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Re: 1 hour drill press

2005-12-13 by soffee83

--- In Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com, "adicont2" <adicont2@y...> 
wrote:
> Take a look here for a simple schematic:
> http://tinypic.com/view/?pic=ilfuh1

I still think the additional "upper rail support" might be needed to 
keep the whole thing vertical and steady, and I like the idea of 
fatter posts for those too, so having the posts protrude up through 
the carriage pipes might be a necessity. The whole thing could be 
short enough that you could just slice a couple sections out of the 
larger tube. The small tube would only have to be tall enough to 
handle a PCB plus the bit and Dremel nose section. The Dremel itself 
could extend up past the whole rig, and you could just stack plywood/
hardboard "shim" plates to get the table height from the base for 
different bit lengths. 

I just mailed someone who might have car stuff laying around. If she 
has something good, I may try it over the next few days. I'm not 
really familiar with shock parts, but if that large (1"?) outer tube 
I've seen has a tight fit to the smaller one on the main visible body, 
it would be perfect (and thanks again for the suggestion).

-George

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