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Subject: Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Re: HomeBrew CNC machine

From: Stuart Winsor <stuartwinsor@...>
Date: 2003-10-06

In article <blpk30+hmb@...>,
crankorgan <john@...> wrote:
> The parts I use are only found in US and Canada. Other countries use
> metric bolts. This throws the design way off!

Not entirely true. Here in the uk non-metric fasteners, taps, dies, drills
etc are still readily available. :-)

I still use BA for all my electronics construction and the lead screws for
my homebrew pcb drill jig are 1/4" Whitworth. This thread has a pitch of
0.05"

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