Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Help: Drilling precise holes

YES SRS meets every third Saturday of the month down at Renton Technical
College.
Here are some pictures of my unit
-----Original Message-----
From: Dan <dansmsn@...>
To: CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@yahoogroups.com <CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@yahoogroups.com>
Date: Thursday, May 03, 2001 9:26 AM
Subject: Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Help: Drilling precise holes

>Dan - are the plans for your unit available? I'd like to see how you laid
>things out in comparison with Roberts design.
>
>Re: Seattle Robotics Society - are they still meeting? I'd like to get
>involved and meet some local folks.
>
>I laid out and center punched the holes last night, no response from the
>list from a local to help me drill them, so I will try the alternate

methods

>that folks suggested over the weekend.
>
>I need some advice, I want to move into machining aluminum immediately and
>Robert is going down the path of using a dremel as the mill head, which
>pretty much limits you to drilling circuit boards and light weight plastic.
>I intend on milling aluminum blocks that are no more than 6"x4"x4" to start
>with. What would list members suggest as far as a milling head? I don't
>mind spending the $$$ for the proper unit. Mail-order or internet
>availability would be ideal.
>
>Thanks All!
>-Dan
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Dan Mauch" <dmauch@...>
>To: <CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@yahoogroups.com>
>Sent: Tuesday, May 01, 2001 6:55 AM
>Subject: Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Help: Drilling precise holes
>
>
>> Bob Nansel has called me several times about his articles in Nuts and
>> olts( Bob Nansel and I met at the Seattle Robotic Society meetings and
>> stayed in contact after his move to Pennsylvania). He is essentially
>making
>> a variation of one of my older works.
>> The four holes for mounting the Enco X-Y mill/drill table are not
>critical.
>> What you want to make sure of is that the position of the XY axis can be
>> located where you will have the maximum coverage from the Z axis. I used
>the
>> XY table as the template and scribed the holes, then center punch, pilot
>> drilled then drill the holes. If your holes line up with the XY table
>when
>> your done then you did fine.
>> The ( he calls it the tower) Z axis was unclear in his article. But what

I

>> did was to completely assembled the Z axis including the power head. I
>put
>> a small bit into the power head and then positioned the Z axis over the
>> point where X=0 and Y=0 Then I scribed the holes for the Z axis on the
>base,
>> center punch them, pilot drilled them then drilled the holes.
>> Dan
>>
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Dan <dansmsn@...>
>> To: CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@yahoogroups.com <CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@yahoogroups.com>
>> Date: Monday, April 30, 2001 4:52 PM
>> Subject: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Help: Drilling precise holes
>>
>>
>> >I'm building a CNC machine based on the one Robert Nansel has been
>> outlining
>> >in his monthly article in Nuts and Volts magazine, and I've come across
>an
>> >issue.
>> >
>> >The base of this particular machine in my case is a chunk of steel
>channel
>> >that is 12"x24"x4" and .5" thick. To mount the X and Y table as well as
>> the
>> >upright that the Z axis bolts onto I need to drill a series of holes
>> through
>> >the channel, of couse the channel is *far* too big to fit onto my drill
>> >press... is it possible to accuratly drill such holes by hand? I'd
>> >appreciate any hints.
>> >
>> >Thanks,
>> >-Dan
>> >
>> >
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