[chbot] Useless...

[Chris Hellyar]

Hi...

My current 'junk box' router is small enough to lug around.  It's two 
PC's  plus the router.  (one has the stepper driver & power supply in a 
PC case).

It's only got a cutting area of 150x200x80mm or there about's and is 
made from old printer bits, MDF and alloy extrusion. It's heavy but not 
difficult to move.  If the meetings are not upstairs I could lug it 
along with some software to demo the design to cut process for anyone 
not familiar with how the CAD/CAM/CNC world works.

It's a very enticing area of technology to get into, but once you get 
off the 'hobby' level hardware wise it quickly becomes an issue best 
discussed with your bank manager.  I'm currently planning a new machine 
and the cost estimates are getting a bit scary.. ;-(

Cheers, Chris H.

On 29/06/11 22:18, Richard Jones wrote:
> Thanks Chris,
>
> Awesome box, thanks for posting the link to us. Liked the work on the 
> router too. Would the cnc gear be portable enough to bring in to show 
> at a meeting? Or could some of us come over for a visit to see how it 
> all goes together?
> I still have your box of stepper motors if anyone wants to start a 
> small project.
>
> Richard
>
> On Wed, Jun 29, 2011 at 5:00 PM, Chris Hellyar <chris at trash.co.nz 
> <mailto:chris at trash.co.nz>> wrote:
>
>     Useless machine that is...
>
>     Just a bit of trivia really, I made a 'Worlds most useless machine' a
>     couple of days ago.
>
>     http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t20yWzsajIM
>
>     Not claiming originality or anything, but as a concept they always
>     tickle my fancy. :-).
>
>     Cheers, Chris H.
>
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