Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Re: Alum. Extrusion Manufacturers

Remember that you get what you pay for, and it's worth what you pay for it.
If it's too cheap, it's for a reason; Most likely along the lines of a cheap
extrusion being nowhere near as accurate as one made for the app.

Bill

On Wed Feb 13 12:39:08 2002, CL, <datac@...> wrote:

>The good design is simple. And, It should be even more simple of an idea to
>existing extrusion makers.
>
>Make all of your extrusion lineup with center openings capable of press fitting
>Linear bearings. They get pretty standard in size. You just cut off a length or
>extrusion for your bearing slide. Pound a bearing in each end if you prefer one
>long bearing. Consider 80/20's 1"x2" rail with a round hole instead of that
>square thing.
>
>When an individual needs to make stands for the linear rail, he just wacks off a
>piece, to the length he'd like it to be wide. Then he would turn some simple
>sleeves with the I.D. to fit snugly around the linear rail and the O.D. to fit
>snugly into the extrusion. The sleeve could be bonded in and a setscrew added to
>hold the rail in place.
>
>I do not think today it would be a problem if you had to use metric bearings
>inside of a fractional extrusion. Anything to make this concept work.
>
>Chris L
>
>Scot Rogers wrote:
>
>> Hey Chris,
>>
>> If you have a good design, we might be able to team up.
>>
>> Email me off list.
>>
>> Scot
>>
>> ~
>> ~Sometimes, I wonder where I can scrape up $600 for anything !!!!
>> ~
>> ~Don't Ya think someone is missing the boat here ???
>> ~
>> ~You'd think they (someone) could re-tool for this and be excited about it.
>> ~
>> ~Every show I've been at, the companies sure seem like they "want" to use it
>> ~"side by side" with Linear Components......................
>> ~
>> ~
>> ~CL
>> ~
>> ~jeffswayze wrote:
>> ~
>> ~> Chris,
>> ~> 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!

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