Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Re: Cadcam, CNC & eCommerce

Hello I had to rescrape a old lathe once where on 1,8m
close to the chuck the bed itsself was worn 0,47mm (o,o19")
It took me 354 hours. If you call that low budget then have fun.
Enjoy your blisters and backache.
Better to give it out or away to a foundry.
Sven Peter

hllrsr@... wrote:

> Wally,
> Found out about UPS the hard way when I ordered some cogged timing belts
> for a belt reduction drive, $25 CAN for the belts, $15 CAN for the
> shipping, $45 CAN FOR THE UPS BROKERAGE! Now I let Canadian Bearings
> deal with the headache. <gr>
>
> Any ideas out there, on an economical way to build up & true a lathe
> bed?
> Have a chance at a Colchester Student that has been partially
> retro-fitted, but in the 8" closest to the chuck it tapers .037" due to
> wear.
> I can send it out to be ground and get the gibs built up, but the whole
> project is a self imposed challenge to see how low cost I can go.
> BTW, the lathe is likely to cost ~$500 CAN with an old Fanuc controller
> boxed and included.
>
> Iain
> Oro Station, Ont.
> (approx. 60 min. N. of Toronto)
>
> > --Snip--
> >
> > I prefer USPS also for most of the things I buy from the US, which are
> > mostly old books on Numerical Control. I wonder
> > how many other Canucks are on the list ?
> >
> > -Wally
> >
>
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