Homebrew PCBs

--- In Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com, "derekhawkins" 
<derekhawkins@y...> wrote:
> >Sure it does, eliminate the ball screw and coupling and switch over 
> >to a linear motor - that is much simpler! However, in reality, much 
> >more expensive too :-(
> 
> So you consider $25.00 for a 250 RPM gearhead motor with 250 oz-in 
> stall torque expensive too? That's what was paid for the one's I'm 
> using.

No, I don't think $25.00 for that motor is too expensive.  I am saying 
that your way is not the MOST simple way to create linear motion.  A 
linear motor has no moving parts- it doesn't get any simpler than that.