[sdiy] Alternatives to Faders

[Edward King]

Tom,

Have you considered buying "bearing blocks"? They come in a pack of two and 
take either a 5 or 6mm shaft. Im sure there will be lots of other types and 
sizes too.

To be honest, I wasnt going to bother with bushes as my prototype (which was 
thrown together) feels quite stable....Perhaps I should rethink

Was the laser cutting cost effective versus buying them off the shelf?

Regards

EK

> On Wed, Mar 07, 2007 at 06:02:42PM -0500, John Luciani wrote:
>> On 3/7/07, Edward King <edwardcking2001 at yahoo.co.uk> wrote:
>> >This is probably a good idea. I have actually found some wheels. But the
>> >difficulty is getting ones with the grooves cut into them. Im not sure 
>> >how
>> >you would machine these grooves into acrylic?
>>
>> If you can tolerate an opaque finish you can use a wood router to machine
>> your grooves.
>
> The local Plastics shop showed me how they "machine" plastic.  Their 
> cutter
> uses a laminate router, and when its done cutting, they use a flame to
> polish the edges.  Acrylic is nifty, the flame smooths everything right 
> out.
>
> I got set of wheels done by them a while back on their laser cutter.
> Definatly the best way to go however I havent nailed exactly how to do the
> bushing in the middle yet.
>
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