CNC Router Bits and Settings

These are bits I use alot when machining wood and foam on one of my cnc routers:


http://a.co/d/gk4JHcu

http://a.co/d/9dlkCru

http://a.co/d/aUkdQnK

http://a.co/d/eMyrxo7

http://a.co/d/2dUImHS

http://a.co/d/bq0N1Ee

http://a.co/d/a5x9mGf

http://a.co/d/31qg3BQ

http://a.co/d/6554ezj

http://a.co/d/6gKVwYh

http://a.co/d/fBVDNDy

http://a.co/d/bWxKbS8

http://a.co/d/8qLsfzP

http://a.co/d/69FWDxj

http://a.co/d/8jyuz0G

http://a.co/d/0jxt9Bv

http://a.co/d/g4agwBc

http://a.co/d/0u4oyUJ

http://a.co/d/hxfwmCX

http://a.co/d/b97u2O6

The tear down of Forsaken.

1/22/14 - A fire in our neighbors unit calls for 60 fire fighters from 15 departments. http://www.cleveland.com/metro/index.ssf/2014/01/fire_forces_evacuation_heavily.html Our unit is flooded with water, and the smoke and soot is impossible to see thru.

It is decided, that the best course of action for Forsaken, our insurance, and the building, is for us to tear down and move everything that wasn't garbage to Factory of Terror. 

4/9/14 Matt, Chris and I palletized the que lines and took down the rope lights. Folded up all the tables and school tables. 

4/10 Matt and I took down speakers

4/11 Mike Hach took down most of the que line fence. I helped finish. Took rest of speakers and audio boards down.

4/12 I took down wiring from greenhouse to bathroom. Matt took out tap cons 

4/13 mike worked on a bunch Matt striped scenes from greenhouse to kitchen Corey and I took down wiring to cages.

4/16 took down Dock fence , loaded trailer 2

4/17 Matt dropped props, mike continued wiring removal on district, Steve fielder and I dropped walls and stacked them. Finished loading trailer 2 and it was swapped out. 

4/18 chris and Matt drop half of manor and facade

4-19 chris and Matt drop the rest of manor

4/20 Matt loaded scenes in Gaylord's. Him and I took down paneling and parts or thunderdome

4/21 chris and I took bolts and supporting pieces out of thunderdome

4/21 thunderdome

4/23 Matt and I worked on thunderdome

4/24 Matt and I finished taking down thunderdome

4/25 mike Dan and chris finished taking down quarantine 

4/26 destroyed everything. 3 flatbreads (24 stacks of 24 walls, butcher case, 100 cagemaze panels) 4 semi trailers filled most of district down, church down, manor facade down, part of dri strict facade down, lost of sweeping and cleaning. Pete wills, Marilyn, Matt, Corey, Diana, john and his 3 guys, Adam mike chris Dan 

4/27 mike Diana me Andy, Steve Fielder Corey chunk Marilyn  tore down tree, tore down sewer, loaded 2 more trailers with church courtyard, hospital sewer two and sewer

4/28 Matt and I took down sludge factory vortex and steam pipes

4/29 Matt and I loaded mechanics thru toy store into trailers. Mike and chris took down district facade. Matt and I came back and loaded warehouse, steam pipes, animations

4/30 Matt Steve and i loaded all the factory set props into a trailer. I got propane for forklifts. 

5/1 John and his two guys, Steve, Matt, mike and I took down factory and vortex, packed two trailers. Mike and chris took down theater. Diana packed Gaylord's. 

5/2 one of johns guys, mike, Steve, Matt, and I loaded trailers 13 and 14. Diana, her dad, mindy and her husband, frank and actors filled a 40 yard dumpster and swept and cleaned everything

5/3 mike and I loaded the last trailer. Took pizza warmer and coke cooler to chris shop. Two loads to Evilusions. I took down the main electrical panels and fire panels. I loaded the compressor into the trailer. 

5/4 mike took down heat detectors. I lost my phone in the dumpster but found it. 

5/5 scott came to pick up the scissor lift but the building was chained shut.

I never went back to the building after that. That was the end of Forsaken. 

Fiberglass molding a new sculpture

Chris and I have only done a few molds in fiberglass. This is the first proper one, done on a WED clay sculpture. 

After sculpting, Chris added a mold wall using .02"  x 4" aluminum sheeting. I sheared it into strips and he inserted it into the clay. We wanted to try molding both halves at once to save time, instead of using a clay mold wall, fiberglassing one side, waiting for it to cure, then molding the other half. 

We sprayed three coats of PVA on each side. Then went over the aluminum with some sonite wax to he safe. 

While the PVA was drying, I ripped off a bunch of sections of 38-1/2" 7-1/2oz fiberglass mat. This particular mat can only be used with polyester fiberglass resins. We prefer the mat over cloth for conformability to the sculpture. 

I pre dispensed some of the materials we would be using. I like even numbers, so I used 16oz cups of resin, as this took 5cc of MEKP. 

 

For the first two coats on each side, we used a 50/50 mix of bondo and resin, 16 oz of each, the activator for the bondo, and 5cc of MEKP. 

3 layers of mat on the main body and 5 on the mold wall later, and we have a mold. 

Do not use PVC for compressed air purposes.

Several good links that show why you should NOT use PVC pipe to distribute your compressed air system, or to make any sort of pressurized device, such as a home made pneumatic cylinder, air cannon, spud gun, etc. Although PVC has a PSI rating on it, it is not designed for the types of forces that compressed air exerts upon it. This can result in shrapnel explosions that are very dangerous.

https://www.osha.gov/dts/hib/hib_data/hib19880520.html

http://www.lni.wa.gov/Safety/Basics/HazAlerts/902.asp

As a side note, I personally was standing next too a 3" PVC elbow that was installed with an improperly specified pneumatic distribution system, when it exploded. Luckily I only had small cuts. It could have been much worse.

Welding cubes

For some reason, I tend to weld a lot of rectangles, and cubes, out of steel tubing. 99% of the time, it's 1" x 1" x 1/8" wall. For along time, I have been using these Wilton 90 degree corner clamps that I bought at Lowe's, for something like $30 a piece. They are light weight cast aluminum, and have served me well. However, when welding a cube, it takes multiple set ups, several grinding set ups, and so forth. When a recent project arouse to weld some rectangles and cubes, I decided to invest in some new equipment.

In the first picture, you can see a rough set up using the mentioned Wilton clamps. The second picture being the end result.

I  have been drooling over these clamps, from Stronghand Tool for years. But at $1600 for all 8 needed to weld a cube, they have been out of my price range.

I bought these corner clamps made by Stronghand Tools, to replace my Wilton corner clamps.

But I still need a way to clamp a third axis. After doing alot of googling, I found an image from an obscure website, showing how to use 2 products from Stonghand, to make a less expensive 3 way corner clamp. By using a combination of these pipe pliers and these clamps, I was able to make a cube in one set up! I actually ordered the parts from Welding Supply.com because their prices are less than Trick Tools, but I order some items from Trick Tools as well.

You can see a cube set up here:

After tacking, before full welding. 

Harbor Freight Bar Bender Set up, 90 deg Steel

In the previous post about setting up the Harbor Freight Bar Bender, we bent some 5051 aluminum using the right angle attachment. Here, we will be bending 1/8" x 1" cold rolled 1018 steel. With this material, you can not use the right angle attachment, as the steel will actually fracture on the back side. On these parts, I had to get the 90 degree bend with a small radius around the center pin.

For this set up, we use the bar bender in it's more standard set up, of having the swinging arm pined in the last hole, and bending around the center pin as the mandrel. I wanted a tight radius bend, so I used the pivot pin with no extra mandrel in the center. The driving pin in the swing arm was in the 3rd hole, as I only had a small amount of stock sticking out to bend. In the frame of the bender, I bent against the other pivot pin, although I should have installed the square stop block. I wanted a bend of just 1-1/8" sticking out, and this is about the minimum possible in this set up. Anything less, and the material will slip past the swing arm driving pin and you won't get the full 90 deg.

Setting up a Harbor Freight Bar Bender for 90 degree bends

I love my little harbor freight bar bender. I use it for a lot of parts. We even use a few of them at my day job for bending lots of parts we shouldn't be able to in quantities that exceed expectation. We have actually worn a few of them out bending 1000's of 3/8" stainless rod.

The problem is the lack of set up information for general bending. The book that comes with it is vague in explaining where to put what pins and stop to get the desired results. I will be posting pictures and information for every job I do with mine, for the purpose of helping others like myself out.

In our first installment, I was bending 1-1/2" wide, 1/8" thick, 5051 aluminum sensor brackets. For this we use the right angle bend attachment. As shown below, it gets mounted in the back frame. As opposed to standard set ups where your bending around the mandrel on the center of the frame, with the right angle attachment, you are using the arm to push the part across and over the right angle attachment. That is why the arm gets moved from the center hole, to at least the 3rd hole. Depending on your part, you may move it farther in. When I get some time, I will post a link to a youtube video and a picture of the part before and after.

Calculator apps and online calculators

This is a list of my most often used engineering calculators.


http://easycalculation.com/physics/classical-physics/moment.php

http://easycalculation.com/mechanical/deflection-hollow-rectangular-beams.php

http://easycalculation.com/mechanical/deflection-round-tube-beams.php

http://easycalculation.com/mechanical/deflection-solid-rectangular-beams.php

http://easycalculation.com/mechanical/deflection-solid-round-beams.php

https://itunes.apple.com/si/app/right-angle/id292390648?mt=8

http://www.wiresizer.com/

http://www.syclabs.com

https://itunes.apple.com/lv/app/imachinist/id377711549?mt=8

https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/etools-pro/id480157834?mt=8

http://trunnion.info/elecref.html

http://www.millerwelds.com/about/news_releases/2011/miller-electric-mfg--co--develops-miller-weld-setting-calculator-for-iphone--millerwelds-com-

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/bolt-hole-circle-calculator/id587069250?mt=8

Cad examples

This is a design example post for a potential customer. Luckily no one really looks at my blog.

A simple mechanism drawing. This is a single cylinder casket popper.

This is a ceiling swinger prop. 1 cylinder for each arm and another cylinder to operate the head back and forth.

This is an animatronic coat rack. A cylinder for each arm and one for the head. 

Giant (14' tall) prop erector in it's down position.

And in it's up position. The cylinders can be operated in all my models so that I can check exact movements and make sure there are no interferences.

This is the back of a one off custom prop I built in 2008. A cylinder for the spine turn, 1 for each shoulder and then 1 for each elbow. As you can see I use pillow block bearings on almost every movement of every prop.

An animatronic plant monster I am building. This is it in it's up position with arms open. This design uses over 20 bearings, including a linear bearing for the lower rear slide. 

Same thing, but from the side. There is a cylinder to operate the scissor movement up, one to operate the arms opening, then 3 to operate the head up/down, left/right, and jaw.

Shown in it's closed and collapses position.

From below.

An animatronic sleeping bag kicker. This is to show my methods of cylinder bracket attachment and bearing use. I bolt every cylinder bracket to the frame. I never weld them in place. That way the forces can not fatigue the welds on the brackets, which are the most likely to break. 

A small scissor mechanism I designed. It uses a single cylinder and linear bearing to achieve the scissor action. 

A torture table prop I built. Once again to show cylinder attachements and bearing use.

This is a zombie chaser I built. The body mechanism is driven down the length of the table on a linear bearing and driven by a cable cylinder. There are cylinders for each arm and 1 for the spine/waist movement.

Showing the cable cylinder and linear bearing. I calculate load ratings and life expectancy on all bearings and make sure they can handle well over the loads they will see, and make sure they will last for years with little maintenance.

Same mechanism showing the lower bearing and spine assembly, and my use of a cable carrier for the bodies airlines, so that they can not be damaged by the forward and backward movement along the table.

An overall view of the model.

Below is a machine I did at my day job. I did a lot of the engineering and most of the assembly and manufacturing. 

Fire retardents

Flame stop, Christopher Obal http://www.flamestop.com/
Flame stop 1, cloth "b", 1500-2000sf/5gal 5gal = $190
Flame stop 2, wood "a", 125sf/gal 55gal = $1333.33
Flame stop 3, latex paint additive "b", 1pt/gal $28.99/pt?
1000 4x8 double sided = 64;000sf = 512 gal = $13,333.30
100 gallons of paint = 100pt = $2899.00


Universal fire shield, Bill http://www.firechemicals.com/
F2000 cloth 300sf/gal $52.95 $239.75/5gal 2 coats
FK-100 wood 1gal=200sf @2coats $288.95 5gal
LPA-202 latex paint additive 1gal = 8gal $322.50/ 5gal
1000 4 x8 double sided = 64,000sf = 320 gal = $17,853.80
100 gallons of paint = 13gal = $974.00


New york fire shield http://www.nyfs.com/
Inspectashield cloth 400sf/gal
Wood 300sf/gal $1229.25 55gal
1000 4x8 double side 64;000 sf 213gal $4917

Final Conclusions: Treat plywood and walls with Inspectashield from NYFS and treat all paint with LPA-202 from Universal Fire Shield.

Rosco gobos

This is a list, for my own records, of Rosco Gobos which I may use in the future. I looked thru every single one on their website.

8105 pumpkin
8106 eyes
7234 witch
7630, 7177, 7178, 7176 lightning
7948 pumpkin
7949 skull and cross bones
7129 spider webs
8101 trick or treat
8104 witch
7557 skeleton
8102 haunted house
7556 dracula
7963 arrow
7965 radiation
8069 cog
8103, 7553 ghost
7555 witch

For my own reference, I wanted to find what the different par can size lights represented in actual dimensions.

Par can = 1/8"
16 = 2" 50mm
36 = 4.5" 114mm
38 = 4.75" 121mm
46 = 5:75
56 = 7 178mm
64 = 8 203mm

12 and 24vdc wire size charts

Insert charts

Scene coverings

Camo 7'10" x 255' 2000sf $800 $.40/sf
Jute 48" x 225' 900sf $75 $.06/sf
Burlap 7oz 6' x 750' 4500sf $370 $.082/sf
Black 4mil fire retardent plastic 20'x100' 2000sf $160 $.08/sf

Speaker/zip wire

Zip wire

12ga Partsexpress.com $505/1000'
14ga Partsexpress.com $320/1000'
16ga Partsexpress.com $210/1000'
18ga Partsexpress.com $143/1000'
24ga Jameco.com $54/1000'

Jameco partsexpress wiringproducts

Speaker wire

12ga Monoprice.com $.243/
14ga Monoprice.com $.18/
16ga Monoprice.com $.13/
18ga Monoprice.com $.09/

Jameco cablewholesale monoprice

20w 8ohm
1-75' 18ga
76-120 16ga
121-190 14ga
200-300 12ga

Camo Netting

Vtarmynavy.com

9' 10" x 99' 3d $395
7' x 255' 3d budget $460 not flame retardent
7' x 255' 3d green $599 flame retardent
7' x 255' 3d black $699 flame retardent

Digitalsl.com

8' x 255' $849 flame retardent

Scareproducts.com

Usnetting.com

Camonettingstore.com

The building of Forsaken Haunted House

The building of Forsaken Haunted House in Mentor, Ohio

5/28/11 Day 1 -The first semi trailer docked at the new haunt

5/29/11 Day 2 -Got a couple loads of stuff in, Diana cleaned a bunch, I started tracing out all the electrical to try and figure out which outlet/light is powered from which of 3 breaker boxes on which circuit.

5/30/11 Day 3 - got 98% of the electrical traced out. Outlets, light fixtures, and other stuff all labeled.

5/31/11 Day 4 - dumped most of the first trailer with Josh. Tow motors with no brakes are no fun. Went and got the first load from the storage unit

6/1/11 Day 5 - Got out first shipment of walls in from FOT, Got the fork lift stuck and unstuck thanks to Chris Virgilio. Between Chris, Kevin Swan and I, we got 1 out of the 4 giant walls of the building painted black. Off to MHC tomorrow, but now I just want to stay home and work on the haunt.

6/2/11 - Leave for MHC at 8pm, Much vomiting ensues

6/3/-6/5/11 Day 7, 8, and 9 MHC

6/4/11 - Announced Forsaken as our name

6/6/11 Day 10 - Siever's and Surefit sprinkler started their work. A t & t came for an hour and never came back to finish. Steel order dropped off, huge pain to unload. I went and picked up propane tanks for the forklift. 3 loads from the storage units. Refrigerator dropped off. Paint sprayer broke so I had to go get new ends crimped on the ends of the hose. Unpacked all the security cameras. Had to unload a lot of the steel using the over head crane, so glad its there and still works.

6/8/11 Day 12 - We got another load from the storage units, after 3 days a t & t got our phone working so I got the dsl router up and going. Can't wait to start getting walls up.

6/9/11 Day 13 - Diana and I can start a show called Haunt Pickers (aka, garbage pickin'), instead of American Pickers. Just scored a bunch of props and stuff for the haunt by driving around our neighbor hood. Also, I am very excited to say that all the storage units are now transferred to the haunt. All I have to do now is move all my tools.

6/11/11 Day 15 - unloaded 2 more semi loads of walls. Went and picked up an awesome compressor and metal cutting saw. Used jb weld to fix a cracked leaking pipe.

6/12/11 Day 16 Actor Tryouts Day 2, Kevin started cutting steel with the new saw (10 times faster than old one). Pipe I fixed Saturday caused another one to start leaking, jb welded that one now. Not much else.

6/16/11 Day 20 - Chris dropped off the plant monster mold. Had a minor flood. I think I need to get the pump attachment for my shop vac.

6/17/11 Day 21 - Unloaded our last enclosed semi trailer last night and our last flat bed of walls and lumber today. I got the first 3 security cameras working as well6/20/11 It took 6 hours, pushing Adam Warner's trailer to the LIMIT, 3 trips, and me almost breaking my elbow, but my Bridgeport, Engine Lathe, 3 heavy workbenches, and Adam's TIG welder are now at the haunt. I am so glad nothing has to move until at least 2016

6/21/11 Day 25 - John made a surprise visit to see how things are going and to drop off the Factory of Terror drawings as an example for our electrician and engineer. Brandon, Samantha, Dan and Alyssa also stopped in about 10:45pm on their way to Cedar Point.

6/22/11 Day 26 - I got my Bridgeport and lathe put into place. Went and picked up a couple shelves to finish organizing the cave.

6/23/11 Day 27 - I have to leave work early today. I am meeting the electrical contractor, and his electrical engineer at the haunt. Hopefully it's a quick process to get what I want done documented, and approved by the city. That way we can get our building permit approved and start really getting to work.

6/25/11 Day 29 -Got the outside and first half out house 3 chalked out. Katie Lane paid a visit, helped Katie Johnston burn some book cases and stuff. Kevin's gigantic tree is making great progress. I got acid music studio installed, downloaded the 3 gbs of free loops and stuff. Although I know Virgil Franklin's loops that he created will be much more useful than anything I get from Sony.

6/27/11 Day 31 -Finished completely outlining house 3 on the floor and Diana, Katie, and Nick started placing props in the middle of where each scene will be.

6/28/11 Day 32 - Chris started last night and got half a butcher case done. Kevin got our chain link panels fixtured for welding. Diana got her light posts assembled and painted.

6/30/11 Day 34 - Diana and I got the first half of house 1 chalked out, Steve got most of the security cameras mounted, Kevin got the rest of the bark on the giant tree.

7/1/11 Day 35 - Diana and I finished chalking out house 1 and 90% done with house 2. I maybe be able to work on something fun today.

7/2/11 Day 36 - Chris's BBQ. Then work at the haunt.

7/4/11 Day 38 - Katie, Shane, Diana and I watch fireworks from the roof. We could see about 10 different cities displays from that high up. I started soldering together some piranha led bars while Diana put together mini spot tubes.

7/5/11 Day 39 - Steve Katko came up and ran some of the wires for the cameras. I picked up the 16 camera computer from Jen and Guy. Had to make a run to Lowe's for another 96 furring strips. Donna painted the planter boxes for Diana's light posts. Chris started building the Nurses station for the hospital scene. Diana and I placed some props, the whiskey barrels, 55 gallon drums, etc. Nicky built the 8' tables for the greenhouse. Kevin Swan built the other 4 armatures Diana needed and welded some more chain link panel frames.

7/6/11 Day 40 - Chris and I went to Extra Space storage in Willoughby and picked up some nasty mattresses, a couch, and a table. The owner called us upon recommendation by the one in Mentor, them saying that we would take a lot of stuff for our haunt and save them the dumpster space. Hopefully in the future they call us with some better stuff.

7/7/11 Day 41 - Steve Katko came and ran some more of the wiring for the security camera system. Kayla, Maria, Marilyn, and Alex came up to paint some props (and flooded my shop). Kevin Swan welded a bunch more chain link panel frames, while Kevin Smalley continued to cement the tree. Diana foamed the first set of plant monster jaws and worked on assembling the mayor statue.

7/8/11 Day 42 Chris was up working on his ticket booth today. Apparently Kevin Smalley left without telling anyone why.

7/9/11 Day 43 First actor training was today. I went to Jen and Guy's for a cook out during it though. When I got back we started Kayla, Mariah, Alex, and Marilyn on painting the walls for the mechanics shop.

7/10/11 Day 44 We found out that Kevin Smalley quit. Again. "I am more about my demise than my rise" and some bull crap. Diana's grandma's 93rd birthday party at Diana's mom, then Diana and I went to the haunt and worked. Diana and Katie sorted and mixed all the paint for every scene so we know exactly what we still need to find and what scenes we can start painting now.

7/11/11 Day 45 Chris, Donna, Steve, Will, Kris, all were at the haunt today. Steve continued work on the camera system, Donna painted a bunch of walls. Diana bronze painted the mayor statue. I almost finished the model for the new plant monster animatronic for the green house scene.

7/12/11 Day 46 We have a building permit finally! They are finalizing the paperwork and Diana can go drop off a check after work! Chris and I put up the first 7 walls.

7/13/11 Day 47 We have the permit in hand and construction started on installing our new entry doors. Will and Kris put up about 50 walls in the back of District.

7/14/11 Day 48 Steve came up and ran some more wire for the security cameras. Donna, Diana, and Nicky painted a bunch of stuff. I ordered all the electrical components for the control panel.

7/15/11 Day 49 The electricians dropped off their job boxes and scissor lift today. They had a few minutes so they put in the first conduit run, the one for my compressors. They will be back Monday to really start.

7/16/11 Day 50

7/17/11 Day 51 Diana and I took the morning off to go watch the last Harry Potter movie. We then met John and Steph for lunch at Smokey Bones before showing them the progress we had made. John circled the inside of our building on his Harley and laid down two patches of rubber.

7/18/11 Day 52 The electricians started putting in all the conduit and drops over the manor today. I took a half day to work with them on where we are mounting the new transformer, breaker panel, and my contactor control panel. Will and Kris built some walls and braced the theater facade after Chris and I put up the last of the lower walls. Donna is painting some walls, Steve is assembling the trailer him and I picked up at Harbor Freight on Saturday. Kevin is continuing work on the chain maze panels. Josh and Pleckner got some more of the chain link fabric on frames and got some more of them up.

7/19/11 Day 53 I didn't do much tonight, Bevcorp company dinner. I did pick up some wood for Chris and drop it off.

7/20/11 Day 54 Will, Chris, Kris, and I put up the upper half of the theater facade using my new wall lifter attachment that Kevin and I made for the scissor lift. I started work on the haunt control panel.

7/21/11 day 55 I had to run to Canton to look at some animatronics for FOT, and Diana and Katie went to dinner with Blue, Becca, Brian, and Katie Lane. They all came back to check out the haunt. Will and Kris didn't come in so Chris, Diana, Katie, and I put up the green house and office scenes. Also, hottest day of the year, according to weather.com it hit 97.

7/22/11 Day 56

7/23/11 Day 57 No builders, so Diana, Josh, Katie, Adam and I put up another large section of the house.

7/24/11 Day 58

7/25/11 Day 59 Will and Kris got up all the rest of the walls for the manor and started bracing them. Chris and I got the marquee front up on the theater. Dave worked on the fountain. Steve worked on the trailer and ran some more camera wire.

7/26/11 Day 60 I finished the cad work on the motion base. Kevin is almost done welding cage maze panels. Diana and Donna worked on painting and setting scenes. Chris worked on the lettering for the theater marquee. Kevin's daughter Cera and her friend came up to apply for acting.

7/27/11 Day 61 Will and Kris got up some more walls around the que area for quarantine and cut in 3 windows and all the fire exits for the manor. Diana started putting up lath. Katie, Donna, and Laura made vines and worked in the greenhouse. Chris painted the marquee sign and Kevin finished up the chainlink panels and started cutting the steel for animatronics.

7/28/11 Day 62

7/29/11 Day 63 Half way point. 63 days in, 63 days until we open. Apparently Will got attacked by bees.

7/30/11 Day 64 I installed the 10 drop panels and a bunch of framed doors in the manor. Diana finished stapling up lath and started painting it before almost firing everyone.

7/31/11 Day 65

8/1/11 Day 66 Will and Kris cut in a bunch more doors. Chris started working on the Manor facade.

8/2/11 Day 67 Chris working on the Manor facade. Girls all painting brick.

8/3/11 Day 68 Will , Kris and I got the first part of the 16' walls up on the Quarantine facade. Chris continued work on his Manor facade. Kayla, Mariah, Laura, and Diana kept painting bricks and sharpying tile paneling. Kevin started welding together the motion base. Electricians got clear of quarantine.

8/4/11 Day 69 Josh, Mike and I got up a bunch more of the Quarantine facade. Katie and Diana worked on scenes, mostly lath. Donna and Laura painted a ton of brick. Steve ran more speaker wire into the Manor. Kevin welded up the brackets to hold the cage maze to the wood wall panels. Kayla and Mariah covered themselves in just as much black paint as they got on the walls.

8/5/11 Day 70

8/6/11 Day 71 Diana and I traveled to Factory of Terror to pick up 20 55 gallon drums, one of our two costume racks, our ATMS, a newspaper box, and an old radio. We also had our marketing meeting for the season.

8/7/11 Day 72

8/8/11 Day 73 I was in Columbus due to Bevcorp work, but it appears that Will and Kris got much farther on final bracing of the first two houses, Diana and Laura worked on paneling thunderdome, Chris finished siding the first phase of the house front, Josh finished cage maze paneling the inside of quarantine. The electricians got all the conduit and drops in for District, as soon as the pull the wire on the 10th, we will be able to start standing walls in that house.

8/9/11 Day 74 I got some machining done. Chris worked on the house front. Diana and Laura mounted the last of the paneling in thunderdome while Donna, Mariah, and Kayla painted it. Kevin started cutting the steel for our dock barriers. Frank MaMana stopped in to take a look around.

8/10/11 Day 75

8/11/11 Day 76

8/12/11 Day 77 Brett, Shawn, and Justin all arrived from Fear Fair about 12am. They will be helping us this weekend. Will, Kris, Josh, Mike and I got the last of the walls up.

8/13/11 Day 78 Kevin and I moved the Vortex into place. Kevin started assembling it, then Adam came up and finished.

8/14/11 Day 79 Brett, Shawn and Justin headed back to Indiana, took a few hospital curtains and some cool old school intercoms with them. They worked on the kitchen scene, installed doorways and headers in the entire manor, and helped me put up the concession stand.

8/15/11 Day 80 Tim started installing doors in district. Will and Kris finished tapconing the perimeter and continued bracing along the backside of district. Kevin started fabricating the base for the vortex rollers. Diana started distressing thunderdome. Steve ran 600' of 1/2" airline. Mariah and Kayla painted a bunch of black. Cindy painted some stuff. Chris continued work on the manor facade.

8/16/11 Day 81

8/17/11 Day 82

8/18/11 Day 83

8/19/11 Day 84

8/20/11 day 85 Today Chris and I retrieved the Z.A.V., Zombie Assault Vehicle, or "The Rig" for short. Couldn't get it over 55 on the free way back from Factory of Terror, but it made it. Katie Lane came to the haunt to teach a few actors about sliding. A few of the are naturals.

8/21/11 Day 86

8/22/11 Day 87

8/23/11 Day 88 I got the motion base moving for the first time. The electricians finally got my compressor working so I could pressurize the system and try some stuff out. Tom Luhtala came out to pick up some LEDs and check out the haunt.

8/24/11 Day 89 It decided to rain last night, ALOT, 2 lake Forsakens, one in the dock, the other about 55 gallons of water in the drive in door. Covered the actor break area, the mechanics shop and the butcher shop. An hour later and 8-10 fillups on the shop vac and I got most of it. Chris is getting almost done on the manor facade. Diana was painting the brick work she carved in the courtyard. Adam and Julie stopped up.

8/25/11 I finished wiring the haunt control panel, Steve finished the speaker wiring, Adam and Julie came up. Julie painted some walls with Marilyn, Tyler, and Carolann. Adam installed the panic hardware and fixed 2 doors. Diana worked on paneling the area in front of the barber and butcher shops. Josh cut the window into the barber shop.

8/26/11 Day 91 I took a half day and stopped at the haunt this morning to direct the electricians on the installation of outlets in the costume/make up room, for the 32 AP-16's running our audio system, 1 more quad box by the motion base, and 2 outlets for the freezer and refrigerator that we are using in the concession stand.

9/1/11 Day 96 We passed our first fire inspection. It was to certify our fire alarm emergency system. One down, a few more to go.

9/2/11 Day 97

9/4/11 19 hour day. Chris, Shawn and I stayed until 5:00am Labor Day.

9/5/11 Diana blew out her knee. I took her to Tripoint ER.

9/6/11 Geoffrey Graves and Freddie Nova stop by and check us out.

9/7/11 Diana has appt with ortho.

9/13/11 Steve, Unstein, and I stripe the parking lot.

9/14/11 Online ticketing available

9/16/11 Building inspections postponed

9/17/11 Better in Mentor day's parade

9/18/11 FOT dress rehersal

9/19/11 Sean works on audio, pit floor in, 100% on inspections

9/20/11 Machine gun cannon, popper cannon, airline to theater

9/21/11 Fire crackers in quarantine, pit ramps, radio commercial by Steve and Diana, Tony boards up windows on district

9/24/11 Full dress rehearsal

9/26/11 Power goes out for a while, hooked up barrel roll, theater scent shooter working

9/30/11 We are open

gadget's super list of haunt related links

Gadget's super list of haunt related links!


Animatronics and Props

http://www.evilusions.com
http://www.gore-galore.com
http://www.ghostride.com
http://www.dcprops.com
http://www.allscare.com
http://www.skeletonstore.com
http://www.creativevisionsonline.com
http://www.hauntvisions.com
http://www.darkravendesigns.net
http://www.edgedesignsonline.com
http://www.gepproductions.com
http://www.graveyardpropshop.com
http://www.skulltronix.com
http://www.nightfrights.net
http://www.monstertronics.com
http://www.nightscreamstudios.com
http://www.palenightproductions.com
http://www.poisonprops.com
http://www.creaturecorps.net
http://www.studiotekfx.com
http://www.scarefactory.com
http://www.frightprops.com
http://www.graveyardskulls.com
http://www.illusionator.com
http://www.shipwreckproductions.com
http://www.unit70.com
http://www.distortionsunlimited.net
http://www.bjwinslow.com
http://www.casualtysimulation.com
http://www.dappercadaver.com
http://www.frighttheatre.com
http://www.nevermoreproductions.net/



LED Lighting

http://www.minionsweb.com
http://www.minispotlight.com
http://www.etherealfx.com/
http://www.besthongkong.com/
http://www.darklightystem.com/
http://www.fiberopticproducts.com/
http://www.oznium.com/
http://www.superbrightleds.com/
http://c-leds.com/
http://www.plasmaled.com/
http://lighthouseleds.com/

Stock Sites

http://www.istockphoto.com
http://www.rottentoons.com
http://www.videvo.net/
www.graphicstock.com
www.videoblocks.com
www.dollarphotoclub.com

Audio Files

www.hauntaudio.com
http://gore-galore.com/hauntmusic.php
http://www.cdbaby.com/all/ethermuse/
http://www.midnightsyndicate.com/
http://www.jerryvayne.com/
http://www.sinistersonics.com/
http://sinfulaudio.com/
http://www.poisonprops.com/audio-cds/
http://www.audiozombiesound.com/
http://noxarcana.com/
http://www.gravegear.com/
https://www.facebook.com/shadowssymphony
http://www.sound-ideas.com/
http://www.stage13fx.com/
http://www.throneofanguish.com/

 - Royalty Free
http://voicebunny.com/ voice overs
www.freesound.org
www.audioblocks.com
www.freepd.com
www.videoblocks.com
http://www.stockmusic.net
www.stockmusic.com
www.soundsnap.com
www.audionetwork.com

www.sounddogs.com
http://www.hauntaudio.com/resources.html
http://www.partnersinrhyme.com/pir/PIRsfx.shtml
http://www.gravecast.com/sounds.htm
http://www.a1freesoundeffects.com/
http://www.pacdv.com/sounds/index.html
http://www.soundjay.com/
http://www.soundhunter.com/
http://simplythebest.net/sounds/WAV/sound_effects_WAV/index.html
http://www.acoustica.com/mp3-audio-mixer/sounds.htm
http://www.therecordist.com/pages/downloads.html
http://ljudo.com/
http://www.ilovewavs.com/Holidays/Halloween/SoundEffects/HalloweenSoundEffects.htm
http://www.a1sounddownload.com/halloweensounds.htm
http://audiojungle.net/
https://www.premiumbeat.com
http://www.bigfishaudio.com/
http://www.dl-sounds.com/
http://www.platinumloops.com/
https://primeloops.com/
http://soundmorph.com/
beatport.com
soundbits.com

Marketing, Printing, Online Ticketing

http://www.sumotext.com/index.html text marketing
http://www.jakprints.com
http://www.clearcutoperations.com
http://www.clicknprint.com
http://www.ridepix.com
http://www.sinistervisions.com
http://www.fastsigns.com
http://www.associatedgraphix.com
http://www.worldsbestbanners.com
http://www.wristband.com
http://www.shindigz.com
www.expresstext.net
www.slicktext.com

Steel and Welding

http://www.aa-mfg.com weld tabs and brackets
http://www.kingmetals.com/ steel base plates and weld tabs
http://www.mcnichols.com/ wire mesh
http://www.tmrcustoms.com/ skull gusset
www.mcmaster.com 6
www.asapsource.com (Michigan) 2
www.metalsdepot.com (Kentucky) 3
www.onlinemetals.com (Washington) 5
www.speedymetals.com (Illinois) 1
www.allmetalsonline.com (Michigan) 4
http://www.cut2sizemetals.com/
http://www.airgas.com lake erie iron

http://www.onlinemetals.com
http://www.speedmetals.com
http://www.speedymetals.com
http://www.curbellplastics.com

Audio, Fog, Fog machines, DJ lighting

http://www.onlyfactorydirect.com speakers and amps
http://www.parts-express.com/ zip wire
http://www.progearsupply.com/
http://www.froggysfog.com/ fog juice
http://www.musiciansfriend.com/
http://www.visualeffectsinc.com/
http://www.vortexchillers.com/
http://www.aurosound.com/ bass transducers
http://www.thebuttkicker.com/ bass transducers
http://www.nlfxpro.com
http://www.monoprice.com speaker wire

Make up

http://www.fxwarehouse.info/
http://www.fxsupply.com/
http://www.eflowmakeup.com
http://www.wolfefx.com
http://www.fan-teeth.com
http://www.boneyardfx.com
http://www.cinemasecrets.com
http://www.mehron.com
http://www.bennye.com/
https://us.kryolan.com/

Costumes, Masks, Weapons for Actors

http://www.screamlinestudios.com latex, prosthetics, weapons
http://shotinthedarkscaretools.com spark weapons
http://www.9mmsfx.com/ contacts
http://www.chattervox.com/ personal amplifier
http://www.compositeeffects.com
http://www.hauntcostumes.com
http://www.siliconemasks.com
http://www.spookyprops.com
http://www.maskworld.com/english very nice contacts
http://www.dentaldistortions.com
http://www.safarianomalous.com
http://www.voncharon.com
www.exoticlenses.com
http://www.orionvisiongroup.com/

Electronic Controls

http://www.efx-tek.com controllers and accessories
http://www.hauntbots.com controllers and accessories
http://www.plcs.net plc programming tutor
http://www.expresspcb.com pcb design software and manufacturing
http://www.jameco.com electronics supply
http://www.mouser.com electronics supply
http://www.dimensionengineering.com power converters, etc
http://www.parallax.com micro controllers
http://www.bpesolutions.com/ controllers
http://www.brightideas.ca/ pcb design
http://www.frightideas.com controllers
http://www.lynxmotion.com robots and parts
http://www.cowlacious.com controllers
http://www.sprawlingdelusions.com controllers
http://www.simplecircuitboards.com controllers
http://www.hauntmasterproducts.com controllers
http://www.hollywoodcontrols.com/ controllers, air cannons
http://www.linxtechnologies.com/ wireless solutions
http://www.kitsrus.com/ electronics kits
http://www.automationdirect.com/ industrial controls
http://www.roguerobotics.com/ ump3 audio board
http://www.electronics123.com/ electronics kits
http://www.gilderfluke.com/ controllers
http://www.allelectronics.com/ surplus electronics
http://www.mpja.com/ surplus electronics
http://www.okwenclosures.com/ enclosures
http://www.pololu.com/ robotics, laser cutting
http://www.polycase.com/ enclosures
http://www.ramseyelectronics.com/ electronics kits
http://www.i-zombie.com/ lightning controllers
http://www.animatedlighting.com/ lightning controllers
http://www.servocity.com/ servos, controllers, linear actuators
http://www.lightsalive.com
http://www.tapeswitch.com/ mat switch
http://www.adafruit.com/
http://www.raspberrypi.org/
https://www.sparkfun.com/

Pneumatics

http://www.smcusa.com cylinders, valves, tubing, fittings
http://www.stcvalve.com valves and fittings
http://www.bimba.com cylinders
http://www.clippard.com cylinders, vales, tubing, fittings
http://www.airbagit.com air bags
http://www.airtxinternational.com/ air amplifiers
http://www.brauer.co.uk air amplifiers
http://www.exair.com/ air amplifiers

Molding and Casting

http://www.smooth-on.com rubbers, foams
http://www.reynoldsam.com rubbers, foams
http://www.monstermakers.com/ molding and casting supplies
http://www.alumilite.com/ molding and casting supplies
http://www.fxsupply.com/ molding and casting supplies
http://www.artmolds.com/ molding and casting supplies
http://www.sculpt.com/ shrinking and expanding casting compounds
http://www.industrialpolymers.com molding and casting supplies, foam hard coat
http://www.avesstudio.com/ air hardening clay
http://www.chemionics.com latex
http://www.betterfoam.com foam
http://www.burmanfoam.com a/b foam
http://www.tigerfoam.com foam

Special Effects

http://www.amazing1.com Tesla coils and jacob's ladders
http://www.theatrefx.com theatre fx, fire, fog, magic supplies
http://www.halloweenlasers.com
http://www.orlandospfx.com
http://www.sigmaservices.com

Back End Equipment

http://www.2wayradiodirect.com

Cloths/Hair/Fibers

http://www.globalplasticsheeting.com fireproof plastic

http://www.americover.com fireproof plastic
http://www.riverbendtextiles.com cheese cloth
http://www.centralohiobagandburlap.com/ burlap and jute
http://www.dazian.com wonderflex
http://www.onlinefabricstore.net/cheesecloth/grade-10-cheesecloth-.htm
http://www.lionsservices.org/catalog/index.php?cPath=9&osCsid=u5sr9pvesv8vo55ve2bl15t1a3n0r3o96cj274rqmvhm65do0e81
http://www.centerdiamond.com/
http://www.nftech.com/
http://www.alanrichardtextiles.com/store/conso-cotton-piping-cords.html

Crafty Stuff

http://www.4halloweencoffins.com coffin shaped boxes


HardWare

http://www.mutualhardware.com Roto Lock butt joint panel fastener
http://www.reidsupply.com

http://www.mcmaster.com
http://www.grainger.com
http://www.igus.com bearings
http://www.wmberg.com/
http://www.seastrom-mfg.com/
http://www.sdp-si.com/

Set Design and Decorating

http://www.provostdisplays.com
http://www.designtoscano.com decor
http://www.legendtheatrical.com vacuform

http://www.vacuformstore.com/ vacuform
http://www.commercialsilk.com/ fake plants
http://www.nethercraft.com
http://www.scareproducts.com
http://www.evilusions.com
http://www.autographfoliages.com
http://www.usabodybags.com
http://www.evidentcrimescene.com
http://www.halloweenhauntedscenes.com
http://www.steltercreativewoodworks.com
http://www.sculptnouveau.com/
http://modernmasters.com/
http://www.synta.com/prod_restoredeckbro3.html
http://www.sciplus.com

Paint and Dyes

http://www.dayglo.com black light paint
http://www.wildfirefx.com black light paint

http://www.blacklightworld.com/ black light paint
http://www.clearneon.com/ black light paint
http://www.riskreactor.com/ uv dye
http://www.blacklight.com uv paints inks and dyes

Misc.

http://www.dochemp.com/ technical.html Bridge building info, helpful for vortex tunnel bridge http://www.cleardomes.com plastic domes
http://www.scary-terry.com/ Scary Terry's website
http://www.eyecoltd.com/ prop eyeballs

Flame Retardents

http://www.flamestop.com

http://www.firechemicals.com
http://www.nyfs.com/

Wood Working

http://www.rocklerpro.com

http://www.woodgears.ca

Foam Sculpting and Coating

http://www.tigerfoam.com
http://www.volatilefree.com/qwik_spray_system.asp
http://www.hotwirefoamfactory.com/
http://univfoam.com/ large blocks of eps foam
http://www.demandproducts.com ureshell
http://www.industrialpolymers.com/product-list/styrospray-product-list/styrospray/

Conventions

http://www.nationalhauntersconvention.com

http://www.greatlakesfrightfest.com
http://www.hauntcon.com
http://www.theironkingdom.com/Ironstock
http://www.midwesthauntersconvention.com/
http://www.haashow.com/

Forums/Social

http://www.halloween-l.com
http://www.hauntworld.com
http://www.hauntedattracion.com
http://www.theeffectslab.com
http://www.hauntspace.com
http://www.hauntindustrynetwork.ning.com
http://www.garageofevilnetwork.com
http://www.hauntforum.com
http://www.halloweenforum.com
http://www.cleveland.com/forums/haunted
http://www.shopfloortalk.com

Video Hardware/Service

http://www.digitalview.com

Magazines and Podcasts

http://www.rfrpodcast.com/
http://www.hauntsearchmagazine.com

http://www.hauntworld.com
http://www.hauntedattraction.com
http://www.frighttimes.com


Online and local manufacturer

http://www.shortrunpro.com
http://www.ponoko.com
http://www.allcustomfab.com

Potato Guns

http://www.spudfiles.com
http://www.pdordnance.com paintball gernades and mines

http://www.palmer-pursuit.com/ regulators
http://www.launchpotatoes.com/ large qe valve
http://www.spudtech.com/

Non Haunt Links

Survival
http://www.brigadeqm.com
http://www.campmore.com
http://www.cheaperthandirt.com
http://www.survivalacres.com
http://www.foxfire.org
http://clevelandfx.blogspot.com/
http://brassgoggles.co.uk/forum/index.php

metal working
http://www.jd2.com
http://www.baileighindustrial.com/
http://swagoffroad.com/
http://www.vansantent.com/

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