STEP UP your CNC Plasma Sign Game & THISS Battery Review
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- čas přidán 25. 07. 2024
- In today's video I'll be going over one of most basic advanced you can make in CNC Plasma Signage. Multi-layered CNC Plasma Cut Signs bolted to a square tube frame give the sign much more a presence than just flat cutouts while also making mounting to uneven surfaces easier.
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Love the channel so far.
I am glad i already Subscribed.
Now finally having a chance to watch.
Good job keeping the video interesting.
Looking forward to the next one.
Thanks for sharing.
Peter.
Dude, Impressed! I've been watching and working it for awhile, but you truly make it look simple. That, sir is an art. Well done, and I can't wait for your next video!!!
Thanks, practice practice
Very good video. Sound level is good and editing is spot on. Liked and subscribed.
it was fun to watch how you did it! well done man!
nice run through on your process
Great video. One thing you might consider is to use stainless steel Tapcons for exterior installations in the future. They are harder to find but I sleep better knowing I'm not relying on just a powder coating to prevent corrosion from causing them to fail over the course of years. Also, I like going into brick / stone when I need a solid connection but am always wary of blowing out the brick and sometimes will start with a glass and tile bit in a non-rotary hammer to prevent that from happening
That's awesome Richard!!!! The sign came out sick!!! Cool on the batteries!!
Thanks, simple, but classy I like to say
I just bought me a dewalt flexvolt grinder its amazing
Thanks for sharing your knowledge.
That turned out really nice. Gotta love that vhb tape.
the stuff is great!
Looks great
Great video 42 fab
great job , thanks for sharing , i have in tunisia , a big factory of metal , process cutting , bending etc.
I would like to take your advise about your experiences ,
need mostly cutting ,precis thin metal , ss and al , galvanized too
what cutter do you advise , softaware and controller , mostly i draw my dxf , through corel
thanks
I use and HTP microcut 875 plasma cutter and also draw in Corel
Nice work man..!! May I ask what the sign sold for when all done?
I cover the costs, bidding process, time involved, final profit, etc over on patreon in my bid breakdowns of each project.
Great videos and thanks for passing on your knowledge. Hey be careful dropping that Magvise as that is one of the few ways to make magnets lose their magnetism but then again it's not like it is a thousand dollar tool either.
Wow, I must be magic or something, because this thing's still working great.
Also, try heating it up, I've heard that is a great way too.
Great video!
What kind of price did you charge for the sign and install!
I have a complete bid breakdown of the project over on patreon
Loving the work. You are now the only Fab channel I watch due to unnecessary advertising. Keep up the good work.
Some advertising is to be expected, it takes a lot of time away from the shop to edit videos, and people have to make a living. Don't hold it against them unless they pitch crap they wouldn't actually use.
@@42Fab Agree with making a living issue...... but the ads have to be relevant. Some woodwork channels have cost me a fortune in router bits and measuring devices I never knew I needed. Now I just need to justify why I need a stud welder as a gas engineer.
@@royarmstrong3537 I'll take the blame there, stud welders are awesome to have around
Those aftermarket batteries go into thermal shutdown way easier than the genuine DeWalts. Ok for winter use but when it heats up here in the central valley they are a pain in the ass.
I have actually been decently impressed with these. Killed one over discharging it, but that's my fault
What guage is that? Looks like about 16 from the way it moves around. Nevermind lol you just said 16 :)
Well done Richard, sign looks comfortable in that color. Rains no big deal obviously you's guy's handled it well and the Ladies from the office were watching ya's thru the window giggling some..lol..jk !!
holy that zip cut with no guard.
Can I ask how long it took for you to get busy with business? I recently started a welding and fabrication LLC business and have handed out cards and talked to alot of people and have gotten very little business, I'm actually going back to work somewhere else and going to keep trying to get buissness going on the side now!
About 2 years before I was comfortable turning when stuff I didn't want to do. You gotta earn a reputation
@@42Fab thank you I was getting a little discouraged but I am not giving up
Love the channel. Just wondering why you rarely wear gloves? Seems like something that makes sense for the sheets of metal you work with.
We wear gloves when needed. Any metal thicker than 16ga is basically not sharp, so we're not worried about cuts, for thinner stuff we wear gloves as needed with them being mandatory with anything 20ga or less. When grinding, I am in the "no gloves around spinning objects" camp as I'd rather get sliced by a tool or workpiece then have some part of me or my employees drawn into a tool by a snagged glove. When welding, the hand closest to the gun is most often covered, though we'll admit to tacking things up bare from time to time. The dutch Health and Safety organization (IDK the actual name) did a study on welders in the 80s and 90s and found that the only example of skin cancer was one guy with it on his nose, which they ruled as an outlier. The primary concern is not UV exposure but burning, which is why the operating hand (in my case, the right) is often ungloved. As fabricators, we are not laying into welds all day, we're transitioning from task to task, meaning we need the dexterity of an ungloved hand.
Anecdotes do not make rules, but in 7 years the worst cut I've gotten is a laceration on my pinky from moving a sheet of 20ga, where as I have had MANY burns from mistakenly grabbing things that were hot, most often from where someone else welded or ground a piece and I touched it thereafter, meaning that my gloved PPE during welding would have made no difference. It's a fair questions, and everyone gets to make their own decisions. I'll respect yours, but I'll only tolerate the same respect in return.
@@42Fab Thanks for responding. I agree with your assessment. I am just starting in fabrication and like to listen to a diverse range of experts and hobbyist to help me make up my mind. Great points and I definitely defer to your actual experience. Just another reason I love your channel!
What plasma table setup do y'all use?
Shop fabricobbled mess
Any plans to do your own powder coating?
Not any time soon. The size oven I need for something that is a 1x a week need, just doesn't make sense for me
Question. Did you have everything sandblasted prior to powder coating?
Yes, my powder coater does so in house
@@42Fab ohhh ok. You hats actually incredibly convenient for people’s like me that don’t have a blasting cabinet. Miasma seeing your concert ent brother. When will you upload more?
High, I make signs and I explained to a customer what this was and he wants a quote. How much should I charge? It is a 33in x 96in sign.
Just like this one? I'd be around $3k
@@42Fab Thank you so much. Love your videos.
The 18" chucks are unavailable now, of course. Lol the 12" ones are $150
I totally over paid, but even at $300 it's worth it
Which CNC plasma cutter is this one?
Shop built
The tap con instructions clearly state that you are to drill into the mortar and not the block
Drilling holes on site? Gee I've been doing this sort of thing and what seperates my company from the competition is that it is all cad draw so we know where the grout lines are. Plus its steel, those holes will rust, then the will be rust stains down the wall.. But hey good work.
Lol, those gussets add a ton of rigidity, it just didn't need them for that.
Yeah, I worded that wrong. Think 10ga was over kill?
Hey man i am located in Oklahoma and i have a cnc plasma cutter but i am strugling with software Just dont know anything about it let me know if u can help me, i Will pay
You can email me at sales@42fab.com
Great video 👍, I'm sure we all know better and have done it myself many times, yet never run your bare hand on working metal, a burr could leave a nasty cut, imagine metal shavings/splinter inside your skin OuChhhhhhh!!!
If you've done your work right, there won't be a burr, if you haven't it's motivation to do better. We all decide what risks to take, but we don't do safety police on this channel
A real man does some of the best work when he's bleeding on it.
He bought a jeep. Apart from that, keep up the good work.👍
...terrible car, 285k miles and not giving me many excuses to have to work on it. My wrenches feel neglected.
@@42Fab Mine never went a month without problems and it was under 100K miles, biggest POS I ever owned.
Howcome you don't get shocked by the machine when you touch the metal while it's working?
Electricity takes the path of least resistance. The ground clamp (hidden at the far end of the table) is a much better conductor than going through me, my boot sole, then through the concrete floor, and ultimately the rubber feet of the plasma cutter itself.
Thank you for the Reply, I'm getting my first plasma table this January and you have been of much help. Thanks again for that!
ever heard of stencilling a font ? can save yourself a lot of work and no double side tape dropouts and a pissed of client,. the rest is fine and make sense, if your cut speed set correct, less dross to clean up with wire brush
And you end up seeing bridges. Stencilling is appropriate in lower cost projects, single layer work, and for unskilled sign makers. In 6 years, I have had one counter fall off and the client was warned and still wanted their sign installed in sub freezing temperatures. If you're worried about falling parts, you've never used VHB tape
Hi sir
I am a best welder
I would strongly advise you to NOT buy these batteries! I bought 2 of the 4ah ones for my Ryobi tool set. Within 1 minute of using one of them it started smoking and put off a terrible burnt electronics smell. I sent the company several emails regarding the fact that I am concerned about the possibility that this battery may catch fire and asked them what I should do about getting replacement. I have gotten absolutely NO response from them regarding the issue. At this point I dont know if it is safe to use it. Every time I try to use it the odor gets very strong again. I am storing it outside until it fully discharges. I suspect there is a problem with the balance board inside . The other battery seems to be working OK. My issue is not that there is a problem with the battery but what you can expect for customer service out of this company. Everyone has problems with their products but something that could possibly burn your house down or wore yet injure people clearly should NOT be ignored.
Good to know
Nice video, but for the love of god, wear gloves!
If you want to wear a glove around a spinning tool, by all means go for it, I would much prefer the chance of an abrasion on the skin (which a glove could maybe stop) over the chance of a glove drawing my fingers into a spinning tool if it were to snag. No glove you'd want to wear is going to stop a major puncture wound, so that's a moot issue. Personally I am aware of where my body is, I cannot be aware of where the accessories on it are with that same "resolution"
The "gloves and spinning tools" argument is going to go on forever, and everyone gets to have their opinion. For me, and in my shop, gloves do not get used with spinning tools. I'm not going to critique if you decide differently for you or your shop, nor am I going to tolerate a debate about something that is objectively an opinion. You do you, I'll do me.