually build it! 🤔
Ground Control to Major Tom
Take your Protein Pills, and put your helmet on.
Countdown....
Love that clamp.
Take your Protein Pills, and put your helmet on.
Countdown....
Love that clamp.
I made something kinda similar for my media blasting cabinet. Controls the exhaust vac (just a bucket head system) as well as the lights inside the chamber. I piped in the air controls next to it so everything is in the same basic area. Certainly makes it easier. I’m planning to do something similar for my permanent laser station (when eventually I create the space for it). Nicely done!
Ryan/// ~sigh~ I blew up another bowl. Moke told me "I made the inside bigger than the outside".
It’s always something, isn’t it? Nice solution!
May you have the day you deserve!
Thank you all for the nice comments. I do this all the time. I'll be going along and hit something that bugs me and I stop,. shift gears to remedy it and move on!
Cheers, Jim ........................ Variety is the spice of life...............Learn something new every day
You comented my variety of project ...my comment goes to all your projects of past two weeks....that is true meaning of variety!
...woodicted
Thanks, Ivan. I do love variety and as soon as I think of something I need for my shop to make things easier, I set out to make it. I haves such a stock of parts and wood , I rarely have to buy anything. This switch gets used almost every day.
I see you sure get a variety of thing to make too...Isn't it great ????????????
Cheers, my friend, Jim
I see you sure get a variety of thing to make too...Isn't it great ????????????
Cheers, my friend, Jim
Cheers, Jim ........................ Variety is the spice of life...............Learn something new every day
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