User:Stever

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2021 Xmas tree for downstairs

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New storage rack for metals

14th Century Rondel dagger replica

2020 Halloween lamp

2020 Halloween lamp

Trophy board made from old laser tube

Sci-fi Style lamp with rotating cylinders

rLab unified Dust extraction system

The new Metalworking Table

Giant Neon switchboard

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Hand-forged Hunting Knife

Hi,

I'm Steve and I'm a director of rLab and I'm also running this wiki to provide information for people at rLab to refer to. I mostly work downstairs at rLab and I specialize in the metalworking tools, but I also have extensive experience in very high voltage electronic systems. I provide inductions on all of the metalworking kit at the lab, as well as some of the woodworking equipment and the laser cutter. I also run several workshops to help people get familiar with some of the equipment here, including use of the metal lathe, the forge, and the CNC milling machine. I sell some of the stuff I make at rLab on my Etsy store

Recently I've been focusing on working with the forge to improve my own skills and to teach basic knife making using traditional blacksmithing techniques. So far over 30 people have taken part in these workshops and made a very wide variety of items.

I can provide the following services to members in exchange for small fee, help on my own projects, or teaching me something I'm interested in.

• CNC machining
• Fabrication services
• MIG or TIG welding

Major Projects in Progress

For me	For rLab
Test-tube light fixture	Making a Hydraulic press to assist with using the Forge and making damascus steel Document all inductions and get people willing to give them, special focus from me on the casting crucible

Odd jobs that need doing around the lab

For me	For rLab
Make engineer's cube demo	New casting box Improved Drill speeds sticker Forge decals Long focus laser lens system New rubber pad to hold chisels into chisel rack Overhaul pedestal grinder Make plasma cutter torch stand-off Make pressure test fittings for compressor Make split and planar coils for induction heater Sort out air lines, replace bad ones

Projects I'm considering for the future

For me

For rLab

Large format 3D printer 25Kw induction furnace "Omega" Table Wall mount PC Acrylic Clock Acrylic Lock Giant wall clock Wavey acrylic light fixture House number monolith Animated hertzsprung-russel diagram Metal-block top table Cloud chamber Liquid nitrogen generator Drill bit music box Pencil turned globe Cloisonne logo

Improved laser interface and control system including dual-trip limit switches Machining assistance terminal A 2" x 72" belt grinder Vacuum resin impregnator Mobile base for Bandsaw New stand for the anvil Fix up the jaccobs ladder Rebuild the forge for larger capacity P2 tiles Develop machinist's hammer workshop Develop welded side-table workshop Boxford re-wire phase 3 (New LinuxCNC controller) Boxford re-wire phase 4 (New front pannel) Make wiki available as a Tor hidden service Sort out blasting cabinet Wall mount materials storage racks

Random Stuff

• User:Stever/Notes/XFMRDesign Steve's notes on transformer design process
• User:Stever/Notes/Weldguide Which welding technique should I be learning?
• User:Stever/Bladesmithing/examples Typical knives made during the bladesmithing workshop
• User:Stever/boxford/speedsnfeeds Tested Speeds and Feeds for the Boxford
• User:Stever/facilities/nb

Projects completed

Major Projects

For me

For rLab

User:Stever/Projects/Switchboard - A large display board made from illuminated neon switches User:Stever/Projects/scifilamp - A lamp using the left over plastic from the above project User:Stever/Projects/hallowenelamp - A lamp made from old bandsaw blades, made for hallowene 2020 User:Stever/Projects/circularsawlamp - A lamp made from old circular saw blades, made for hallowene 2020 User:Stever/Projects/rondeldagger Forging a replica of a 14th Century Rondel Dagger.

Project/Wiki Migration - Getting the salvagable content from the old wiki moved here Project/LaserTrophy - Making a display out of the old laser tube project/MetalTable - Making a new metalworking desk for the space with more storage and work area Boxford rewire Phase-1 (Signal Integrity upgrades) Project/Dustextraction - Making a new rLab Unified Dust Extraction System Making a new cart for new welder Fitting low coolant level warning system for Lathe New cart for horizontal bandsaw Boxford re-wire phase 2 (New PSU and stepper drivers, limit switches) Create boxford workshop/induction process Metals rack for longer material Casting system for PLA sheets Lathe major service and coolant change, fit 2-Axis DRO with Mike-C

Odds and Ends

• Pre-2021
• 2021

• Laser cutter Beam realigned, all mirrors and lens cleaned, rails cleaned and relubricated. 14:08, 3 January 2022 (UTC)
• Realign lathe tailstock to remove taper 18:51, 4 January 2022 (UTC)
• Fix cable on heat gun 22:10, 5 January 2022 (UTC)
• Fix fence on bandsaw, remake and fit slider pad so it grips properly 22:10, 5 January 2022 (UTC)
• Readjust motor slides on drill press, lubricate and clean rails 17:14, 6 January 2022 (UTC)
• Modify old JET type filters to fit into Laguna air filter unit 16:37, 10 January 2022 (UTC)
• Re-dress tool rest bar on wood lathe 16:38, 10 January 2022 (UTC)
• Rebuild record power SC-4 chuck, looks like someone was cranking it open a bit too hard. 22:41, 11 January 2022 (UTC)