On Thu, 12 Feb 2015, John Alexander Stewart wrote: > Dave - > > Thought about doing that, then thought "why bother?" it's a half-solution, > why not go the whole way and actually have a machine that can cut tapers, > threads, contours, etc... > > (I measured up one of my lathes for a fellow called Graham Meek, who > publishes designs for (amongst other things) a threading gizmo clutch > thing. Beautiful work, intelligent designer. But, the lathe that I measured > was apart because it's slowly getting CNC'd - easier and more flexible than > the mechanical solution) >
I think it would be a fun detour on the road to full cnc and for me learning and fun is what it is about. I have many do-dads lying on a shelf that have no practical use but gave me a lot of pleasure to build. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Dive into the World of Parallel Programming. The Go Parallel Website, sponsored by Intel and developed in partnership with Slashdot Media, is your hub for all things parallel software development, from weekly thought leadership blogs to news, videos, case studies, tutorials and more. Take a look and join the conversation now. http://goparallel.sourceforge.net/ _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
