Author Archives: Podforge

There is flat and then there is FLAT

Posted on April 21, 2011 by Podforge

One of the ongoing projects is to get all of the machine tools set up and running. A number of years ago I bought a small surface grinder.  It sat around neglected for quite some time.  A couple months ago … Continue reading →

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Back from the Show

Posted on April 15, 2011 by Podforge

Just a quick update: I got back from the Show Tuesday and have been catching up on things around the house. Hopefully I’ll have a couple new things to post early next week. I’ve got a a few more things … Continue reading →

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Podforge with Elemental Forge at O.K.C.A.

Posted on April 9, 2011 by Podforge

This is Torrey, wife of the Podforge, guest posting while he’s away at the Oregon Knife Collectors Association annual knife show in Eugene, Oregon. So I get to show you the good stuff: two knives finished just in time. First … Continue reading →

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Machines == more scrap faster + you get to arm wrestle with computer programs

Posted on March 31, 2011 by Podforge

One of the joys of machines is that you can watch them make scrap out of good material really quick. Some minor issues with the Plasma robot meant I scrapped some steel earlier in the week. I made some adjustments … Continue reading →

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Knife profiles in metal

Posted on March 25, 2011 by Podforge

As I mentioned last post the first part of the week was spent getting some designs in CAD. Part of today was spent doing some test cuts in 22ga mild steel to verify the Gcode files for the new designs. … Continue reading →

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In CAD limbo with spline and bezier

Posted on March 23, 2011 by Podforge

I would really like to write something interesting here, but I have spent the past 3 days reacquainting myself with CAD and beating a Gcode parser into submission. At this point I am at a even greater lack of words … Continue reading →

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One robot.. now with Plasma

Posted on March 20, 2011 by Podforge

Yesterday I managed to get the air compressor set up with a water trap and regulator mounted on the wall, and finally tried out the plasma cutter freehand. DANG the plasma cutter is a bit scary. You pull the trigger … Continue reading →

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Plasma cutter Mod.

Posted on March 16, 2011 by Podforge

Today I spent way too long building a small wiring harness to put into my my plasma cutter so that I can hook it into the robot. Some days I wonder if I’m not too meticulous. Granted I could have … Continue reading →

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Robot training Pt2

Posted on March 15, 2011 by Podforge

Spent some more quality time with the robot at the end of last week. I was able to calibrate both axis for accurate movement. In other words now if I tell it to move 10 inches it actually move 10 … Continue reading →

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3d sliding tile puzzle

Posted on March 10, 2011 by Podforge

I haven’t gotten back to training the robot yet. The last bunch of days I have been working on organizing the space and clearing out some junk. The house isn’t huge and while I have quite a bit of space … Continue reading →

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