replication, or big machines from small ones was Re: Soliciting Feedback:OS

--- In CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@yahoogroups.com, "ballendo" <ballendo@...> wrote:

> There are even commercially available "sled" type indexing tables to
> do this type of work more easily... And again, to bring this on
> topic, such sleds and indexing techniques are VERY much used and
> useful for folks with hobby CNC machines; whether router or mill.

http://www.indoor.flyer.co.uk/spitmill.htm

oh yes.

> You can most certainly set up a BP to make the necessary cuts to
> replicate its table; then you'll hand scrape the ways to complete
>the task(as was done on the original!)

Hand scraping is a seperate operation not done on the mill so strictly
its not allowed.

A lot of the other things you are talking about need tooling that
itself also needs to be made and may need further tooling, I can
certainly see where Marris was coming from.

Graham