No Andrew, I agree that none are as pretty as the Quorn and I also agree
that looking at castings is fun too. I have been using that justification
for more than 10 years on some of my collection of castings.
Bill
----- Original Message -----
From: "Andrew" <andrewm1973@...>
To: <Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Wednesday, July 26, 2006 9:29 AM
Subject: [Homebrew_PCBs] Fun Quorn Oxymoron was Re: Looking for a source of
those RINGs on PCB drills?
>>> andrewm wrote:
>>> I know this is starting to stray off topic.
>>>
>>> BUT talking of grinders - has anyone used
>>> a Quorn for grinding tiny drills ?
>>>
>>> I am thinking of making a Quorn just for
>>> the fun of it and I wonder if it will
>>> actually be useful.
>
>> Bill Maxwell wrote:
>>
>> I haven't used one for pcb drills but
>> I dont see why it couldn't be used,
>> once a suitable wheel had been found.
>> I suspect you will be in for prolonged
>> fun building a Quorn though. There
>> are simpler small ctter grinder designs
>> that would probably be equal to the
>> task. My Quorn is still a collection of
>> castings, apart from the main pillar
>> and I suspect it will be a long time
>> before I get it finished.
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> Yes - fun is a relative term.
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> There is still a lot of fun to be had
> from looking at unfinished castings
> isn't there ?
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> I susspect I shall also shell out a few
> grand for a profesional grinder as well.
> It might just be nice if I could use the
> Quorn for something as well if I build
> it.
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> And - yes - there are simpler ones around
> than the Quorn - but are they as pretty
> :D
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