Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] jeffe's CNC EMC plunge

Hi, sounds like you will be on a learning mission very worth doing. its the
best "cheap" way to learn without destroying very much money. one of the
guys who started that way used his old simple machines to do things to get
his children interested. cul brian f.

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From: "jlsmith269" <jlsmith269@...>
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Sent: Friday, January 09, 2004 6:34 PM
Subject: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] jeffe's CNC EMC plunge


> Okay,
> Here's "the plan"
>
> I have sent funds off to www.crankorgan.com for John's "the brute" a
> small self built CNC mill, "the pooka" a small 4th axis, and his "the
> piker" driver.
>
> I am going to first build the piker, and place into an old compaq rack
> mount chassis to test the motors
>
> then i'll build the brute (with a roto zip) to make my brackets and
> frames (out of alum) with a 1/8" carbide mill, to mount on my frejoth
> lathe, that will become CNC (i am getting one with ruined threading
> gears, why not?)
>
> If possible, I'll use the pooka 4th axis for making a model for a
> bridgeport gear... see, they make a speed gear for the "off" sides of
> BPs, that i may want to copy... besides, 4th axis is cool.
>
> After I have the lathe CNC'ed, and the brute running, i'll get very
> serious about retrofiting a series II BP with boss controls...
>
> I already have the g9729 largish lathe/mill/drill from grizzly to help
> me out along the way, and a radial drill press to help some of the
> "interesting" drills and taps on the frejoth.
>
> should take me 4 to 6 months to be done with the brute, piker, and
> lathe... then I can "worry" about the BP...
>
> what do ya think? and I don't think it'll cost a ton to do, until I
> start buying geckos
>
> jeffe
>
>
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