>However, a foam-cutter might "tolerate"
>that much slop. A metalworking machine such as a lathe or mill
>almost-certainly not.
Horses for courses. Why would someone in the foam cutting business
want to pay for machines meeting lathe or mill standards if they
weren't required? He's more interested in his product than the
specifications of the machines used to make them.
--- In Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com, JanRwl@A... wrote:
> In a message dated 6/29/2005 10:41:40 A.M. Central Daylight Time,
> derekhawkins@y... writes:
>
> Do you consider 10 mils of backlash in a foam cutting CNC setup
the result
> of a poor design for example?<<
> Surely somewhat sloppy, if not "poor design". Half that backlash
should be
> routine for competent machinists. However, a foam-cutter
might "tolerate"
> that much slop. A metalworking machine such as a lathe or mill
> almost-certainly not.
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