This kind of video is where it’s at!!! You’ve done some great videos sir, and this one was another one to add to that freaking awesome category 👍🏻
@dazecars
Жыл бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it. Pleas tell your friends 😁😁 A little over two years ago I started putting up videos and I have still not gotten enough of a following for KZitem to recommend my videos.
@zjtr10
10 ай бұрын
Good job Thanks for sharing your work
@dazecars
10 ай бұрын
My pleasure
@TradeWorks_Construction
Жыл бұрын
Never would have considered doing something like this. Great trial run and proof of concept. *Side note: I know from your videos you have been less than impressed with the MC2100 durability when used outside of a treadmill (and maybe inside one too) But have you thought to try purchasing one of the cheap 400V DC breakers sold for solar builds on E-Bay as a way to protect its circuitry? They are available for around 10-20$ and range in capacity up to 63Amps for these price points (look very similar to their AC counterparts but the DC ones include the critical Arc extinguishing chamber) *Side Side Note: I think there may be a way to use simple homemade inductors of cast iron pipe with insulated residential branch conductor wound around it for the AC side to help prevent current surging during stall situations like the one from your bandsaw but I might just be confusing an article I read about VFD circuit protection with another on line reactors / inductor chokes for mitigating back-fed EMI noise in branch circuits. Either way the cheap DC breakers might work as both a safety check point and equipment protection when using the treadmill power supplies for other fun projects. It may be a bust, but for the small cost I think it’s worth exploring.
@dazecars
Жыл бұрын
Those are good ideas. After my bandsaw MC2100 failure I have done nothing with an MC2100 other than this electroplating experiment. I am happy enough with the SCR setup that there has been no motivation for me to mess with "improving" the MC2100
@kylewellman402
Жыл бұрын
It is interesting that electroplating you attach the negative to the part being plated. The reason i say this is because electrical flow is backwards from what we've always been taught (conventional flow). In reality, electricity flows from negative to positive. So you explaining that the anode flows to the cathode to coat the part is actually backwards. The electricity in your setup would be flowing from your plated part to the sacrificial piece. Makes the mind wonder whats actually happening that the atoms of the element flow from source to part cause they are essentially "swimming upstrean"
@dazecars
Жыл бұрын
Based on my loose understanding of physics the "backwards from what we've always been taught" stems from the fact that electrons are negatively charged and because of this, current and electron flow in the opposite direction. Current flows from positive to negative and electron flows from negative to positive. As the electrons flow from negative to positive a void in created drawing the metal atoms to the cathode... I think 😂😂😂
@kylewellman402
Жыл бұрын
@@dazecars i dove deeper into this as i now am going to add this to my shop as well. Quick side note, thank you for the work youve done creating the content you do. You have helped me beef up my home machine shop in ways i didnt know i could. As a young man with very young children and a family to look after my shop funds are not large, but the equipment i have got is capable of a lot more now thanks to you. Anyways, you are not wrong. But to elaborate more lol the electron flow from negative to positive leaves the cathode side bulkly negatively charged. I have since my original comment learned that the dissolved atoms of the plating metal are positively charged ions of that element. So now with opposites attracting, it makes perfect sense why the positive ions would flow to the negatively charged part being plated.
@dazecars
Жыл бұрын
Glad you like my content, please tell your friends. So many people have, like you, said they love my channel but being that my channel is not "entertaining" few of my videos are a big hit. KZitem recommends my videos to others based on performance so until more people see, like and or comment on my videos my videos will not be anywhere near the top of the search on youtube. My comment of "As the electrons flow from negative to positive a void in created drawing the metal atoms to the cathode" is far less elegant than what you said and I like yours better "the electron flow from negative to positive leaves the cathode side bulky negatively charged... the dissolved atoms of the plating metal are positively charged ions of that element. So now with opposites attracting, it makes perfect sense why the positive ions would flow to the negatively charged part being plated." That also explains why the solution needs to be saturated with the plating metal before you can electroplate. it's not like a stream or flow of metal moving through the solution from A to B, but more like a cloud coming off a body of water and depositing condensation miles away.
@kylewellman402
Жыл бұрын
@@dazecars i learned it watching Clough42's video over the subject. With the addition of wife and kids, admittedly i dont really have many friends 😅 however, all those i work with that are into machining welding engineering their own stuff etc. I always give them a list of my favorite content creators, and you are on the list. With the likes of AvE, This Old Tony, Inheritance Machining, Clough42, Clickspring, Tom's Techniques, Ox Tools MrPete222 and a few more im sadly blanking channel name of. In my humble opinion your content is on par with theirs. Yes the comical side of ToT is attractive to a wider audience, but if you are watching because you are a machinist, like myself, the quality of information trumps how "entertained" i am. Hang in there and keep putting stuff out there. Hobby machining and home shops are becoming a lot more prevalent again and salvaging treadmills to beef up tooling we can actually afford for our home shops as we build on them and grow is information that is priceless for us. Now that i have 2 machines, and old craftsman 109 that i beefed up the spindle on, and my Smithy Granite that has a more powerful motor that came from treadmills, i show it off and brag to anyone and everyone i run into or stops by the shop and i give out exactly where i learned the information. Good things come with time, patience, and continuing to give it good honest work to nurture something you love doing. Definitely the patience part in building a shop. I know i was pretty bummed about how expensive everything was and didnt think id get to where im at now. I still have long ways to go though so please keep adding what youve learned and are up to because i genuinely get excited when i see a video you post pop up. I always enjoy seeing how others solved the same problems im working on. I know others do feel that way, and others will join your train in due time. Keep plugging away!
@dazecars
Жыл бұрын
Being that you have a mill lathe combo machine you should come join our Facebook group. Tons of out of the box thinking there facebook.com/groups/168134035160655
@need4speed326
11 ай бұрын
Excellent video and data. Just one thing you didn't mention before is that those power supplies work with HIGH DC voltages and they're very dangerous if you don't know what you're doing. And DC voltage doesn't forgive as AC.
@dazecars
11 ай бұрын
I am not sure I understand what you are saying. DC is way safer than AC
@need4speed326
11 ай бұрын
It’s quite the opposite actually. Low voltage DC is safe as low voltage AC as eell. But when you’re working with high voltage Either AC or DC there’s a life threatening risk there. AC is safer on high voltage because it oscillates between a positive value to a negative one, which makes it to have lower voltages for some periods of time. It makes muscles to contract and release 50 or 60 times per second, giving you more chances of getting away of the cables if you touch them. DC on the other hand, applies a constant current not allowing the muscles to release and hence the higher risk. Sorry for my english but it’s not my primary language. I hope it’s understandable ehat I ‘m saying. Please be extra careful when working with those high voltage DC power supplies because they’re way more dangerous that people think. And be sure to have a propper ground connected to the motors with trip breakers just in case.
@dazecars
11 ай бұрын
That is not actually correct. Yes high voltage in both AC and DC can be dangerous but the "safety" you mention in AC is not actually there. There is no "contract and release". That situation would be on off not occultation between positive and negative. With AC the power is constantly flowing but changing direction 50-60 time a second depending on where you live. The danger of AC and the relative safety of DC was a big part of the battle between Edison and Tesla and Why Edison invented the electric chair to show how lethal AC can be. Again high voltage of any kind can be dangerous but DC is way way less dangerous than AC. @@need4speed326
@need4speed326
11 ай бұрын
You’re right about ac is more dangerous regarding muscular damage but still, you’re dealing with dc voltages that can kill as much as AC anyway. What I was triying to say is that is generally easier to get away from an AC shock than a DC shock based on what I know. I may be rigth or wrong, but the risk is almost the same either way. Don’t get me wrong, I like every video I watched from your channel and you showed things nobody esle talked about as far as I know. Just be safe. I saw you moving your hands close to the live power supply and it gave me chills. Thanks for taking the time to reply. I really appreciate it very much.
@dazecars
11 ай бұрын
Your concerns are valid and yes DC at high voltage is dangerous I just didn't want there to be a misunderstanding that it was more dangerous than AC. AC is far more lethal than DC. Thanks for the comments @@need4speed326
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