the craftsmanship and creativity is phenomenal
+1. It's also good to see projects like this actually being made. We se many ambitious projects that never materialise. Great work & well done
Project: Plasma Cannon
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+1. It's also good to see projects like this actually being made. We se many ambitious projects that never materialise. Great work & well done
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Awesome mate, once it's complete it will be a piece of art imo.
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Epic build bud im all subbed in 
Also If I may ask what sort of press and mill are using as I am looking at saving up for one so I can do an insane scratch build myself in the near future.
Also If I may ask what sort of press and mill are using as I am looking at saving up for one so I can do an insane scratch build myself in the near future.
Thanks again guys for the kind words 
Thanks dude I have got a Clarke CMD300 its a entry level mill but I am very happy with it cost about £600 good speed, very accurate and good fun to use. Just wish the Z axis was bigger as I don't have a pillar drill.
Table cross / longitudinal travel - 100 / 235mm
Spindle speeds - 0 to 2500rpm
Spindle Speeds: 0-2500
470w, 230v motor
Spindle Taper: MT3
Table Effective Size LxW(mm): 92mm x 400mm
Dimensions depth x width x height: 514 x 506 x 756mm.
Now this mill is called a Siege X2 its design is sold to lots of manufactures like clarke, draper, sealey and there practically the same maybe the odd tweak but still a Siege X2. there’s some very interesting add-ons that you can get a belt drive to make it a little quieter and a CNC Kit so you can link it up to a pc and do some really cool designs. Now there is a Siege X3 out there but the price is all most double as well as other models but if you want one do your research and find out see what will suit you. just be carefull theses small mills are designed for making small parts don't expect to get whole case in there. Even some parts I am doing are a little too big for it.
As for a "Press" If you mean like a pneumatic/hydraulic one I don’t have one. To get some of the shapes I just use some good old elbow grease and a hammer!
Thanks glad you like it . I agree the point where the tubes meet the rest of the cables worries me too maybe I should have a larger round link in there may even use some bulkhead fittings or holes in the link that the pipes can be feed through.
Thanks dude I have got a Clarke CMD300 its a entry level mill but I am very happy with it cost about £600 good speed, very accurate and good fun to use. Just wish the Z axis was bigger as I don't have a pillar drill.
Table cross / longitudinal travel - 100 / 235mm
Spindle speeds - 0 to 2500rpm
Spindle Speeds: 0-2500
470w, 230v motor
Spindle Taper: MT3
Table Effective Size LxW(mm): 92mm x 400mm
Dimensions depth x width x height: 514 x 506 x 756mm.
Now this mill is called a Siege X2 its design is sold to lots of manufactures like clarke, draper, sealey and there practically the same maybe the odd tweak but still a Siege X2. there’s some very interesting add-ons that you can get a belt drive to make it a little quieter and a CNC Kit so you can link it up to a pc and do some really cool designs. Now there is a Siege X3 out there but the price is all most double as well as other models but if you want one do your research and find out see what will suit you. just be carefull theses small mills are designed for making small parts don't expect to get whole case in there. Even some parts I am doing are a little too big for it.
As for a "Press" If you mean like a pneumatic/hydraulic one I don’t have one. To get some of the shapes I just use some good old elbow grease and a hammer!
Thanks
glad you like it . I agree the point where the tubes meet the rest of the cables worries me too maybe I should have a larger round link in there may even use some bulkhead fittings or holes in the link that the pipes can be feed through.
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I love builds like this, so top work fella.
Was wondering if you'd considered wiring up the trigger as the power switch?
Was wondering if you'd considered wiring up the trigger as the power switch?
Thanks guys I am just started preparing another build post with a lot of images to process 
hopefully will be uploaded tonight
I'm going to link the trigger into a light sequencer but more about that later on once I am at the wiring stage . The reason why I dint link it up to the power I didn't want someone coming up and using the trigger then all of a sudden my PC starts to shut down 
that would be really annoying. The power switch alongside the reset are just above the trigger as you can see in some of the 3D renders.
hopefully will be uploaded tonightI'm going to link the trigger into a light sequencer but more about that later on once I am at the wiring stage
. The reason why I dint link it up to the power I didn't want someone coming up and using the trigger then all of a sudden my PC starts to shut down that would be really annoying. The power switch alongside the reset are just above the trigger as you can see in some of the 3D renders.
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That's a fair point. Still, epic build dude and can't wait for the updates.
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Right the where I left last time was just finishing off the underside of the barrel now I need to seal up the front end. I have chosen a really awkward shape a stepped bend paten but threes no turning back now. So I have cut up 5 smaller pieces and bent them into a basic shape to fit inside and then fitted them in place
Once all the pieces are in place I have put it on a really old backing tray and put it in the over to heat it as hot as possible so I can get a head start on the brazing
Little Bit messy but with a quick file down you would never know
Side Panels
Now I would like to do the sides of the barrel but I can’t do that as I’m still waiting for the plastic to arrive! And I can’t finish the top till the side panels are finished as they flow into the barrel top. So onto the side panels and I will have to finish the barrel off once they are done. The side panels are made up of 3 main layers a 3mm laser cut aluminium face plate, a 3mm red tinted plastic and mostly 25mm aluminium box section.
As you can see there are loads of pieces of box section this took a long time to mark and cut them all down.
One by one was cut down to smaller parts.
After a lot of cutting I was left with theses
Now I need to clean up the hack saw marks so I can get a better/cleaner join for this I used this really handy angle rule tool with a digital display and lock.
Then they come off the mill there small areas that rub off easily or come off with a Stanley knife as the aluminium is very thin
Smooth...
Now of all the other parts
Now one of the pieces to stand out are on the side of each panel there is a single 30mm area so I had to order a 30mm box section and mill down one side to 25mm so that it would meet up flush with the other parts but still be the full 30mm wide.
Drilled holes after careful alignment some I had to do with the hand drill but the mill managed most of them.
After a lot of milling and fine tweaking I got all the parts together with the back support for the side panel and a lot of bolts (this will be cut down later)
A Little strip of aluminium for a little extra support
Now to braze all the joints together, I really wish I had the money for an oxy/acetylene torch but this new butane torch should do the trick.
After a few joints couldn’t resist but try it out on the cannon body but still a lot of work to do.
Now my next post may take a bit longer as I have to make another one of these panels and there almost exactly the same but I will include some parts that I left out in this post like the 3mm red plastic.
Right the where I left last time was just finishing off the underside of the barrel now I need to seal up the front end. I have chosen a really awkward shape a stepped bend paten but threes no turning back now.
So I have cut up 5 smaller pieces and bent them into a basic shape to fit inside and then fitted them in place
Once all the pieces are in place I have put it on a really old backing tray and put it in the over to heat it as hot as possible so I can get a head start on the brazing
Little Bit messy but with a quick file down you would never know
Side Panels
Now I would like to do the sides of the barrel but I can’t do that as I’m still waiting for the plastic to arrive! And I can’t finish the top till the side panels are finished as they flow into the barrel top. So onto the side panels and I will have to finish the barrel off once they are done. The side panels are made up of 3 main layers a 3mm laser cut aluminium face plate, a 3mm red tinted plastic and mostly 25mm aluminium box section.
As you can see there are loads of pieces of box section this took a long time to mark and cut them all down.
One by one was cut down to smaller parts.
After a lot of cutting I was left with theses
Now I need to clean up the hack saw marks so I can get a better/cleaner join for this I used this really handy angle rule tool with a digital display and lock.
Then they come off the mill there small areas that rub off easily or come off with a Stanley knife as the aluminium is very thin
Smooth...
Now of all the other parts
Now one of the pieces to stand out are on the side of each panel there is a single 30mm area so I had to order a 30mm box section and mill down one side to 25mm so that it would meet up flush with the other parts but still be the full 30mm wide.
Drilled holes after careful alignment some I had to do with the hand drill but the mill managed most of them.
After a lot of milling and fine tweaking I got all the parts together with the back support for the side panel and a lot of bolts (this will be cut down later)
A Little strip of aluminium for a little extra support
Now to braze all the joints together, I really wish I had the money for an oxy/acetylene torch but this new butane torch should do the trick.
After a few joints couldn’t resist but try it out on the cannon body but still a lot of work to do.
Now my next post may take a bit longer as I have to make another one of these panels and there almost exactly the same but I will include some parts that I left out in this post like the 3mm red plastic.
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