On 7 October 2017 at 18:33, Chris Albertson <albertson.ch...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Of course no one here worries about nanometers, but still those ideas > posted here about bolting > a milling machine column to a wall are exactly backwards. I think that depends on whether your interest is in isolating the machine from external forces or bracing the machine against internal (cutting) forces. Semiconductor fabs aren't swinging huge face-mills. -- atp "A motorcycle is a bicycle with a pandemonium attachment and is designed for the especial use of mechanical geniuses, daredevils and lunatics." — George Fitch, Atlanta Constitution Newspaper, 1916 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Check out the vibrant tech community on one of the world's most engaging tech sites, Slashdot.org! http://sdm.link/slashdot _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users