Just On-board

Wanted to say hi to all, and specially to those who've helped me in past, such as Dan Mauch. Hi Dan. Hi the rest of yous CNC guys from RCM. Also special thanks to Bill for "janitoring" the group (that's a term of respect on some other groups I've been part of, so take it as a compliment B).

My ongoing projects:

CNC'd Sherline's (the usual lathe and mill stuff)

4' X 8' X 24"+ CNC bed router for alum/urethane foam contour routing for eXperimental aircraft and automotive stuff. Guides built around surplus Thomson shafting, bearing, and ball-screws.

Both powered by Dan's small and large motor-controllers, respectively, along with the usual AHHA Artisan & PC interface, etc. All the step-motors for both of the above I also got from Dan. Am I a Mauch mooch or what? Heh.

Love to learn about and eventually get into CNC'd hot-wire styro cutters, small-scale EDM, and FINALLY discover with the group some encoders that would make nice inexpensive (<$100/axis) linear DRO's feasible. Dang, why doesn't HP make some of their linears with the right resolution! Their rotary's are perfecto. Grumble.

Anyhoo, look forward to seeing this grow. Anyone else keen on largish gantry-style routers?

Gar Willis
Merced, CA