Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Re: type of mill table slides?

Thanks Dave, for the reply, I was planning to mill and drill circuit boards
so I may have to shell out the bucks for real linear slides. I was just
curious as to what I was seeing in those pictures. Maybe Alan might notice
this thread and respond.
bill

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From: "turbulatordude" <dave_mucha@...>
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Subject: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Re: type of mill table slides?


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>> > They look like good quality drawer slides to me.
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>> Well, ok, but what are they? what brand and who makes them? Maybe
> home made,
>> from what I can see of them I can't figure out how they're constructed.
>> bill
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> LOWES has many drawer slides in different lenghts.
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> google cnc foamcutter and you should get a bunch of lists that talk
> about them to great extent. suppliers and all that.
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> They are low cost compared to real linear slides. In the photos, they
> look unsupported, but maybe Alan will enlighten us as to how he likes
> the machine ?
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> If you have a lightweigth application, they could work well. In my
> limited experiance, they are not precision so will wobble around a bit.
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> Dave
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