Re: Linear slides

The problem is that this market has not embraced the internet yet,
insted preferring to use the hideously inefficient "distributor"
model. As it is with ball screws and step motors, you can fing the
manufacturer, who will be glad to point you to a distributor, who
will be glad to give you a "quote."

The biggest falacy is that even places that manufacturer products
that use these items don't buy in quantities much larger than
a "hobbiest" would.

I have been watching this sort of discussion for some time, and am
about to propose a "solution."

-DASH

--- In CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@y..., "John H." <johnhe-uk@s...> wrote:
> Oky Doky, I'm now giving up my search on the Holey Grail of sites
that lists
> prices and not just model numbers.
> I'm looking for a very, very, rough idea of how much a 1000 -
1200mm linear
> slide would be to carry anything over 5 - 15kilos. Infact, has
anyone seen a
> site selling linear rails, slides, bearings etc with prices on it?
Or is
> this a "If you've got to ask you can't afford it" thing. [John gets
his
> oxygen mask ready for the replies]
>
> John H.