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Recent content by aarongough
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Fadal memory batteries, when to change?
Yes I like ITSCNC as well for Fadal parts, however for small stuff like a battery the cost of shipping and duties to Canada can make ordering with them a bit painful, whereas McMaster Carr shipping to Canada is cheap, fast and easy. For larger stuff like thrust bearings and so on ITS is...- aarongough
- Post #15
- Forum: CNC Machining
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Fadal memory batteries, when to change?
Sorry for necro-posting! Just making an update here instead of creating a new thread as this page is the first result in Google when searching 'Fadal Replacement Battery'. A small correction: The battery that's soldered onto the main board on a Fadal is NOT rechargeable. The battery is a 3.6V...- aarongough
- Post #12
- Forum: CNC Machining
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Electric Bill just went up 2.5x in 1 month
Additional question: How are you able to tell when you lose a panel? Are you running strings, micro-inverters, optimizers? I assume if you're running strings and a panel goes down then the whole string goes down?- aarongough
- Post #50
- Forum: Shop Management and Owner Issues
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Electric Bill just went up 2.5x in 1 month
Here in southern ontario we can choose to be on "Time of Use" or "Tiered" pricing. I have chosen to stay on tiered pricing. First 900kW/h is $0.087, all use after that is $0.103 We have a connection fee and regulatory charges as well: Rural delivery fee: $90.76 Regulatory charges: $8.52 Ontario...- aarongough
- Post #48
- Forum: Shop Management and Owner Issues
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Electric Bill just went up 2.5x in 1 month
Great tips, thanks! I hadn't thought about keeping spares but that's a really good idea! And yeah $55 each was too good of a deal to turn down. I ended up buying the seller out of stock lol. All three inverters in my 3 phase setup will share the same bank of batteries, so there should not be...- aarongough
- Post #47
- Forum: Shop Management and Owner Issues
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Electric Bill just went up 2.5x in 1 month
The panels are 17.3 sq feet each, so 110 of them = 1,903 sq feet, plus extra to allow for a little space between the panels for mounting and so on. I have one really large south sloping roof on the shop that will fit about 50 panels. The remainder will go on other roof surfaces or on the house...- aarongough
- Post #38
- Forum: Shop Management and Owner Issues
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OT: Solar Panels for house
One other thing to consider is that used solar components are becoming much more available. I recently bought 110x 230W panels that came out of a commercial solar farm that was upgrading to newer panels. The panels I bought were about 7 years old. As far as I can tell (they are not installed...- aarongough
- Post #20
- Forum: General
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Electric Bill just went up 2.5x in 1 month
In regards to the 'large UPS' idea: I am actually setting up something similar to that in order to get 3 phase in my new shop... The house has 200A single phase, with 100A split off to the shop. I priced out phase converters (rotary and digital) and the prices were pretty high, and the idle...- aarongough
- Post #28
- Forum: Shop Management and Owner Issues
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Fadal Under enclosure storage
Yeah I've had solid color floors in a few shops and always ended up hating them. Any tiny patch of damage or a scrape or something sticks out like a sore thumb. I definitely plan on doing a heavy flake like in OP's photos. Besides I NEVER drop small parts so it won't be a problem. 🤣- aarongough
- Post #8
- Forum: Fadal
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Fadal Under enclosure storage
Nice! Yeah I did a similar thing in a more janky fashion by putting casters on some wooden shipping crates I received... On a side note: did you do the epoxy floor yourself? If so, what products did you use and are you happy with it? I am getting close to the point in my workshop renovation...- aarongough
- Post #3
- Forum: Fadal
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Kaeser AirCenter - intermittent use for small shop ok?
One other thing I was thinking that might contribute to longevity in this application: might be a good idea to run it for an extended period of time once a month or so, like I accidentally do when sandblasting! This will help keep the oil dry long term... Because the oil and air are so...- aarongough
- Post #6
- Forum: CNC Machining
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Kaeser AirCenter - intermittent use for small shop ok?
I have been running a Kaeser SM10 AirCenter in my small shop for years without any issues. I have relatively low air demand most of the time, and the compressor only runs about 3-4 times per hour when I'm running my mills. The reason I bought it is because a couple on times a month I need a LOT...- aarongough
- Post #3
- Forum: CNC Machining
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Looking for help with hard milling
Hey Derek! We have spoken a little on Instagram, but not in a fair while! I do a LOT of hard-milling for knife blades and have learned a lot through trial and error mainly... Here are some of the things I've learned: Chip Clearing: Air blast is very important to clear chips, prevent chip...- aarongough
- Post #19
- Forum: CNC Machining
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Easy and cheap Fadal screen replacement!
Yes, I have two of them in my shop now and they are both working perfectly. One is about a year old and the other is 3 years old now. I honestly don't think they're 'cheapo' screens, I think they're likely the exact same screens as the Fadal parts sellers use, just without the markup... I...- aarongough
- Post #13
- Forum: Fadal
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Contest for the most insane member (They will be a Maho owner)
Dave: I'll be very excited to see the machine cleaned up and fired up! I really appreciate that you're spending the time to do the job properly, it's a shame how many machines end up scrapped just because they need a really good going through and having all the neglect un-done!- aarongough
- Post #141
- Forum: DMG MORI, Gildemeister, Maho CNC