Re: Hairbrained idea, just slightly OT

<Sigh> I know you are right, maybe I can use them in some toys...
Thanks for the input!

Brian

--- In CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@y..., JanRwl@A... wrote:
> Brian:
>
> If you are VERY, VERY poor, and have LOTS of time on your hands,
and are
> VERY, VERY skilled (i.e., can do very precision work), then the
answer to
> your question "will it work" would be "perhaps, if you are also
VERY lucky,
> and are one of those rare folks who can "do EVERYTHING right the
first time".
>
>
> If any of these atributes are absent, you would be much better off
to to use
> new Size-23 (or at least good (bipolar???!!!) Size-17 motors for
this
> application.
>
> Smaller "sheet-metal housing" steppers might do ONLY if your
mechanism is
> very precise, drag-free, and the pens you use glide like Teflon on
glass.
>
> Lotsa luck! (Save yourself some grief and buy some good new
bipolar motors
> and Gecko 210 drives! Something like this that "works first time"
will make
> it worth it after you watch it work for two minutes! I won't SAY
in writing
> what the effect of frustration of some kludge will be! BEEN
there, done
> that!
>
> Jan Rowland