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Hi...<br>
<br>
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).<br>
<br>
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.<br>
<br>
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.. ;-(<br>
<br>
Cheers, Chris H.<br>
<br>
On 29/06/11 22:18, Richard Jones wrote:
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cite="mid:BANLkTinAcx620OcwU6NYC+cFG33SA72ioQ@mail.gmail.com"
type="cite">Thanks Chris, <br>
<br>
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?<br>
I still have your box of stepper motors if anyone wants to start a
small project.<br>
<br>
Richard<br>
<br>
<div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Jun 29, 2011 at 5:00 PM, Chris
Hellyar <span dir="ltr"><<a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="mailto:chris@trash.co.nz">chris@trash.co.nz</a>></span>
wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt
0.8ex; border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204);
padding-left: 1ex;">Useless machine that is...<br>
<br>
Just a bit of trivia really, I made a 'Worlds most useless
machine' a<br>
couple of days ago.<br>
<br>
<a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t20yWzsajIM"
target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t20yWzsajIM</a><br>
<br>
Not claiming originality or anything, but as a concept they
always<br>
tickle my fancy. :-).<br>
<br>
Cheers, Chris H.<br>
<br>
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