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

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From: "Alan Marconett" <KM6VV@...>
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Sent: Sunday, July 30, 2006 4:48 PM
Subject: Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Re: type of mill table slides?


> Hi Bill, Dave,
>
> I never had my hands on the machine! At the time, I believe I was
> assisting someone else in tracking down information on the router for
> someone, I can't recall. I posted the pix for one who could not. email
> messages around the posting date might be useful.
>
> Dave's observations are quite accurate. The slides are standard
> "rack-mount" stock. I believe they WERE supported at each end. Easy,
> as there are tabs on the slides for use in rack mounting of equipment.
> Check for rack mount suppliers, or surplus sources.
>
> The article was well done as I recall, and appropriate for the light
> duty job (was it PCB drilling?) outlined in Dan's article.
>
> Alan KM6VV
>
> turbulatordude wrote:
>>>>They look like good quality drawer slides to me.
>>
>>
>>
>>>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.
>>
>> google cnc foamcutter and you should get a bunch of lists that talk
>> about them to great extent. suppliers and all that.
>>
>> 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 ?
>>
>> If you have a lightweigth application, they could work well. In my
>> limited experiance, they are not precision so will wobble around a bit.
>>
>> Dave
>>
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