[Cialug] Free junk

[Nathan C. Smith]

My brother-in-law has built 2 CNC machines.  I haven't really gotten to watch them in action yet.  They look very cool. 

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> [mailto:cialug-bounces at cialug.org] On Behalf Of Matthew Nuzum
> Sent: Friday, May 01, 2009 10:05 AM
> To: Central Iowa Linux Users Group
> Subject: Re: [Cialug] Free junk
> 
> On Fri, May 1, 2009 at 10:02 AM, Dave J. Hala Jr. 
> <dave at 58ghz.net> wrote:
> > I had a similar printer at a previous job in the accounting 
> dept. It was
> > used to print payroll. It was smoking fast.  Its was in an 
> enclosure to
> > deaden the noise. It was so noisy that it shook the entire 
> enclosure.
> > The print head changed direction so violently that the entire table
> > "wiggled".
> >
> > It was kinda cool to watch -if you were wearing ear plugs. It was
> > amazing see tractor fed paper pulled through something so fast.
> >
> 
> If I had time and space I'd take it apart for the motors and slides.
> That'd get you at least half-way to a home built CNC machine.
> 
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