....come on Canada Post

[Seeker2]

...all I need now is the power supply, in the mail. Just saw Canada post is not locking out workers tomorrow. Here is hoping I get the magic package before the mail stops.

I've hooked it to a d cell battery just to make the motors spin and it appears everything is ready to go. Used the instructions found on Google for "$75 diy annealer." Cost a little more than $75, but way less than $800- even when you include the drill press my gorgeous wife got me for Father's Day. Fit and finish not perfect, but when you consider the "F" I receive for that bird house in grade 7 shop, I'm pretty happy with how it has turned out.

 

[yomomma]

If you get stuck and are in my neck of the woods, I may have a power supply kicking around.

 

[dakotamar]

yup a 5v charger with a couple diodes in series would drop the voltage down enough for that. if you are in ottawa drop me a line.

 

[legi0n]

what's the "rotor" made of?
I use tomato cans but yours is thicker.

 

[litledab]

looks like he used the 6 in cake pan and cut rim off

 

[Purple shoulder]

An old desktop power supply is what I used. Lots of them around for scrap. Put out 3v, 5v, 12v.

 

[Seeker2]

what's the "rotor" made of?
I use tomato cans but yours is thicker.

Litledab is correct, used a 6 inch cake pan and cut off the rim.

 

[SoylentD]

Nice annealer. Where do you store the bird seed in it though..?

 

[j1d2j3]

Looks good. I have all the same parts on a slow boat from China.

 

[maddtrappr]

I can't seem to find that seller on eBay . Is it slow boat from China?

 

[DuckDuckGoose]

What did you make the torch clamp out of? Aluminum? How did you cut the rim off so straight?

 

[Seeker2]

Yes, electronics are from Amazon and delivered via slow boat.

The torch holder is made from aluminum, and I must admit it was outsourced to my cousin who is a millwright. I found another setup on the interweb and they used a large u bolt with the associate hardware to hold up the torch- like a stand, not attached to the annealer case. If I did not have talented family to turn to, I would have gone this route.

To cut the cake pan, I attached a dremmel cut attachment to my drill press, adjusted to the appropriate height, then just rotated the pan to make the cut.