Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Re: Rorary 4th axis et al..

Thanks Doug;

Don't know how much longer they'll be around though, what with Seattle/King
County running them out of town on a rail, so to speak.

Bill

On Thu Feb 14 17:40:43 2002, doug98105, <dougrasmussen@...> wrote:

>Bill,
>
>It's called Boeing Surplus. Keep looking you'll find it there. For
>instance, just today I saw a couple of brand new Lintech linear
>slides complete with a nema motor mount. Add stepper/servo and ball
>screw and you've got a high precision axis.
>
>Doug
>
>
>
>--- In CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@y..., Bill Vance <ccq@x> wrote:
>
>(snip)
>
>> Interesting; I have a better idea of what goes on there now. My
>question
>> though, still has to do with just where does one find machine
>parts, such that
>> one can put a machine together without having to re-engineer the
>whole world.
>> I'm minded of the old Johnny Cash song about the auto worker who
>stole a part
>> a day until he could build a whole brand new car, (That looked like
>an entire
>> auto wrecking yard). :-)
>>
>> Anyhow, The idea here, is to find what things are available that
>can be cobbled
>> together from available parts replacement/surplus bins etc. For
>instance, if
>> one could find a good spindle, motor, and the head that holds them
>all together,
>> one could bolt it onto a z axis mechanism, and not have to create
>it all from
>> scratch. I guess what I'm looking for here, is the machinists
>equivalent to
>> the local auto wrecking yard. That would be the
>Tacoma/Seattle/Bellevue/
>> Everret area for me, but web based companies from elsewhere might
>do as well.

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