Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Basic questions

Thanks to all for the very helpful information. I am now looking at the zenbot system. It looks pretty good to me a very good value.

--Gordon

On Jan 2, 2012, at 6:11 PM, Jack wrote:

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> --- In CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@yahoogroups.com, "David G. LeVine" <dlevine@...>
> wrote:
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> > On 01/02/2012 02:23 PM, Gordon Anderson wrote:
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> > For light and thin stock, double sided "turner's" or "carpet" tape is
> > often used, with vacuum being another good choice for non-tabbed parts
> > which are big enough that the forces make sense. If the parts are
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> The issues I see with carpet tape is removing fragile wood parts,
> especially balsa and the tape leaving a residue if they could be
> removed. I have used carpet tape with brass sheet with great success
> but I don't think it will work well with balsa. I know the fragile
> parts I make from basswood wouldn't take being ripped off carpet tape.
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> I guess I also don't understand what the difficulty is with using a jpeg
> of the drawing for a bitmap back ground?
>
> Jack
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