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Subject: Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Re: 1 hour drill press

From: "Stefan Trethan" <stefan_trethan@...>
Date: 2005-12-13

On Tue, 13 Dec 2005 17:54:01 +0100, Mycroft2152 <mycroft2152@...>
wrote:

> They were made by Goodrich or Firestone and called
>
> something like "air cushions". It's been a while since
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> I saw the reference.
>
>
> These were very large and heavy duty, used on the
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> semi-trailers.
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>
> Myc


But, how exactly helps that with a drill? i mean wouldn't they wobble
around a bit, break the drills?
I can see how someone would take a shock absorber and modify it into a
short travel linear slide, but i don't see how the air cushions can be
used.

By the way, train carriages here use a similar system of very large
pneumatic cushions for shock dampening - the kind of train you are in
danger of falling asleep and missing your stop because the ride is so
smooth.

ST