Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] printer parts

Some on this list have made machines with drawer slides, So why not a guide
rod from a printer..some are hardened and chromed and ground and as good as
thomson rod,make an adjustable bushing to take up the slack. cul brian f.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Sven Peter" <peteryco@...>
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Sent: Thursday, August 23, 2001 8:37 AM
Subject: Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] printer parts


> Hello Peter,
> They could work well for some handling device that doesn't need a lot of
> force.
> As you work in education, I could imagine some small loading and unloading
> device for a press or lathe. Just a kind of idea.
> Regards
> Sven Peter
>
> cadcamcenter@... wrote:
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> > Hi,
> >
> > Anyone has experience using parts other than motors salvaged from
> > printers. I am refering to the guide shafts. Do they have roundness
> > and straightness sufficient to satisfy the requirements of cnc
> > machines?
> >
> > Thanks
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