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Subject: Re: RE : [Homebrew_PCBs] my crude US$170 CNC rig

From: David McNab <david@...>
Date: 2005-06-28

Stefan Trethan wrote:
> While it is true he did more in terms of cnc than myself, i see some
> serious drawbacks too, and if time is put into it i would avoid any
> obvious problems.
> The WD40 can says it all.

If you've got any constructive suggestions for evolving the mechanical
design to something better, using only easily-available materials and
non-specialised tools/techniques, I'm all ears.

> Also, i didn't quite understand the pic/memory card (?) discussion here,
> not knowing what on earth one would need that for on a CNC.

Need and convenience are two different things.

Makes sense to me for a CNC to have milling jobs stored on it, which can
be selected via a keypad and LCD interface. That kind of stuff is way
easier for me than the mech work.

> It sounds all
> kind of like Software guys gone CNC

You noticed? :P

> I hope the discussion will turn towards
> mechanically sound, straightforward designs (directly PC controlled) again
> in the future as this is what i'd be most interested in.

The floor is yours. We're listening. Refer first paragraph of my reply.

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Cheers
David