Re: To Convert or not to convert- That is the question!

Dear eewhite,

> I am thinking of moving to Idaho in a few months. I am also an
> electronics technician by trade and I have a private
> pilot's liscense.

Idaho is a great state to live in. I lived there during the 90s and
loved the weather, the people and all of the out doors stuff I was
able to do there. I don't fly but I know of lots of air strips there
too.

> Question- What money making projects can a person find for a CNC
> project to make it pay for itself?

Answer - make stuff and then sell the stuff you make. A CNC can
machine wood, plastic, metal or modify already finished items. It
can engrave or do many other tricky things. Take a walk through the
mall and look at all the crap they have for sale there. One more
item, yours won't sink the ship. Find a niche and fill it. I heard
of one fellow who made money CNC carving figurines out of bars of
soap. You make it, somebody will buy it.

> Question- Does the conversion to CNC preclude the manual use of the
> milling machine?

It doesn't have to. Please take a look at my web site and see my
Mini-Mill and Mini-Lathe conversions. Both machines retain their
manual function and are also very useful CNCs. Yes these machines
are smaller than your machines however the principle still applies.

Ron Steele
http://www.stirlingsteele.com/millplans.html
http://www.stirlingsteele.com/latheplans.html


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--- In CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@yahoogroups.com, "eewhite42000"
<eewhite4@k...> wrote:

>
>
> I am a newbie to the group, but I have considerable machining

skills

> in the manual hand cranked world. I also have a Clausing mill

(about

> 1/2 size of a bridgeport) a surplus DRO head (very old) Accurite

but

> no scales for it, and a 9 inch Southbend Lathe. I live in

KansasCity

> right now, but am thinking of moving to Idaho in a few months. I am
> also an electronics technician by trade and I have a private

pilot's

> liscense.
>
> Question- does anyone have any scales for the Accurite for sale?
>
> Question- What money making projects can a person find for a CNC
> project to make it pay for itself?
>
> Question- Does the conversion to CNC preclude the manual use of the
> milling machine?
>
> Thanks in advance