Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Metal router?

If you want to consider an alternative to a router checkout this
page:

<http://www.bonnydoonengineering.com/learn/matrix/matrix00.shtml>

To keep the mail on topic maybe you could build a wire edm machine
to cut the dies.

Drew

> On Wed, 16 Mar 2005, 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
>>