Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] newbie with compabilty questions and one or two stupid questions?

Eddie,

You may want to look at my web page www.campbelldesigns.com and contact me
off line. On my web page, I have a lot of the information that you are
looking for. I also have some THK rails for the Z axis at a good price in
addition to several triple stack size 23 stepper motors.

Bob Campbell

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From: "eddiebreakerbox" <eddie@...>
To: <CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Friday, May 09, 2003 5:56 PM
Subject: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] newbie with compabilty questions and one or two
stupid questions?


> Hi everyone
> got couple questions (sorry for the studpidity level)
> I wanna build a cnc milling machine (24x12x8or 12) for mostly making
> r/c boat hulls from foam and cutting balsa ( and later on I want to
> take it with me to the the transportation design school if I ever can
> get into one or have money to pay for it:) for making prototypes out
> of foam balsa and aluminum I dont know if I should buy a sherlin
> milling machine with cnc setup ( too small work space but probbaly be
> more accurate then the i can build plus it will give some experience
> altough i did use a milling machine at college for my design
> projects) here comes the questions!
>
> My setup is going to be rhino3d (have been using it for a while) and
> I got a good deal on desk proto too, which seems easy enough for me
> to understand. The part that i wonder is, will i be able to use
> deskproto with all the cheaper ( i am a student and a broke one
> too ) 3 axis boards out there (xylotex.com) (pmdx.com) (or else)
> can someone steer me to right direction with these boards? and whats
> the gecko drives? do i need the gecko drives for these boards to work
> with Stepper motors or do i need to get the gecko drive? are there
> any other options/boards out there?
>
> I have been reseaching about home cnc for a while on the net and
> prices for parts vary greatly from page to page.
>
> If i build my own machine with aluminum extrusion parts ( 8020.net)
> would the nema 23 motors handle the weight?
> the dimensions i am thinking about are 24x12x8 but it really depends
> on the screw and the linear rails that are affordable second
> hand/ebay.
>
>
> the hard part seems to be mounting the rails screws and the motor to
> the aluminums extrusions since I have no tools except a drill (dremel
> is on its way).. but hey, I live in an apartment ( which makes me
> think maybe i should get quieter sherline mill)
>
> Is there some other reading on the web I can do ( altough think I
> read most of eveything thats out there) sorry fir the amount of
> questions BTW,
> thanks
> eddie
>
>
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