Tumbler Build - For cleaning plasma cut parts.

Thanks Tom, It means much to me coming from you.

we got a new one a few years back the laser cutting is a nice process to have. the one we got was a Co2 laser but i think the fiber optic ones are getting a lot better. the Mitsubishi ex series was what they got and it has two 5 x 10 tables. the one can be loaded while the other one is cutting and has a pallet changer so it can cut non stop. nice machines.

I dont think the one I will build will be as fancy but it will be far far cheaper!

I was quoted around $900K for a similar unit to the one you posted a picture of. Problem I see with all those high dollar machines is the vendor lock in. I have grown to loath proprietary control systems! I will never buy something like that, that I need to get a special technician out to change a simple setting! At $500 an hour as well. No Thanks Lol.

A bit off topic, but just goes to show to what extent i molest my brain when building something, granted i can find the parts:

Left are black M5 screws, right are white M6 screws, all with 4mm allen wrench.

Above 4x M6 screws, below is an M8 screw, all with 5mm allen wrench.
Up until the last 3 machines i built, looks were not on the priority list at all, functionality was. Now that has changed, but it made building the machine much more time consuming.

i think the shop i work at paid somewhere in the ball park of 450 k for the machine they bought. i completely agree with that kind of cash you could fund quite a few builds of you own and cover just about any process you can think of for that matter.

Thats just called smart engineering Tom. Combining functionality with aesthetics is not a easy task!

I could of just build a ugly rectangle frame with RHS opening doors and been done with it. But I chose the harder option of a nice looking frame and a useful roller door to allow maximum work area at the front of the machine. Its usually always more work to do something properly but when something will be around for 20 old years its worth the effort.