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Hey thanks for the comment. I always appreciate any feedback!. The coolant is called excision xdp 1000. Comes in a bladder and you add it to water. Yeah it’s a massive table. I’m making some F clamps for it…. Then I’ll have to think of a cool project. I really want to make a cool shop stool on caster wheels. Use the arcdroid to make fancy legs and tig it all together 😎 www.ausee.com.au/products/excision-metalium-xdp1000-soluble-metal-cutting-fluid?variant=45169836621988&currency=AUD&gad_source=1&gbraid=0AAAAADrEGJKLJzZUOPLqsRle6tQlPmAeX&gclid=Cj0KCQjwpP63BhDYARIsAOQkATZ1ZDb1TK8nKlgXm8z7viwqiY9N25vkp2qIjPw3O0EnVj7JnGHYPtYaAmZ9EALw_wcB

Yeah I actually did think about using the arcdroid but I was keen to buy that drill. I love new tools. Have you seen my other videos on the arcdroid?. I’ve built a cnc plasma table with a water bed that the arcdroid lives on. Works really well. Yeah my shed is pretty big… not really chasing any extra space which is a luxury 🙏😎. Cheers for the comment buddy 🍻

⁠@@Fab-Life444yep seen a handfull of your arcdroid videos. They’re great! Like the background tunes too. Nice and chilled and at the right volume. I’m doing my research and gathering ideas for when I bite the bullet and get one. I’ll definitely be making a water table. Most likely tig it up out of stainless sheet. Did you buy your arcdroid from them direct and pay for shipping to aus? I’ve seen Hare and Forbes are pretty much the only other suppliers local to me.

Nah I didn’t buy direct. I purchased from Hare & Forbes Machinery house online. Turned up within a few days. Stainless would be cool. Thanks for the feedback about the music. Picking music is a tough one… especially when the videos are long.. very hard not to be repetitive. I have a link if you’d like to buy direct from them but it’s the import cost that’s an unknown… could easily blow the price out 😎

I did see a few videos of people doing that. I thought that no matter how perfect I try to be… I’ll always be off slightly so… I didn’t bother. At the end of the day… I’ll probably just be clamping material down rather than relying on the squareness of my holes haha

Are you impressed with annular drill bit?. Pretty incredible that it can last all those holes without failing haha

@@Fab-Life444 incredible bit

It truly is. I’ll be using them allot more!

Cheers for the feedback

Thanks man. Yeah I did contemplate doing it that way but I saw other people marking the table… wish I didn’t because now I want to sand the marks out haha… oh well you learn from your mistakes. I truly think the tape is the best way because it allows you to sink the centre punch into it a little before you hit it.. much more stable. When I rested it on the raw metal, it easily slipped and would result in a slightly inaccurate placement of the hole. Doesn’t bother me because I’ll probably end up using clamps on it mostly and will always triple check for square

@@Fab-Life444 The tape does sound pretty helpful. Maybe ill do a grid with tape then snap my lines on top. This way i wont have to deal with the punch slipping. Thanks

@@chasingpips yeah draw the lines with a pen. Easy to see. Good luck 😎🙏

Hey thanks for the suggestion. It’s a workshop and I don’t mind the quick sweep and vacuum when I was done… really not that bad. 👍

Not a problem. I really rate it!. Plenty of power and cheap haha. 🙏

Haha. That corner most outer hole was cut wrong… 110mm. This was because I didn’t realise that my table was 1210mm wide and I measured that outer corner hole from the edge instead of 100mm off the rest. I can assure you that the other 186 holes are correctly aligned 👍

@@Fab-Life444 ah i see, makes sense

@@natarem haha yeah I wondered if someone would notice. You have a keen eye for detail haha. I’ll be welding the hole up and re drilling it

Thanks for the feedback 🙏. Spent all of yesterday making it haha. I probably won’t use the drill as often after this job but it’s definitely handy to have since it does such accurate holes rather than being on an angle like you can easily do with a hand drill. I definitely needed some recovery time after all those holes haha. Cheers! I’ll be watching your latest saw blade video in just a moment 😎

Awesome comment buddy! I love the long ones!… so … when it comes to svg files and the conversion process, allot of the time the conversion website is looking for the most defining aspects of the image. Things that have allot of contrast. I’ve had things that just didn’t convert well at all. It’s a bit touch and go. It’s best to search for silhouette images that are already black and white. Definitely get yourself the student edition that’s free for fusion 360…. Or even inkscape if you like the more “windows paint” version of software. Fusion 360 is a massive program that does so much and can be overwhelming but I really like it… and it does the post process as well, which means you don’t need to buy another program. The water bed does splash around ever so slightly. If you have the depth of water, the pressurised air gets absorbed into the water and just makes a bubbling sound. I have a heap of videos where you can see there is minimal mess. The main point of the water is to catch the smoke and dust… I’ve found the metal will still warp if travel speed and amps aren’t adjusted right for thinner metal. You’ll get the hang of it. If you do end up buying one, use my link to help my channel out if you like 🙏. Thanks again for watching. Remember to reach out on the socials if you’d like any extra guidance. I’ve learnt allot and I love sharing the knowledge. See you in the next video 😉🍻arcdroidcnc.com?aff=26

Thanks for the comment. I ran the pump off a battery because allot of the time, my builds are about using what I already have and some extra things that I buy. I didn’t have a 12volt transformer anywhere in my stored cables..everything I found was less than the required amps… so I used a battery that I’d just replaced out of a work vehicle. As for the pump being on the bottom, the bilge pump has a base filter that will prevent large pieces from going through it… but I guess if it gets clogged, I’ll spend 5 minutes and change out all the water and pop the pump out and clean it. Hope that answers your questions. Thanks for watching. Cheers!🍻

@@Fab-Life444 Oh ok. I wasn't sure if you were trying to make it more mobile or something.

@@freeforall825 Nah, I would have preferred to have no battery and just normal shed power… it’s hard to make it mobile because the unimig plasma machine is on the shelf and the cables aren’t that long… I can roll it out and clean around it but… I can’t get far haha. Hope you enjoyed the video. 🙏😊

Thanks for the feedback! 🙏 yes, definitely the aim was to make it so it can move around the shed with ease.

I did think of that but I was just making use of what I had laying around when I realised the water would drain back. Cheers

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Thank you 🙏

I thought the same thing 😝

The hand torch has two more pins than the vertical when they are unplugged from the plasma

I’d say the hand torch has 2 more pins as it has the on/off switch built into it. Have you had the arcdroid running with a standard torch yet?.

Thanks man! I’m working hard at it. Arcdroid is an amazing product. I absolutely love using it. Cheers 🍻

Thanks man!. I had so much trouble myself and since learning all of this… I enjoy the process of cutting out cool things so much more 🙏

Haha my wife thought it was annoying as well. Hope you found the video helpful 🙏

Do you need some help?.

Thanks buddy 🙏. It turned out really good in the end except for the awful green colour that I had to paint over hahaha. Thought I’d get fancy with the green but… black always suits best!.

Thanks for the advice 🙏. I knew the way I sharpened the tungsten would be a trigger for people. I have researched in the past the correct way to sharpen it…. I’m just lazy sometimes with what’s available to sharpen it. 😎

Yeah I did think of doing that. Everything gets so grubby when grinding and welding. I do have a unimig consumables container that I keep everything organised in but drawers would be great!😊

@@Fab-Life444 Good work. Do you have a link to the computer monitor mount that you used to mount the Arcdroid controler?

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Thanks for that… strange that unimig supplied it with the kit. I always wear a respirator to protect my lungs 👍

Thanks for the feedback. I’m glad someone approved of the paint change at the end haha. Cheers

Thanks for the feedback buddy. I’m glad it’s inspired you in some way. It’s such a simple, strong design…. I’m shocked at how long it took to make haha.

Yeah I love that it’s 10amp. Makes life allot easier!. The new tig is miles better than my original.. I can’t believe the difference. Cheers!🍻

That’s awesome feedback buddy!. I love knowing that I’ve helped fellow arcdroid users. It’s such a frustrating thing sometimes when all you want to do is make what you’ve drawn up and it just won’t work… cheers!

Cheers buddy

Thanks for the feedback!. I basically do everything to the sketch then finish it and extrude once out of sketch mode. Is that what you mean?… because basically what I do is keep clicking and making sure that everything I’m keep is lit up in dark blue once selected… if not… create bridges to the lonely centre bits haha

Nah it was done in 1 go. 380mm outer circle so it fit in the cut area. Do you have issues with file size errors when loading into the arcdroid? 🙏

@@Fab-Life444 have trouble with almost every file I’ve purchased, I’m going to learn how to split the files,hopefully 🥺

I can help you with that 100%!. There’s a few settings that stop that error. I even had to make adjustments on the French bulldog sign before it would load.

Yeah that’s a work in progress. I have a tap ready to go but stared at it for a bit a went “that’s too much effort for now”… I put it on my future job list. 😎

Thanks buddy. I hope the video helped you out 🙏😎

I just went and had a look… I googled what was stamped on it and I’m shocked…. I think it’s worth allot more!. It says “warranted superior”… 🫣

​@@Fab-Life444 about the same age as most disston and Schofield saws, they switched to darker handled woods in the mid 70s (yours) before then most their saw handles were a white ash (got bought out by disston I THINK in the 80s) Your handle looks to be made on a router so it's definitely a later production but still a awesome buy! Hand carved handles for vintage tools is a tell tale sign it's pre 1960s

I just went and checked. 658mm x 985mm x 100mm. Water is 30mm below top of the slats. 70mm filled up in the tray.

@@Fab-Life444 thanks for the numbers, it will really help with my table.

@@dtsea1 not a problem. Let me know if there’s anything else I can help with. I absolutely love sharing what I’ve learnt. 🙏

Sweet!. Let me know how it turns out

Haha my next tool will be a lathe and mill for sure. I have my eye on a combo. It really limits what I can do by not having the ability to machine things.. plus it’s a skill that I’d love to learn for sure!🙏

@@Fab-Life444 I've got a bf16 mill and a tu2004 lathe, super accurate for there size, added some lcd dro's aswell. There both great, the next size up mill and lathe both look good too, if you have the space and can move them. If you can got to the 300kg range, hm46 and tu3008 are the go👍👌🇦🇺

Awesome. I’ll check them out. Who sells them?

@@Fab-Life444 hafco, of course 😉

@@Fab-Life444 the optimum range and hafco machines👍👌🇦🇺

That’s a great idea!. I have a bunch of them. Definitely will use them next time.🙏

It definitely makes the planning more accurate. Just take the measurements to the saw and piece it all together. Happy days

Thanks bro

Not a problem buddy. You’re the inspiration for making this. I hope I get you some more subscribers! 🙏😎

Thanks buddy!. The reason I went with fusion 360 was because I’d already used it with my 3d printer projects. I didn’t even know about the other programs until I watched your videos. My wife and I are waiting for new content from yourself.. when is your wife letting you back in the shed?… ps.. get a welding respirator to look after those lungs of yours 🙏

@@Fab-Life444 I've got some editing to do. Hopefully tonight.

@@6.8liter74 we can’t wait! 😎

@@Fab-Life444 Funny statistically less than 1% of my watchers are women. Now I know who it is, your wife! My wife doesn't even watch.... LOL

@@6.8liter74 haha that’s her! We watch on my personal TH-cam account and she watches on her login. We watch on our tvs… the one she watches on is a 98 inch tv… so you can imagine it’s like watching your content at the movies haha

Thanks for the comment!. I’d be happy to help out for sure. How about you message me the picture of on instagram. I’ll take a look and let you know what I think 🙏 instagram.com/fab_life_1?igsh=czJpc2xnM3ZoMndq&