What I do at work Thread

[mechdonald]

I am a tool and machine designer at a machine shop. We don't get into automation - just mechanical stuff.
We are just finishing up a rotisserie for the R&D center at a frame manufacturer.
Features:
1) Adjustable length for different frames. Driven by a hex drive acme screw.
2) Rotation centered on CofG of frame. Adjustable either way if I got it a bit out :)
3) Held in position by pneumatic cylinder activated disc brake.

Pics of build and the Inventor CAD model. I simplified the CAD model of the frame as I am only interested in the ends where I am grabbing it. That's why you don't see the whole thing.

[AndrewBird]

Isn't it kind of unsafe to have the break on with air instead of off? If you loose air pressure, the brake lets go and the frame could turn/fall.

Looks very nice though. Certainly looks sturdy enough. I've toyed around with building a rotisserie for my MG to be able to easily do body work and paint removal.

How is the center of gravity adjusted? It wouldn't really matter with a frame, but different car bodies obviously have drastically different CG's, requiring quite a bit of adjustability.

[kwill22]

Cool. Right now I'm a PM Tech at AvisBudgetGroup. Maintenance, tires, and parts mainly but when were not slammed with maintenance I get to actually work on the cars and diagnose. Right now getting ready to go to school for computer design/science.

Other than that we play a lot of jokes and have fun around the shop. My boss is a big guy and a huge gator fan and I'm a huge Seminole fan so every year around game time we play pranks on each other.

I finished up work on a Chevy spark which is a crappy tiny tiny car and put all of his gator stuff off of his car onto to the spark. This was yesterday



Had the whole shop laughing and nobody realized I was doing it. Ninja

[lambo]

I don't has a job...

[kronus]

I'm a software engineer. I press little square buttons on a flappy shiny thing, and go to meetings where we discuss how to press little square buttons better.

[giantkeeper]

Environmental Coordinator for a semiconductor wafer manufacturer. I am knee deep in acronyms, regulations and reports.....all day, every day.

[Wh33lhop]

I surf R3v and reddit on my phone. I've gotten quite good at it.

[AZRRC]

I sell helmets and go to school, anyone need a helmet?

[Exodus_2pt0]

Little bit of this:



Little bit of that:


And sometimes... this :(


Disclaimer: (Personal car, haven't blown up any customer engines.)

[mechdonald]

Isn't it kind of unsafe to have the break on with air instead of off? If you loose air pressure, the brake lets go and the frame could turn/fall.

We thought of that :) We couldn't use spring pressure to activate the brake with enough force. Our customer is OK with it this way. They are in the R&D area where there is an understanding that there is a certain amount of hazard involved. Definitely not a production environment.

They didn't want to have a series of holes to pin at different angles. We are hooking up a foot pedal to release the brakes at both ends.

How is the center of gravity adjusted? It wouldn't really matter with a frame, but different car bodies obviously have drastically different CG's, requiring quite a bit of adjustability.

There is a keyed plate where each spindle attaches to the main arms. There are keyways machined in at 1.5" increments to allow adjusting the CG up or down. It can only go a max 3" either way so hopefully it works.

We haven't tried a frame yet. Gulp.

[Massimo]

Browes R3V

[randomsv650]

I sell BMW motorcycles and all things associated with them :hitler:







I also get to break all of the tech's tools and machines to work on my car

[James Crivellone]

I play with this crap

[Wh33lhop]

I play with this crap

GLaDOS?

[James Crivellone]

GLaDOS?

Similar, everything I ask Windows Server 2012 to do is filled with bitching, moaning, and requests for more money.

Very female