Hi all, i was wondering if anyone here has by chance run a 42 inch snowblower off of an 8hp cast iron L-head engine. reason im asking is because i have a old wheelhorse 855 and a craftsman 42 inch 2 stage snowblower front hookup.and want to know if its viable for that for the amount of hp this engine puts out. my gut feeling tells me it doesnt seem like its very probable the engine would be able to work it without going extremely slow or stalling the engine under strain. in general i had the idea of buying another 8-10 hp engine and welding a plate behind the big pulley on the snow blower to mount the engine up and then either weld the shaft of the engine up to the shaft for the pulley or getting a torque converter( mini snowmobile belt drive system which is a primary and secondary clutch essentially) and just welding the plate off center so there is rooms to fit both. any ideas would be great and im no stranger to fabrication.
I want to install roller shades, but I can't drill because the wall around the window is made out of plaster. Would glueing the sockets to the wall be an option? The shade in itself is just a piece of fabric, nothing very big or heavy.
My biggest fear is that it'll fall off if someone manhandles the rope too much..
So I'm considering buying a benchtop CNC router. Probably a Shapeoko 3 or an X-Carve.
I've done some CNC machining before, but it was 10 years ago in college, and I had professional grade equipment and software.
So I'm looking for recommendations and advice from people who might have one already. I mainly want to do 2-D machining of Fiberglass and carbon fiber. But I'd like the capability to do 3-D machining as well (3-axis) and will probably also work with wood and plastics.
Will the machines I'm considering work for what I want to do?
And what should I be looking at in terms of software. I know Shapeoko and X-carve both come with software but it seems pretty limited, so I'd like something better.
I'm considering Mach 3 for controller software and MeshCAM or Vectric Cut3d for CAM software. Not sure what to do about CAD though, there doesn't seem to be anything at a decent price point between free, heavily limited tools, and stuff like Solidworks and AutoCAD which runs thousands of dollars per license.
My overall budget is probably $2,000 when I get my year-end bonus. It could end up being as much as $3,000, but I won't know that for sure til I get it.
Basically does anyone have any advice/suggestions on getting into this? Would appreciate it.
Hydrographics. Anyone on here ever dabbled in it? I was thinking of getting into it as a little side job to bring in a little extra cash. The plan was Xbox 360 cases and controllers.
As far as the paint, how well does the transfer work? Does it come out looking like pic related? Or is a good top coat needed?
My wife works for a company that teaches classes on it, andi was thinking about taking said class, but it is $200 for an 8 hour class.
/k/ here, may be going on a hunting trip next year, either deer or bear. Any idea how making a bed spread or blanket would work, or would I bring it for someone else to do?
so i have this really busted up, gutted old Thinkpad i1200 laying around. It has a 600MHz Celeron and a working mainboard and display, everything else is missing or broken. Any ideas what i could do with it?
