Try not to land any of those gators at Captain Benny's in Houston. The fried gator tail there tastes terrible.
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HOUSTON WE HAVE A PROBLEM!! iv'e hunted gator's, iv'e skinned gator's, but iv'e never eaten gator! alot of people do, but the thought of eating gator just doesen't appeal to me. the last one i hunted i stalked him for a whole day, he kept coming up next to my boat dock. he was a big bull gator, he was slick, whenever he saw my truck parked at the dock he'd go down. so i left my truck home and walked to the boat, about 100 yards and got my marlin .22lr with scope and waited. finally he came up and i put a shot through his eyes blinding him. he was pissed! he swam to shore and i called for help, buddy showed up and couldn't believe the size of that thing, finally killed him, got more help, it took 5 men to get him in the truck and home. he measured 11' 3" long , guessing 6 to 7 hundred pounds. my wife is going to copy the pic's of em so i can post them. big gators are dangerous, many people have lost there labrador's while water training them, kids swim in the bayou during the summer. it's just too many gators, there everywhere. iv'e killed at least a dozen big gators from my dock. but i ain't never ate none!!!
The one time that I tried it, it tasted like a cross between catfish that had been laying around a little too long & a rubbery piece of chicken. I don't think that you're missing anything too special there.
I also think that you're a few bricks shy of a full load for going after one of them with a .22, but that's just my uninformed opinion. I've never messed with a live one, so I don't know much about them.
I'll stick with the buzz worms & scorpions that we have out my way before I'll tackle one of those toothy overgrown lizzards that you have out where you are.
You're a braver man than I, Gunga Dinn.
everyone say's i'm crazy down here, i guess that's been my reputation for as long as i can remember. but iv'e never used anything but a.22lr hunting gators. i don't hunt em anymore with my bum knee, can't get around too good. was supposed to get photo's today, but we had to attend my wife's uncle's funeral. tomorrow we have attend my niece's husband's funeral. kinda getting tired of these Jim! if my friends and family can quit dieing long enough for me to get a brake, i'll maybe get something done. still dealing with my sick wife, i pray that she gets better. i ordered a vfd for the mill, but not the ones on ebay. i got a made in the USA vfd, should get it tomorrow. i spoke with there tech support and explained to him what i had, and what i wanted to do and we came up with the right one. gonna get rid of that old setup and go digital. hoping to get that thing going this week. i have everything i need to try it out. i needed a vise and Pat told me about enco had the kurt vise on sale with free shipping, i got it in today, 6" model. that is a nice vise paw paw. i like! thanks Pat!
skimmerhead :veryconfu
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...............Skimmerhead, the VFD I have on my mill is a TECO-Westinghouse. Their customer service and engineering offices are in Texas, but I don't think it was made here. I had a bit of difficulty understanding their instruction book. Thier customer service was top of the line and they got me going. Even told me how to re-wire the 2 speed, reversing 3~ motor on the mill! The rep said that the manual was actually written for people with experience using VFD's. Made me feel better but he may have just said that rather then call me a numbskull :roll:
What was actually confusing me was their explainations and illustrations about wiring up the remote controls (if you were going to be using those functions) and what you needed for switches, etc. I bought it on E-bay and it was more expensive then the majority of others. Most the others had a DOA only warranty, or maybe a 1 year warranty. I bought the TECO-Westinghouse as it came with a 3 year warranty and listed their 800 customer service number and website.
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i had looked at that one and i went with the other because it seemed the manual was not as complicated, can't think of the name of it offhand i'd have to look it up. i guess that's what happen's when your remember don't work no more! i did a search on bing for vfd's and found that a lot of the one's i seen on flea bay were cheaper to buy direct. the name of the company is automation direct, i didn't remember that, i found a piece of paper on the desk where i wrote it down. :lol: it's a model gs2-21po. i could be wrong about made in USA but at this point i don't care. they have tech support, and a warranty and available accesseries so thats what i went with. but the teco was my other choice, i was on the fence and fell that way. should come in today then i'll check it out. if it ain't no good i can allways use another boat anchor! will keep you posted.
skimmerhead
Please let us know how the tech support from automation direct works out for you. Those guys are known for being low bidders. I'll be curious to find out how well they can back their stuff up.
Thanks,
Jim
got it hooked up Jim! works well, the variable speed dial is great to go to any spindle speed you want, the forward-reverse motor control is touch pad control, mill runs smooth and quiet through all rpm's. i just hooked it up according too the manual and flipped the breaker and that was it. you can read the motor rpm's or the % of frequency control. i hope it last awhile. i had spoke with tech support before i bought it to make sure i was getting the right one. i explained what i had, and what i wanted and he answered all questions and explained everything the unit was capeable of and i was agreeing with him like i had a phd in electrical enginenering. IT WORK'S!! thanks for all the help.
skimmerhead:-D
When you use a drive, please be aware that they run in one of two modes, constant torque, or constant HP.
Below the nameplate RPM of the motor, they run in constant torque mode. The torque is always the same, regardless of how far below the nameplate RPM you go. At 1/2 speed, the motor is actually putting out 1/2 the rated HP. At 1/4 the speed, the motor is actually putting out 1/4 the rated HP. Basically torque times RPM (times a fudge factor) is HP.
Above the name plate RPM, the drive operates in constant HP mode. At 2x the nameplate RPM, you get 1/2 the torque. At 4 x you get 1/4, etc. Because of this, it is usually better to gear down low & overspeed the motor in situations where you need full HP.
If you leave your mill in high range & try to run a 3/4" diameter tool at 100 RPM, you will not get nearly the same performance that you will if you run in low gear & try the same thing with a higher motor speed.
Also, if you are running a fan cooled motor (like most of them are) then check to see that it is not overheating if you run it at low speeds for long periods of time.
Glad to hear that you made out well with that thing. They do make running a mill a lot more user friendly.
You may also want to take a look at the little water tight control box that I often use in that kind of application - http://castboolits.gunloads.com/show...t=49233&page=2
I've seen a drive go up in smoke when some stray coolant or an errant aluminum chip found it's way in through an air vent in the case. For that reason, I usually mount the drive around the back side of the mill, out of harm's way & just mount a little control box up front.
Thank's Jim, were going to get aquainted with it in time and figure out all the bell's and whistle's on that thing. it's still on the shipping pallet, have had no time to set it in place yet with all iv'e been having to do lately. i just wanted to test it, thought about what you said and will find a place to mount it after i place the mill where i want it. my wife's in the hospital tonight, will get her back tomorrow, then we have another funeral on monday to attend. that's three in one week! i sure hope it stops for awhile.
skimmerhead
Here Gator, gator....
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Dad- please tell me Danny's not bringing us them gators here is he?
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I'm not a Gator Dog.
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it took a while to convince him that thing was dead before he sat on it!
snoop looks like he could take care of that thing on his own, instead of a hog dog, snoop would be a gator dog!!!!!!!!!!!! that wasn't the surprize i told you about, gonna mail it to you this week, i think you'll like it.
skimm :mrgreen:
I finally got the boards repaired and up and running. Only held me up for 4 weeks.... :roll:
My just purchased 2nd CNC lathe...
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Hi Fellows,
Little off topic here.
I'm in Augusta GA! It gets HOT & humid here.
How do you prevent your lathe from rusting. I know about a good coat of oil on the ways & gears. Should I cover it with a BBQ cover or leave it open to the air?
It is in a unheated or cooled garage.
I was thinking about a few cans of gel decsedent balls, that suck up moisture under the BBQ cover?
Any thoughts?
Best,
broomhandle