Thank you for the welcome. The mill is running now, but I have only made a few passes on aluminum and derilin so far.
I made a trip to see my dad and grandfather and got gifted with a ton of their old tools and tooling. Including a B&S micrometer, some old end mills, grandpa's old V-blocks and lots of stuff that I can't even ID yet.
I'm torn between kit CNC and home brew CNC. I am somewhat competent in electronics and software (what I did instead of become a tool and die maker like they all planned).
I have some crazy ideas I will be advancing for the groups critical evaluation - like; Why not make wheel micro controllers to replace the handwheels - leaving them in the same locations and move the motors back and away with 90 degree gears and short shafts?
Thank you all for the inspiration and the information!
-Yojinbo |