Originally Posted by ViperTX I agree with pminmo.....before we muddy up this site...perhaps we need separate threads...one for "hardware store design", 2nd for "gantry with rails"....you kinda have skill level categories....instead of requires 2hammers...we'll have have a machinist rating like "2 mills" with a 1 being the minimal amount of tools, 2 being need access to a mill, 3 being need access to mill & lathe.... |
I agree with both of you. The hardware store design is exactly that, with all parts coming out of the hardware store. I went back and re-read the posts, and I can't see where the conversation was diverging, and maybe it didn't. But your point is well taken.
We also have threads for a cheapcnc design and a mid level design. That's where it starts getting less clear. For a mid level machine, do you assume access to a mill and a lathe? I like the mill code you started up there... I would suggest the ratings 0 mills, 1 mill or 2 mills.
0 mills is just basic tools, 1 mill is access to at least 1 mill, and 2 mills is access to a mill and a lathe.
With that in mind, the cheapcnc, the 80/20 and the hardware store designs can all be 0 mill designs. The midrange machine can be a 1 mill design, where a person is using his entry level mill to create the masterpiece he really wanted in the first place!
Mike..