Re: aluminum Vee rails ?

Yes, this is the idea.
Any experience of how much strength this has ?

Also, it looks like a total patent violation of the Bishop Wisecarver stuff ?

IIRC, there was a guy selling exact duplicates of the BW stuff a few years ago. does not seem to be around anymore.

Dave

--- In CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@yahoogroups.com, "Tony Smith" <ajsmith1968@...> wrote:
>
> > I have seen the 80/20 extrusions that have the Vee rails as part of the
> extrusion.
> >
> > is using aluminum practical for this purpose ?
> >
> > Anyone know what the grade of aluminum might be ?
>
>
> You mean this: http://www.makerslide.com &
> http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/93832939/makerslide-open-source-linear-b
> earing-system/comments.
>
> Most of the 80/20 stuff seems to be 6105-T5, the slide would be the same.
>
> It's only meant for light duty stuff, lasers in the seller case or camera
> dollys etc. The seller makes plastic v-groove bearings to match (sleeves
> over normal bearings).
>
> The idea was to save people having to grind the Vs onto the end of flat
> plate, and then attach that to the beam. www.MechMate.com does the same
> thing in steel.
>
> The heavy promotion of 'open source' tag amuses me.
>
> Tony
>