If you have a 12' machine, you would need to get on your knees to see the bottom, and you would need a ladder to see the top. How's that for a problem? :-)
-Tim ----- Original Message ----- From: "curt george" <curtgeo...@wowway.com> To: <legacy-ornamental-mills@googlegroups.com> Sent: Thursday, January 12, 2012 1:43 PM Subject: Re: Furniture Maker Who Hoisting of Mills out of Way when not Using > Hello Andy Here is an idea that Ive been thinking about for a while now. > If you are thinking of making your own machine, conceder this idea. > Instead of making the unit Horizontal (like everyone has.) why not think > Vertical? > It would make a smaller foot print. (if you have the proper ceiling height.) > I dont for-see many problems with this idea. But I look at it this way,Why > not let Graverty be your friend here? ;-) > Think about it. > And let me know what you think. > C.A.G. > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Andy" <atmarti...@gmail.com> > To: "Legacy Ornamental Mills" <legacy-ornamental-mills@googlegroups.com> > Sent: Thursday, January 12, 2012 12:30 PM > Subject: Re: Furniture Maker Who Hoisting of Mills out of Way when not Using > > > >I think the cost is relative to the goal you are trying to accomplish. > > The desire for a custom machine capable of everything the legacy has > > (while keeping the accuracy an fidelity) for a few hundred bucks > > sounds like the holy grail. The 80/20 P/N 1515 (square t-slot rail) is > > $0.53/inch and the doubled up 1530 rail is $0.93/inch (a quarter to > > half the cost of the legacy rail). If you're going to traverse over a > > 10 or 12 foot span, doing so with a plastic bushing such as what the > > legacy has, sounds like your asking for pain. I would assume anyone > > stretching their machine would also invest in an equivalent length of > > ACME threaded rod. Nook Industries sells linear ball screw nuts for > > acme threaded rod. They don't report the price on their website but i > > would expect to pay anywhere from 100-250 for one depending on the > > precision -which is probably the amount of money you would save in > > buying the 80/20 rail. Remember this is only the nut, not the screw > > itself. > > > > Amazon has linear bearings starting at 10 bucks for the back side if > > there are binding problems. You'd have to check a local metal stock > > yard for a high polished or nickel plated 4130 cold-rolled steel for > > the linear bearing to ride on. I have access to a metal scrap yard > > that has lots of random lengths of stuff like that. All steel (not > > including stainless) is sold for $0.30/lb this includes acme screws > > which i have seen there. If you live in utah, the place is called NPS. > > Those that don't live in utah...this could be costly if you have to go > > to a yard. Another, cheaper option would be making your own using > > standard 3/4" or 1" black iron pipe. Remember, this is garage > > engineering, not industry standard precision. > > > > Good call on the 80/20 linear ball bearing kit Tim! That looks like it > > would probably add another $100 and you would avoid the headaches of > > trying to make your own (worth it in my option). The kit itself is > > about 60 for the 15 series 80/20 but I'm sure there would be other > > parts needed. > > > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > > "Legacy Ornamental Mills" group. > > To post to this group, send email to > > legacy-ornamental-mills@googlegroups.com. > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > legacy-ornamental-mills+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > > For more options, visit this group at > > http://groups.google.com/group/legacy-ornamental-mills?hl=en. > > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Legacy Ornamental Mills" group. > To post to this group, send email to legacy-ornamental-mills@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to legacy-ornamental-mills+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/legacy-ornamental-mills?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Legacy Ornamental Mills" group. To post to this group, send email to legacy-ornamental-mills@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to legacy-ornamental-mills+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/legacy-ornamental-mills?hl=en.
