RE: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Metal router?

Les, Hi

Fortunately, accuracy is not a massive concern here, as all the plating is
only used decoratively. It's for goth/metaller/alternative jewellery: ie>
plating on wrist-bands and leather collars (skulls/ankhs that sort of
thing). So sub-micron accuracy would go unnapreciated.

I think we can spend around $1000-2000.. Which kind of limits putting a
laser/waterjet/or plasma cutter on it, unless someone can find me a waay
cheap metal-cutting laser and lens. Plasma is out of the question as the
edges would take too long to clean-up. I have an old Sherline head belted up
at 10,000RPM I may just put in for her, but I was wondering if anyone had
workable suggestions on some type of spindle for this thing/or cooling?

Thanks again!
~Abby



-----Original Message-----
From: Les Newell [mailto:lesnewell@...]
Sent: 16 March 2005 20:08
To: CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Metal router?



How accurate to the parts need to be? To be honest this sounds like
laser or plasma cutter territory. 0.5mm S/S would be a complete
nightmare to machine.

Les

Abby Katt wrote:

>I'm trying to zealotishly convert a friend of mine to CNC - at the
>moment her small business if paying a fortune to have stuff cut at the
>factory, who tend to treat her small-demand jobs as really low
>priority.
>
>
>Deciding "Hey! I can do this! I can help you!" I may be looking to
>build something similar to a high-speed router for her.. But there is
>one little
>problem: it's for thin sheet metal (~0.5mm), not wood.
>
>But what can you use to reliably cut thin sheet metal at a high rate
>CNCwise? Pneumatic die grinder? A wood router with lots of cooling and
>TCT bits?
>
>It needs to be a big machine, to take the stainless steel/ali sheets
>(4x3ft) direct as they come from the factory. I was wondering if anyone
>has any pics up of a machine of theirs that does this sort of thing
>already? All the routers I've ever seen are wood-eaters only...
>
>Any suggestions would be great
>Thanks again for the help!
>~Abby
>
>

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