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Subject: Re: laptop drill press (foot switch safety)

From: "Dave Mucha" <dave_mucha@...>
Date: 2003-07-26

>
> Well, maybe if I find an old printer that I can scrap...Hmmm...So
> much fun in such a small Yahoo Group!
> Next up: X/Y Table ?


I've got a couple 7550 HP plotters.....
gotta be able to use a couple sections from the gantry to move
something as light as a PC board.....

My T-tech routing/drilling machine uses a DC motor for the spindle
and a solenoid to drill. not much more travel than a plotter pen up
and down....

and the 7550 has a carosel... maybe it could hold a half dozen drill
bits.... a small DC motor with a drill bit as the tool holder. no
need to change the bit, change the whole motor....

I think it's too late and I'm getting too far afield.

Dave