Re: Extrusions for router rails (store fron t)

Hi Dave,
I mill circuit boards for profit. My Dremel MultiPro has
at least 60 hours on it. Still has the same carbon brushes and the
bearing is still tight. The older Dremels had a nylon end bearing
stop! The new Dremels even have roto-zip attachments. I never run
my Dremel flat out. 12,000 RPM is just fine!

Bob

--- In CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@y..., dlantz@a... wrote:
> thats pretty darn neat. after researching the dremmel tool, i
opted for a
> mini-router (trim router, laminate router... take you pick) the
dremmel
> (according to friends) has a plastic bearing that is only good for
a short
> while, if you want to keep replacing it, it's OK otherwise. the
DeWalt
> laminate router (again, take your pick on the name) has a quick
release
> base, 7/8 HP, and an astounding 30,000 rpm. i really like the pipe
concept,
> i may recycle that in my designs (mixed with t-slot stuff.... for
> adjustability..etc...)
> ---Dave L.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Mel Williams [mailto:melvin.williams@v...]
> Sent: Wednesday, October 31, 2001 11:26 AM
> To: 'CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@y...'
> Subject: RE: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Re: Extrusions for router rails
(store
> fron t)
>
>
> Go to this page and have a look,
> www.kleinbauer.com/
>
> Mel
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: dlantz@a... [SMTP:dlantz@a...]
> Sent: Wednesday, October 31, 2001 11:02 AM
> To: CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@y...
> Subject: RE: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Re: Extrusions for router rails
(store
> fron t)
>
> pardon the naivety, but what is the 'pipe dream'? I know what a
pipe dream
> is, but you speak of it like a specific machine...?
> ---Dave L.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Mel Williams [mailto:melvin.williams@v...]
> Sent: Wednesday, October 31, 2001 11:08 AM
> To: 'CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@y...'
> Subject: RE: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Re: Extrusions for router rails
(store
> front)
>
>
> I have been talking to him via email and he has been very helpful.
We had a
> nice chat about his Pipe Dream setup. Looks good for cutting big
stuff out.
> I don't have room for something that big in my shop at this time
but it
> just begs for a big project. Maybe computer furniture
> or patio furniture. Noooo stop thinking about this! Must finish PCB
mill
> first!!!!!! :-)
> Mel
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: cncdxf@a... [SMTP:cncdxf@a...]
> Sent: Wednesday, October 31, 2001 10:50 AM
> To: CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@y...
> Subject: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Re: Extrusions for router rails
(store
> front)
>
> Mel,
> I met John at a garage sale a few weeks back. I saw the PCBMill
> and the prototype of the Pipe Dream. He had the machines outside on
> the driveway. We cut keychain watch cases out of Plexi and we
> milled some circuit boards. He makes all his parts by hand. Oh
> Yea! I got to see the monkey organ that is made using the insides
> of a harmonica. He also has a FAX machine that uses floppy drive
> stepping motors. The machine along with a shortwave radio picks up
> weather maps from around the world. He is extremly funny and so are
> his friends that were hanging there. Now that was a great day!
>
> Bob
>
>
> --- In CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@y..., Mel Williams <melvin.williams@v...>
> wrote:
> > I am in process on the PCB mill from John Kleinbauer on the web
> page below.
> > I found the plans well thought out. I have 99% of the plastic cut
> out. Now
> > I need to start
> > drilling the holes and changing some of the dimensions to fit the
> Aluminum
> > channel that I have. I like the on a shoe string approach that
John
> > Kleinbauer takes. It makes finding part
> > easy. The plans even include a stepper controller made from common
> parts.
> > Mel
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: cncdxf@a... [SMTP:cncdxf@a...]
> > Sent: Wednesday, October 31, 2001 9:16 AM
> > To: CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@y...
> > Subject: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Re: Extrusions for router rails
> (store front)
> >
> > Hi,
> > You might want to try Store Front Aluminum channel carried
> > by you local glass company. You can form all kinds of shapes
> > using the associated hardware. John Kleinbauer uses it to
> > build his milling machines. see link
> >
> > www.kleinbauer.com/
> >
> > Bob
> >
> >
> > --- In CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@y..., vrsculptor@h... wrote:
> > > Some help please. I was considering building a large 4X8 foot 3
> > axis
> > > router for architectural type stuff (doors, windows,
furniture..)
> > in
> > > wood. Absolute accuracy is not important. .010/.030 is fine
> > although
> > > repeatability must be high. In other words it doesn't matter
much
> > how
> > > big it is as long as the cuts line up. With this in mind I have
> the
> > > following questions:
> > >
> > > 1. Are heavy square/rectangular aluminum extrusions straight and
> > > accurate enough to use as rails without additional machining?
> > > 2. Have any of you seen/tried filling a tubular way with an
epoxy
> > > motor or some such to increase rigidity? Did it work?
> > > 3. Assuming aluminum rails which do you think would be better:
> > > plastic (turcite/teflon) lined sliding ways or rollers?
> > > 4. Gates is selling heavy cog belting by the foot as an
> alternative
> > > to rack and pinion gearing. Any opinions on this? Have any of
you
> > > seen this in use? If it works it's got to be the lowest cost
> > > alternative.
> > >
> > > Thanks.
> >
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