Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Help: Drilling precise holes

OOOPS I thought I was answering just a off line message. Sorry for the
pictures sent to the group.
-----Original Message-----
From: Dan Mauch <dmauch@...>
To: CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@yahoogroups.com <CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@yahoogroups.com>
Date: Thursday, May 03, 2001 10:43 AM
Subject: 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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