RE: cheap bare-bones CNC machine available

> -----Original Message-----
> From: piclist-bounces@...
> [mailto:piclist-bounces@...] On Behalf Of James Newton
> Sent: Friday, December 14, 2007 8:51 PM
> To: 'Microcontroller discussion list - Public.'
> Subject: RE: [EE]: cheap bare-bones CNC machine available
>
> How does one get ahold of this guy? His web page lists
> nothing more than
> pictures, a video, and a link to a support group...
>
> No email, no price list, no order form, no contact us, no...
> how did you buy
> yours?
>
> --
> James.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: piclist-bounces@...
> [mailto:piclist-bounces@...] On Behalf Of
> Dwayne Reid
> Sent: Thursday, December 13, 2007 10:29
> To: pic microcontroller discussion list
> Subject: [EE]: cheap bare-bones CNC machine available
>
> Good day to all.
>
> John Hansford is building inexpensive CNC machines from MDF.  The
> difference between his machines and the other inexpensive machines
> that I've looked at is that he uses high quality parts where it
> matters: the lead screws, lead-screw nuts, shafts, bushings.  None of
> this ready-rod (all-thread) or skate-board bearings riding on
> electrical conduit stuff here - its proper Acme thread screws
> and polished
> rod.
>
> He's selling off some of his early prototypes for not much more than
> the cost of those expensive components.
>
> You get the bare machine (you paint it yourself) but NO motors, NO
> electronics.  Everything is MDF except the Z-axis.  That's been made
> from a casting resin, then machined to final tolerances.
>
> As the saying goes: a picture is worth a thousand words.  Here's a
> bunch of pictures:
> <http://www.fireballcnc.com/clearance001/>
>
> What you see there will cost you US $200 plus shipping.
>
> I'd take it, except that I've already purchased one of these and have
> another on reserve.
>
> I'm VERY impressed with the machine that I received.  It went
> together in about an hour (including mounting my motors) and seems to
> be tight and accurate.
>
> Haven't spun it up yet (lack of time) but hopefully tonight.
>
> dwayne
>
>
> <forwarded message from John follows>
>
>
> >The one here is still available....
> >
> >http://www.fireballcnc.com/clearance001/
> >
> >I'll take it apart tonight and "dress it up"
> >for ebay if no ones interested.
> >
> >If you want to do PCB milling, this is as
> >good a machine as any other. The odd pale
> >orange Z axis color is from an experiment
> >in dying the plastic. It was for an orange
> >and silver machine.
> >
> >I can't make promises of how fine a trace
> >could be milled, but It'd certainly make
> >highly useful boards with practice and good
> >cutting bits...;)
> >
> >Why would anyone need more than 1 machine?
> >Well for me, resetting the Z height and doing
> >tool changes is a PITA. It's just easier with
> >a second machine....though the electronics,
> >motors..etc, are another expense....;)
> >
> >I just wanted to double check with you all
> >before I put it in ebay!
> >
> >Thanks!
> >John
>
>
> --
> Dwayne Reid   <dwayner@...>
> Trinity Electronics Systems Ltd    Edmonton, AB, CANADA
> (780) 489-3199 voice          (780) 487-6397 fax
> www.trinity-electronics.com
> Custom Electronics Design and Manufacturing
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