Machining Services Offered
Brian_B
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Hi everyone,
·I bought out a local·machine shop a year ago and the former owner has been teaching me all the tricks of the trade. I am now ready to offer services to the public and should have a very competitive hourly rate (I'm thinking $50.00 an hour).
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Here is a list of services offered:
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CAD part design
Miltonic’s 4 axis CNC mill
Surface grinder
Jet Lathe
CNC plasma cutter
Aluminum part casting
TIG welding
MIG welding
Sheet metal cutting, bending and rolling
Vacuum forming
Small plastic injection molding machine
Tubing bending
I've included some photos of some of my work
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Check out my website:· http://www.northstarmachining.com/
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PM me if you need a price's for work
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Thank's Brian
·"Imagination is more important than knowledge..." ·· Albert Einstein
www.PropelX.com
Post Edited (Brian Beckius) : 5/13/2008 11:26:43 AM GMT
·I bought out a local·machine shop a year ago and the former owner has been teaching me all the tricks of the trade. I am now ready to offer services to the public and should have a very competitive hourly rate (I'm thinking $50.00 an hour).
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Here is a list of services offered:
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CAD part design
Miltonic’s 4 axis CNC mill
Surface grinder
Jet Lathe
CNC plasma cutter
Aluminum part casting
TIG welding
MIG welding
Sheet metal cutting, bending and rolling
Vacuum forming
Small plastic injection molding machine
Tubing bending
I've included some photos of some of my work
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Check out my website:· http://www.northstarmachining.com/
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PM me if you need a price's for work
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Thank's Brian
·"Imagination is more important than knowledge..." ·· Albert Einstein
www.PropelX.com
Post Edited (Brian Beckius) : 5/13/2008 11:26:43 AM GMT
640 x 427 - 110K
640 x 480 - 127K
Comments
·North Star Machining will soon be offering the Qaud rover for sale. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1CKO67FwFhc
·It will have the full line of Parallax products pre installed (propeller, gps ·ping sensors). I am developing a full line of add on’s to go with it (tracks, robotic arm, and gas powered self starting motor). I have been talking with Ken for the past couple of months and would like to thank him for giving me a shove out of the nest to bring this product forward.
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Brian
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Thank's Brian
·"Imagination is more important than knowledge..." ·· Albert Einstein
www.PropelX.com
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Whit+
"We keep moving forward, opening new doors, and doing new things, because we're curious and curiosity keeps leading us down new paths." - Walt Disney
It didn't seem that long ago that I was pulling my hair out trying to mill one axel bracket out on my taig mill. Man what a differnce a good mill makes. It was 2 weeks ago today that I auctioned off my truck repair business. But,
We keep moving forward, opening new doors, and doing new things, because we're curious and curiosity keeps leading us down new paths." - Walt Disney
Brian
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Thank's Brian
·"Imagination is more important than knowledge..." ·· Albert Einstein
www.PropelX.com
Brian has niche capabilities that should serve the Parallax customer base well. He's proposed a very reasonable rate to get started, for certain. And most importantly he's a trustworthy person who will aim to deliver what you want. Brian has truly ventured out to do what he wants to do, leaving behind a successful truck repair business.
If you've got a manufacturing product in mind, give him a try. The only reason we haven't sent him some work so far is because we just added CNC capabilities this last year, but if we have excess demand then we'd send the work his way. In the meantime we'll be supporting him any way we can to help get his own designs off the ground.
Ken Gracey
Parallax, Inc.
Good luck!
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Timothy D. Swieter
www.brilldea.com·- check out the uOLED-IOC, an I/O expansion for the uOLED-96-PROP
www.tdswieter.com
One little spark of imagination is all it takes for an idea to explode
I'll forward the website info the the guy that designed it. If anyone has suggestions of new products they would like to see, be sure to post them.
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Thank's Brian
·"Imagination is more important than knowledge..." ·· Albert Einstein
www.PropelX.com
18" X , 12" Y and 8" Z . There are some tricks we can do to machine bigger stuff but it's a pain . I have machined aluminum, brass, delrin , stainless and steel
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Thank's Brian
·"Imagination is more important than knowledge..." ·· Albert Einstein
www.PropelX.com
How much would you charge for a small 4" x 4" mould?
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I would have to see a print , the price would depend on the complexity.
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Thank's Brian
·"Imagination is more important than knowledge..." ·· Albert Einstein
www.PropelX.com
An idea.. This might appeal to many here (at least on the Propeller side)
How about a casing that would hold two of the Propeller Protoboards,
(or one Protoboard, and one perf the same size)
with a sloped front for one of those mini ps2 keyboards common on Ebay?
Something that was about 8-12" wide, 4" tall at the highest point, with plenty
of room in the back to cut in jacks, etc and strong enough for top mounted
solderless breadboards and small LCD screens.
I post this idea here (as opposed to PM), as I'm hoping some others would also agree
that this would be a product they would purchase, and it looks like
you've definitely got the gear to build.
OBC
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New to the Propeller?
Getting started with the Protoboard? - Propeller Cookbook 1.4
Updates to the Cookbook are now posted to: Propeller.warrantyvoid.us
Got an SD card? - PropDOS
Need a part? Got spare electronics? - The Electronics Exchange
Are you thinking along the lines of looking like a old apple II ? If so it·could be done fairly easy.
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Thank's Brian
·"Imagination is more important than knowledge..." ·· Albert Einstein
www.NorthStarMachining.com
Post Edited (Brian Beckius) : 5/22/2008 3:22:17 AM GMT
Yes, same basic design but smaller..
Two Protoboards sitting side-by-side inside with maybe just an inch more on the sides.
The keyboard would be something like this..
cgi.ebay.co.uk/USB-Mini-2-0-77-Keys-Keyboard-Desktop-Laptop-Notebook_W0QQitemZ280228617000QQihZ018QQcategoryZ31568QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItemQQ_trksidZp1713.m153.l1262
OBC
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New to the Propeller?
Getting started with the Protoboard? - Propeller Cookbook 1.4
Updates to the Cookbook are now posted to: Propeller.warrantyvoid.us
Got an SD card? - PropDOS
Need a part? Got spare electronics? - The Electronics Exchange
How about one of these keyboards :- )
http://www.parallax.com/Store/Accessories/Other/tabid/167/CategoryID/58/List/0/Level/a/ProductID/338/Default.aspx?SortField=ProductName%2cProductName
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Thank's Brian
·"Imagination is more important than knowledge..." ·· Albert Einstein
www.NorthStarMachining.com
The basic design could mimic the Apple II case in approx 1/3 scale.
I suspect it would be perfect! The top being able to be pulled
away and strong enough to have a small LCD screen (like my little 7")
or a breadboard tied into the units inside.
Can this be done?
OBC
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New to the Propeller?
Getting started with the Protoboard? - Propeller Cookbook 1.4
Updates to the Cookbook are now posted to: Propeller.warrantyvoid.us
Got an SD card? - PropDOS
Need a part? Got spare electronics? - The Electronics Exchange
Yes it can be done , I'll play around with it a little bit. I did a radio box for amsat that was about the same concept.
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Thank's Brian
·"Imagination is more important than knowledge..." ·· Albert Einstein
www.NorthStarMachining.com
finally have a case for the Propeller.. [noparse]:)[/noparse]
OBC
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New to the Propeller?
Getting started with the Protoboard? - Propeller Cookbook 1.4
Updates to the Cookbook are now posted to: Propeller.warrantyvoid.us
Got an SD card? - PropDOS
Need a part? Got spare electronics? - The Electronics Exchange
I'll do yours as a freebie , If you don't mind I would like to post the steps involed in getting this from concept to product. This will be good advertising for me and you will get a cool Propeller case.
Brian
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Thank's Brian
·"Imagination is more important than knowledge..." ·· Albert Einstein
www.PropelX.com
www.NorthStarMachining.com
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Thank's Brian
·"Imagination is more important than knowledge..." ·· Albert Einstein
www.PropelX.com
www.NorthStarMachining.com
Maybe the Propeller Demo board instead since it already has the VGA, Mouse and Keyboard ports.
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www.fd.com.my
www.mercedes.com.my
Yes, that is the starting point. How can I turn down an offer like this?!! [noparse]:)[/noparse]
Side by side protoboards, or protoboard and 1 perf board of the same size.
Can't imagine why mounting points for the demoboard shouldn't be included as well.
Something I've been thinking about is the method of connecting outside items
to inside boards. In the Apple, I've seen both small cables with M/F connectors
to go from the board to the back of the case. I've also seen cables simply
pushed through the holes in the back directly to the cards. I think either of
these methods would be fine in this case as well, as it would allow max flexibility.
One part I can't wrap my head around is the mounting of the keyboard.
Are you thinking of opening the Parallax keyboard and designing a mount for it?
Or just using an epoxy or double-stick adhesive to attach it to the slope side?
OBC
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New to the Propeller?
Getting started with the Protoboard? - Propeller Cookbook 1.4
Updates to the Cookbook are now posted to: Propeller.warrantyvoid.us
Got an SD card? - PropDOS
Need a part? Got spare electronics? - The Electronics Exchange
I plan on opening up the keyboard and mounting in the case , I have 2 of them around here somewhere but can't find them yet. ( I also have 2 kids that think they are really cool,they are probally in the sand box :- )
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Thank's Brian
·"Imagination is more important than knowledge..." ·· Albert Einstein
www.PropelX.com
www.NorthStarMachining.com
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Timothy D. Swieter
www.brilldea.com·- uOLED-IOC, RGB LEDs, TLC5940 driver PCB
www.tdswieter.com
One little spark of imagination is all it takes for an idea to explode
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Thank's Brian
·"Imagination is more important than knowledge..." ·· Albert Einstein
www.PropelX.com
www.NorthStarMachining.com
What are the measurements on this and estimated price per unit?
I've also seen that idea with the longer screws, should work fine for this.
OBC
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New to the Propeller?
Getting started with the Protoboard? - Propeller Cookbook 1.4
Updates to the Cookbook are now posted to: Propeller.warrantyvoid.us
Got an SD card? - PropDOS
Need a part? Got spare electronics? - The Electronics Exchange
I've also invited the DTV (Commodore Direct-to-TV) guys from my forums over for a look at this.
It may also be exactly what they need as well. Wonder how big the Replica I is? (Hmmm..)
Don't laugh, I'd love to see the costs of this spread over a larger group of people.. [noparse]:)[/noparse]
OBC
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New to the Propeller?
Getting started with the Protoboard? - Propeller Cookbook 1.4
Updates to the Cookbook are now posted to: Propeller.warrantyvoid.us
Got an SD card? - PropDOS
Need a part? Got spare electronics? - The Electronics Exchange
12" x 12" X 3" , I'm going to try a couple differnt ways to make this and see what would be the cheapest way.
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Thank's Brian
·"Imagination is more important than knowledge..." ·· Albert Einstein
www.PropelX.com
www.NorthStarMachining.com
Don't forget a sticker indentation for one of these - http://www.parallax.com/Store/Microcontrollers/PropellerChips/tabid/142/CategoryID/18/List/0/SortField/0/Level/a/ProductID/497/Default.aspx
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Whit+
"We keep moving forward, opening new doors, and doing new things, because we're curious and curiosity keeps leading us down new paths." - Walt Disney
I’ve been studying a couple of plastic cases that I have. I’m going to talk to a plastics guy on Tuesday to see how much a piece to make these after I make the die (the die is the most expensive part).
Whit,
I won't forget the Propeller logo :- )
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Thank's Brian
·"Imagination is more important than knowledge..." ·· Albert Einstein
www.PropelX.com
www.NorthStarMachining.com