[CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Re: routers

HI Dave, list,

Will you be drilling that big a hole? I would have thought the opposite was
true! Drill presses can't take much lateral load, but mills are designed
for it.

1/8" aluminum shouldn't be too hard to route. I'd expect to be able to do
that (and more) with the small PCB router I've designed and am building.

I did just realize in reading other posts that I don't have enough room
under the bridge of my router for the rotary table. But maybe I can use it
a little; as it would be mounted as a 'C' (longways on the X axis).

Build a router with wood? Might be OK; I guess I'm just not into wood.
Some of this compressed stuff (MDF?) is great for sacrificial stock beneath
the stock I'm drilling. Might work for a vacuum table under PCBs too.

Alan KM6VV

> > Dave,
> >
> > THANK YOU for the reply.
> >
> > FWIW, the 1212 Wood Duck in MEDEX can MILL aluminum holes as is.
> > Drilling is harder, and requires more stiffness, at least for larger
> > holes.
>
>
> My need it to cut out shapes in 1/8" aluminum. and yes, drilling is
> much harder to do unless you have a lot of feedback and control.
> seems that a screw cranking down on a dull drill can exert a ton of
> force on a machine.
>
> Dave
>