On 2010-08-12, Wes wrote:
Ignoramus22661 wrote:

Not as much progress lately for three reasons.

1. I was away for 4 days
2. It is very hot in the garage

No chit. I'm just to the east of you and as soon as I get out of work, I head home, to
get into air conditioning. I now know what fat feels like being rendered. It is only 90
and humid inside the plant. South of me, oh, damn, you guys and gals have my sympathy.

I lived in Oklahoma for a while, there, 110 degrees was not unusual.

I can work in the garage, with the fan running, but it just is not as
fun as it could be.

3. I have been using the mill a lot, besides just working on it.

That is good. Pictures of what you have made?

Some pictures

http://igor.chudov.com/tmp/Andrey-Pa...-0003.jpg.html

http://igor.chudov.com/projects/Brid...ting-Brackets/

Also made some molds for wax.


I got a few things accomplished, however.

1. I mounted a nice 17 inch monitor (1280x1024) in place of the old
display. I had to cnc machine the brackets holding it, which was
awfully nice. I could dream up the shape I want, alter it, etc and
the mill makes exactly what it is instructed to make. The brackets
were curvy where necessary, which was no problem for the mill, of
course.

Sweet!

Yes.. The monitor is from a trash pile at work. It had no stand, which
actually suited me just fine.

2. Mounted keyboard on brackets under where the old control was
(slightly under the pendant).

So, now I have a gaping hole in place of where the old Heidenhain
control was. Keyboard is under that hole, a few buttons on the left,
and finally the new 17" monitor is above that hole. I would say it is
12x10 or even more. So, what should I do with it?

My only answer was to use that to put in little shelves and keep my
measuring tools (edge finder, calipers, touch probe etc etc) in that
little area on the tiny shelves.

Sounds like an excellent idea. The flat top of my lathe is cluttered
with tooling, measuring instruments, and inserts. That is what flat
surfaces are for.

I have no free flat surfaces.

Any other ideas?

Not really, you seem to be figuring the clutter part out fine for your self.

I am "trying to declutter" in anticipation of a visit by an esteemed
member of this newsgroup next week. I do not want my garage to look
like a dumpster.

i