Re: A bigger and better machine?

Here's something that might interest us all:

I used to be a machine designer, some of you are excellent at the
electronics end. How about we design a REALLY GOOD, HEAVY DUTY 3 in 1
machine we could all build from parts that you could buy "piece me" or as a
set of parts. You buy the parts and build the machine....sort of like the
old Heathkit electonic kits. Those were really quality kits!

You could choose what length lathe bed, how much vertical travel for the
mill head and how much crossslide travel you wanted from a several choices.

I'm sure with we could come up with something better than anything available
on the market today.

Anyone interested in tackling a project like this?


-----Original Message-----
From: ballendo@... <ballendo@...>
To: CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@egroups.com <CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@egroups.com>
Date: Friday, November 03, 2000 1:22 AM
Subject: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] re: grizzly or harbor

>Derek,
>
>The machine at the link you posted is not the same machine
>I have seen in the harbor frt. stores. As Tim sez, IT's TINY! The
>larger ones (in the stores) are a MAGNITUDE of difference(downwards)
>from both the shoptask and smithy. Smoke mentions the lack of
>response these SMALL co.'s give. Remember that it is easy to appear
>much bigger than you really are these days. They may be mom n pop (or
>just mom!) operations!
>
>The shoptask is more of a bolt 'n go. The smithy is playing catch up
>(in cnc). Last smithy I saw had a ways to go, but that was a while
>ago. Both will work. Unless I needed the larger smithy size(s) I'd go
>with shoptask. They ARE the original, and have been CNC-able for some
>time.
>
>I don't have any experience with the grizzly 3 in 1, but their other
>tools are mid to high grade "import" quality.
>
>As I have said before, IMO these tools are all "kits". You have a set
>of decent basic parts, THROWN together ASAP. Take 'em apart, do the
>finish and assembly work that is already done FOR YOU on more
>expensive tools, and they are a good thing. Put some REAL fasteners
>in, while you are at it...
>
>Hope this helps.
>
>Ballendo
>
>
>>I am still trying to figure out which is best including
>>Smithy or Shoptask.So I have narrowed it down to 4 machines.
>
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