Re: Linear Motion Parts Source for Hobbyists ?

--- In CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@y..., "y2patmat" <patmat2350@a...> wrote:

> My 2 cents: Forget about milling flimsy balsa ribs. Have someone

else

> laser cut them.

Gee, I guess I've been wasting my time cutting out "flimsy balsa
ribs" and ply model aircraft parts with my homebuilt CNC router
(thanks Dan Mauch & MaxNC!) for over 3 years now. All along I
thought I was having fun learning CNC and was very proud that a
person with ZERO CAD & CNC knowledge was able to progress from
the "duhhhh" stage to producing accurate, near perfect fitting parts.

Agreed, emailing a .dxf to a good guy laser outfit like Funaero is a
great way to get ribs cut out! For me anyway, there's a lot more to a
hobby than maximum utilization of my available sparetime to churn out
piles of the finished product. There is also personal pride, personal
growth, stimulating thought & daydreaming a little about future
projects to get through the workday, (uhhhh, 4 axis hot-wire foam
cutter, yeah, that's the ticket) not to mention supporting you guys
that sell neat stuff in this forum and of course, there is "Keeping
America Rolling."

Besides, who likes the charred edge that laser cutting leaves! :)

Gee, I didn't mean for this to be a rant! Sorry 'bout that.

Just my 2 cents,
Milton Dickey