Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Buying vs Building, was: Casting clearance

Tim Goldstein wrote:

>
> I am not saying you should buy everything. What I am saying is that if you
> are going to build do it right from the beginning and invest in the tools
> and materials needed. I am a big proponent of building my own solutions.
> But, I have learned that the project goes faster, is more enjoyable and has
> a better chance for success is I am not penny wise and pound foolish about
> it.
>

Another way of looking at this is that we need to decide just how far
back the chain do we need to MAKE. I am quite content to use steel
someone else 'makes', I feel no urge to mine my own ore. Im also willing
to use lots of components, sometimes even whole machines that I cobble
up to do something else.

But in the end, anything that causes me to own more tools is a good
thing :-)

Now that I look back at the various steps Ive made in this quest of home
shop CNC, I have 'wasted' a lot of time and money along the way, but it
was the right thing to do at the time and place. If I had the total
ammount of money Ive spent on surplus motors, drivers, chips, power
supplies, etc in one pocket now I could buy a much nicer package, but I
have to look at the pieces as the cost of learning.

This list is a great way to learn, and I have now skipped several
lessons I might have paid for because someone else has been there and
reported it here.

ron ginger