Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Re: Alum. Extrusion Manufacturers

Wouldn't it be a lot simpler to cast the aluminum blocks?
That's what I'll be doing for my inletting machine.
I paid $12 for 12 3/4 diameter linear Thompson bearings.
The cast aluminum blocks will be made from scrap aluminum.
Cost for the aluminum will be about a dollar for the gas to melt it.
That's about $587 cheaper than having extrusions made.

Smoke

> > If you're feeling entrepreneurial, you could go to a manufacturer
> > and spend about $600 on an extrusion die and have them crank
> > out a couple hundred feet of your rail. Sell the chunks on various
> > web sites and you could end up making money!
> >
> > -Jeff