Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Re: Total Novice - Not a Clue

In the UK the choice is severly limited BUT, Simplycnc are very helpful try
this link

http://www.simplycnc.com/index.html


Nick

----- Original Message -----
From: "Jerry Steel" <jerrysteel@...>
To: <CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Sunday, March 21, 2004 10:02 PM
Subject: RE: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Re: Total Novice - Not a Clue


>
> Thanks for all the help & suggestions.
>
> One thing I should have mentioned...I'm in the UK...Anyone know any
> suppliers over here ?
>
> Thanks
>
> Jerry
>
>
> >--- In CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@yahoogroups.com, "jerrysteel2000"
<jerrysteel@h...>
> >wrote:
> > > Hi Guys...
> > >
> > > I know nothing at all about CNC and before I start finding out more
> > > and lusting after a system, I've got a question...Whats it going to
> > > cost ?
> >
> >
> >I have $2100 in my 4 axis router table. I bought the drives from Gecko,
> >breakout
> >board from Bob Campbell, motors from Sanyo and power supply from
> >Transformer
> >Technologies. All of this was plug and play. Just follow the directions
> >and it should
> >work right out of the box. I was cutting parts the same day I first
> >flipped the power
> >switch. The computer is an older 550MHZ box that I retired from the
> >office. I built
> >everything else from raw materias in my shop.
> >
> >Well almost everything. I'm using a Porter Cable router and an indexing
> >head as a 4th
> >axis.
> >
> >I figure I could do a milling machine for less providing I didn't have to
> >rebuild the
> >machine first. I've always got my eyes open for a cheap manual
Bridgeport.
> >
> >I use this machine for production work, so reliability is very important.
> >I've had little
> >issues, but nothing that stopped a job from going out the door on time.
To
> >everyones surprise, even mine to a degree, this machine has been very
> >reliable.
> >Anything that does go wrong can be fixed by me... many times with the
> >assistance of
> >the group.... instead of paying a tech to fly in from Japan...or where
> >ever.
> >
> >Ross
> >
> >
> >
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