if CNCzone came out with a online magazine every 3 months that was all about CNC machining. It would include reviews of software, product anounncments and how to articles?

It would be great!!!!
Good idea Boss


Klox

Sounds great to me as well.

I would be interested, just make it for both hobbiest (me) and real machinest (not me)!!

I'd bite on that one.:D

It does sound good, but what about adding a website to the forums? I guess that would be a lot of work/expense though.

Absolutely... Would be a grand thing to have.

Seems like most professional references and wares in the CNC/Machining world requires the reader to invest money (Usually obscene amounts). It'd be nice to have a advertiser supported E-zine that can be a trusted reference.

Anything that fuels the Hobbist base will cause prices of software and Parts to reduce to nominal levels. With what we've got now a servo system can be done for about $1000 now which is probably about half of what could be done a year ago. for example: If the hobbiest community can double or triple over the next year then there will be a source that will introduce a source for servos and controllers that will bring that down even further into grasp of the home builder. Maybe even Linear slides and ballscrews will come down to reality. Things are different to a supplier when their customer is no longer industry and becomes the home consumer. Retail goes out the door and competiton comes into play and the guy with the best + lowest cost solution wins.

User contributed projects would be a nice feature to have in there also. With complete plans available in DXF format for additional $. to further support the costs.

I like it.

Eric

Any writers onboard, that want to submit a article? email me
paul@cnczone.com

Yeah, this shounds awesome! Great idea!!

Yeah...go for it! ;)

I'd like to do an article.
What kind of time frame are we looking at?
Are we just in the thought process still?
Let me know for sure

PEACE:D

I'd like to do an article.
What kind of time frame are we looking at?
Are we just in the thought process still?
Let me know for sure


Yeah, what he said.

'Rekd teh Screw this, I'm only working 13 hrs today!

OK here is what I'm think-

1) the online mag will be posted very 3 month's so that's 4 issues

2) it will be a HTML format with pics etc

3) i would need all article, news items etc 3 weeks before publication

4) I need a proof reader, because my spelling a grammer sucks

5) I would need a couple other people to help with the layout and logo's needed etc

Any more ideas, post them here ?

my spelling a grammer sucks

*and

:D

When do you plan the first publication?

'Rekd teh Did I say 13 hrs? Hrm... that was like 3 hrs ago and I'm still here!

Paul:
I can edit an article or two. I was an author and the editor/publisher of "The Robot Builder" for 3 years. TRB was a monthly newsletter put out by the Robotics Society of Southern California (RSSC).
The group is still active :) , but the newsletter has died :frown: .

robotic regards,

Tom

Originally posted by ToyMaker
Paul:
I can edit an article or two. I was an author and the editor/publisher of "The Robot Builder" for 3 years. TRB was a monthly newletter put out by the Robotics Society of Southern California (RSSC).
The group is still active :) , but the newsletter has died :frown: .

robotic regards,

Tom

Great I will contact you when we have som articles ready to be proofed.

OK I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE A THE CNCZONE MAG OUT FOR SEPTEMBER 1ST 2003 THAN 3 MONTH'S AFTER THAT.

So get writing, It can be a review, how-to, or anyother cnc related
topic. Email your writtings to paul@cnczone.com

Thank You

Love that quick costume change!!:p :p
The many faces of toy maker.

PEACE:D

Hey, boss, should we post somewhere what people are going to be writing about? Mostly so we dont get 2 peeps writing on the same subject at the same time.

'Rekd teh literate

Love that quick costume change!! :p :p
The many faces of toy maker.


yeah, me an' Bela Lugosi :bat:

robotic regards,

Tom

Excellent Idea to have a Online Magazine.

smabhyan

I'm looking into software, that will allow people to write a article right online. Along with news/ and picture gallerys.

I can help out with the layout.

I know HTML and would gladly help put the magazine together.

If you want to get ahold of me please feel free to email @ christellers@eschelon.com

Thanks

I am doing a stepper tutorial article.....

Eric

Do you guy's like what I have, for doing the online articles??

Originally posted by MachineSMM
I can help out with the layout.

I know HTML and would gladly help put the magazine together.

If you want to get ahold of me please feel free to email @ christellers@eschelon.com

Thanks

I made need your help, the article section now can handle HTML

Let me know

I should be able to put it together.

Just email me.

Yep,

Only too happy to help!

As "YODA" would say: "A POSITIVE THING, BE THIS WOULD"

Boss Man, I think the new article section, "MUCH BETTER, BE THIS SAY I"

Kook

I would be glad to throw in a helpful hand with:

4) I need a proof reader, because my spelling a grammer sucks

hehehehe

I may not have the online experience/credentials that I have seen offered herein, but I would say that I have written more than my share of business plans and divorce court filings that I have been told were excellently done.

I especially appreciate all this forum offers in the way of help to newbies like myself, and would be more than happy to give back what little I can offer.

Charles

Paul,

Are we still doing the e-magazine? Or are we sticking with the technical articles thing, or both?

Eric

I'd like to do the tech articles for now and once I get a good base of them and we have regular contributor’s we can produce or combine what has been written into a mag.