Author: Joe Jones

When the covid zombie apocalypse was thrust upon us by our corrupt government, the whole world changed! People were actually afraid of the AIR! I shut down my eight vendor booths, and stopped doing anything. I really have not used my shop machines and tools much since 2019.

Now it is 2023. I have been adding machines and tools to both the wood shop and the metal shop. I have a “To Do” list that would require me to clone myself fifty times over, just to get everything done.

You cannot hire anyone now. Young and inexperienced people all want $25.00 per hour just to stare at their phones! Older folks, yes … but due to my own health (or lack of it) I worry about older folks falling off of a roof, or down a flight of stairs, or getting hurt trying to lift something, or move something that is beyond their years while they try to convince themselves that they’ve still got it!

A very good friend was helping me, and we worked well together. However, he suffered a massive stroke on New Year’s Even 2021, and now he is very limited in what he can do. So I am a one-man show now.

In the past three years I have added many things to my shops:

• A 48″ 12 Gauge Finger Brake from Grizzly Tools
• A 21″ Helical Planer from Grizzly Tools
• A large dust collection unit.
• Four X-Tool laser machines with the 20 Watt and 40 Watt blue diode lasers, and two 5 Watt Infrared heads.
• A new X-TOOL P2 55 Watt CO2 laser machine. I am REALLY excited about this one!
• I traded in my 2018 F150 for a 2022 F250
• I recently replaced my stolen car carrier trailer with a new custom built gooseneck trailer.
• I added a CreatBot D600 PRO 3D Printer
• I also got the Einstar Handheld 3D scanner.

So my shops are VERY capable. In fact, I am now the only ‘weak link’ in the process to make my millions! However, I am going to give the old college try! I will get back out thee and see what I can accomplish.

My GOAL is to begin producing Christmas decorations, and Halloween decorations, in quantities that will make for a great craft show sale near the end of the year. I want to get a booth at the big Nashville Christmas Show at the Grand Old Opry. That is ‘Spensive, Lucy! So I have to force myself to produce an inventory to SELL!

Wish me luck!

Joe

My long awaited SIX INCH Rail Riser Kit is now available! (Limited stock on hand.) This kit will raise the rails of the PlasmaCAM DHC2 (4×4) and the Samson 510 (5×10) tables 4.25 inches, to give your table fully SIX INCHES of Z clearance when combined with the PlasmaCAM (CSU) Customizable Size Upgrade for your DesignEdge license.*

This opens up a lot of possibilities! For example, this will allow you to lay a 6″ square or rectangular tube onto the grates and cut key slots along one side.

With a little “Redneck Engineering” and some out-of-the-box thinking, it also opens up the possibility of cutting PIPE up to 6″ in diameter WITHOUT the costly PlasmaCAM pipe cutting attachment or the software upgrade!

The kit is available in limited quantities for both the 4×4 DHC2 tables ($1,000.00) or the Samson 510 tables ($1,200.00). It will also work on the older 4×4 DHC tables, giving you 5-1/2″ of Z clearance. Each kit has all of the hardware necessary for BOLT-ON installation. NO DRILLING IS REQUIRED! This kit WILL NOT VOID your PlasmaCam warranty!

The kit includes a new extended length ACME screw for the Z motor, and an extended dust cover. It also has an extended length backing plate.

The corner brackets retain the original factory positions for the rails, and the 510 kit has extension blocks that raise the center joint of the two rails to the new height.

Several of these kits have been installed already, and the owners LOVE them!

• The (CSU) Customizable Size Upgrade to DesignEdge software is REQUIRED in order for your table to make full use of the six inch Z configuration. This upgrade can ONLY be purchased directly from PlasmaCAM for $998.00

To purchase this kit for YOUR table, contact me at sixinchz@mail.com or visit my ETSY Store to purchase the kit directly.

https://www.etsy.com/HeyINeedThat/listing/1236676328/six-inch-rail-riser-kit-for-plasmacam?utm_source=Copy&utm_medium=ListingManager&utm_campaign=Share&utm_term=so.lmsm&share_time=1655148252677

Today is 10/10/2021. We are deep into this fake bogeyman covid-19 pandemic hoax, and the whole world has gone crazy. I cannot tell people what to do, but if you got “the jabs,” all I can say is, get your affairs in order.

I am working on developing a new cylinder cutting system for the PlasmaCam and Samson 510 CNC plasma tables. It is coming along slowly. There just isn’t a lot of extra energy these days. When I get it together, I will make it available in some form, to other table owners.

I wish you all well as you plod though this zombie apocalypse. I sure hope America doesn’t fall. I would not want to live in a world without FREEDOM.

Joe

2020 … What a year! So much DRAMA!

03-07-2021

I am returning to my shops to begin making custom metal art and signs again. I have a lot of new ideas, and I have added some new machines to my shops, so I am anxious to get out there and see what I can do.

The cold weather is behind us now, and I can work comfortably in the shops without needing to wear six layers of clothing.

Check back now and then, to see what I will be adding to this site.