Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Re: Linear Motion Parts Source for Hobbyists ?

Amen to that. I recently made 5 sliding window locks (little block of
aluminum with channel milled in and a locking setscrew) for my apartment.
They can be purchased at almost any hardware store for less than $2.
Where's the profit in making your own? It's internal.
Dave Goodfellow
Northridge, CA
"No problem too small to baffle this expert"

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From: dickeybird4 <mdickey@...>
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Sent: Wednesday, December 12, 2001 6:46 AM
Subject: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] 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
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