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Originally Posted by kwakatak
Wow. You're gearing up for the long haul!
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I am indeed. I'm quite serious about this pursuit. I have some rather grandiose visions of where I want this to ultimately go. Though I know they will take time, money and lots of energy (and perhaps a fair amount of blood)...
Some of you may have read some of my comments on how one goes about educating one's self on a topic as complicated and encompassing as this... I'm a software engineer. Self trained and taught, which is to say I have no formal training or schooling in my career field. I have not felt this passionate about learning something new since the days I began teaching myself how to write software over ten years ago.
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Originally Posted by kwakatak
You obviously have some sort of technical background.
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I don't know about technical, but being a software engineer perhaps gives me a frame of mind that inherently enjoys immersion in complex systems. Code and computers... wood and glue. Each are systems with many variables. It's all about trying to see the big picture, while maintaining a focus on individual details and using some critical thinking skills about those details and how they affect the whole.
Course, who knows. I might string up my first guitar and the top totally explodes under the stress.
Some have taken my comments as arrogant. I don't think they are. I think I am simply confident in myself and okay with potential failure.
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Originally Posted by kwakatak
I envy you. I'm more the artsy fartsy type who "guesstimates" and learns to live with the inevitable flaws. You should have no problems but if you do know that there's no shame.  |
I have no doubt that I'll make my share of mistakes.
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Originally Posted by BradHall
I am impressed by your ingenuity.
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Why thank you.
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Originally Posted by BradHall
On the motor, you could dampen the noise by putting a rubber or cork sheet or isolating washers where it is connected to the bench. Although short on horsepower, most circular saws have a high rpm. Could you regulate the speed and decrease the volume? I would think torque is as important as speed on the drum.
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I have thought that a dimmer switch in the electronics might be a good idea, especially knowing that the typical circular saw runs at 5000 RPMs, give or take. One of the successful drum sanders I've seen runs at around 1000 RPMS. Assuming my motor is running at 5K RPMs(which, I don't actually know how fast it's running), and the pulleys I'm using afford me an RPM reduction factor of .44, that means my drum will be spinning at 2200 RPMS, which is a bit fast. A dimmer switch could bring that level down to a more reasonable (and safe, I don't want the drum to fly apart) speed, though at a cost to torch and HP from the motor. So we'll see. I might have to bite the bullet and go get a different motor. But for now, I'll play with this one and have some fun. I'll just stay out of the line of disintegration in case the drum comes apart.