Home machining

Can anyone recommend a good forum for home machine work? Not the news
group, that's a madhouse...

Tony

Anthony W wrote:
Can anyone recommend a good forum for home machine work? Not the news
group, that's a madhouse...

Tony

If you want a place with good customer support try:
http://littlemachineshop.com/

The people there always answer my questions about how to do things
and the make suggestions for trouble I get myself into.

Dan, U.S. Air Force, retired

Anthony W wrote:
Can anyone recommend a good forum for home machine work? Not the news
group, that's a madhouse...

Tony

The Home Machinist
http://www.chaski.org/homemachinist/

The Home Shop Machinist & Machinist's Workshop BBS
http://bbs.homeshopmachinist.net/


If you have some metalworking or machining experience this group has the
most expertise. They do not tolerate well inane questions from wannabes.
A wealth of knowledge can be gained by, even, lurking here.

Practical Machinist
http://www.practicalmachinist.com/vb/

Thanx guys I have book marked those pages.

Tony

"R" wrote in message
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Anthony W wrote:
Can anyone recommend a good forum for home machine work? Not the news
group, that's a madhouse...

Tony

The Home Machinist
http://www.chaski.org/homemachinist/

The Home Shop Machinist & Machinist's Workshop BBS
http://bbs.homeshopmachinist.net/


If you have some metalworking or machining experience this group has the
most expertise. They do not tolerate well inane questions from wannabes. A
wealth of knowledge can be gained by, even, lurking here.

Practical Machinist
http://www.practicalmachinist.com/vb/

Thank you a bunch. The Practical Machinist is just what I've been looking
for...

Stu Fields Safari helicopter and now a Helicycle

"R" wrote in message
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Anthony W wrote:
Can anyone recommend a good forum for home machine work? Not the news
group, that's a madhouse...

Tony

The Home Machinist
http://www.chaski.org/homemachinist/

The Home Shop Machinist & Machinist's Workshop BBS
http://bbs.homeshopmachinist.net/


If you have some metalworking or machining experience this group has the
most expertise. They do not tolerate well inane questions from wannabes. A
wealth of knowledge can be gained by, even, lurking here.

Practical Machinist
http://www.practicalmachinist.com/vb/

Looking at this thread makes me just a little curious whether the
relationship of cost and capability may have brought the CNC routing/milling
process to make precision foam cores--such as used in the Vari-Eze and its
derivatives--within reasonable reach of the home builder. The hot wire
method worked reasonably well in its day; but was limited to certain types
of foam and also resulted in a slight sag in the shape of the resulting
parts.

Of course, I have kept a list of the above forum locations; and I am curious
if anyone happens to know the present cost of setting up that sort of CNC
system for the cores in something like a Vari-Eze.

Peter

Peter Dohm wrote:
"R" wrote in message
...
Anthony W wrote:
Can anyone recommend a good forum for home machine work? Not the news
group, that's a madhouse...

Tony
The Home Machinist
http://www.chaski.org/homemachinist/

The Home Shop Machinist & Machinist's Workshop BBS
http://bbs.homeshopmachinist.net/


If you have some metalworking or machining experience this group has the
most expertise. They do not tolerate well inane questions from wannabes. A
wealth of knowledge can be gained by, even, lurking here.

Practical Machinist
http://www.practicalmachinist.com/vb/

Looking at this thread makes me just a little curious whether the
relationship of cost and capability may have brought the CNC routing/milling
process to make precision foam cores--such as used in the Vari-Eze and its
derivatives--within reasonable reach of the home builder. The hot wire
method worked reasonably well in its day; but was limited to certain types
of foam and also resulted in a slight sag in the shape of the resulting
parts.

Of course, I have kept a list of the above forum locations; and I am curious
if anyone happens to know the present cost of setting up that sort of CNC
system for the cores in something like a Vari-Eze.

Peter


I would imagine it's a matter of scale. In theory it would be
possible, I have seen kits for 2 dimensional systems for using
oxy-acetylene torches to cut sheet metal and a home PC. I wonder if such
a sytem could be modified to 3 dimensions. Rigidity of the machinery
would require a rather massive frame. One additional consideration would
be dust collection.

I wonder if the system could also be used to finish the part after
layup.

A creative mind would be able make some amazing shapes.

Dan, U.S. Air Force, retired

"Dan" wrote in message
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Peter Dohm wrote:
"R" wrote in message
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Anthony W wrote:
Can anyone recommend a good forum for home machine work? Not the news
group, that's a madhouse...

Tony
The Home Machinist
http://www.chaski.org/homemachinist/

The Home Shop Machinist & Machinist's Workshop BBS
http://bbs.homeshopmachinist.net/


If you have some metalworking or machining experience this group has the
most expertise. They do not tolerate well inane questions from wannabes.
A wealth of knowledge can be gained by, even, lurking here.

Practical Machinist
http://www.practicalmachinist.com/vb/

Looking at this thread makes me just a little curious whether the
relationship of cost and capability may have brought the CNC
routing/milling process to make precision foam cores--such as used in the
Vari-Eze and its derivatives--within reasonable reach of the home
builder. The hot wire method worked reasonably well in its day; but was
limited to certain types of foam and also resulted in a slight sag in the
shape of the resulting parts.

Of course, I have kept a list of the above forum locations; and I am
curious if anyone happens to know the present cost of setting up that
sort of CNC system for the cores in something like a Vari-Eze.

Peter


I would imagine it's a matter of scale. In theory it would be possible,
I have seen kits for 2 dimensional systems for using oxy-acetylene torches
to cut sheet metal and a home PC. I wonder if such a sytem could be
modified to 3 dimensions. Rigidity of the machinery would require a rather
massive frame. One additional consideration would be dust collection.

I wonder if the system could also be used to finish the part after
layup.

A creative mind would be able make some amazing shapes.

Dan, U.S. Air Force, retired

Here is a starting point :-)

http://www.instructables.com/id/How-...-Cheaply-and-/

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Christ." Gandhi

Peter Dohm wrote:
Of course, I have kept a list of the above forum locations; and I am curious
if anyone happens to know the present cost of setting up that sort of CNC
system for the cores in something like a Vari-Eze.

Peter
Along with Practical Machinist's, and Chaski's Home Machinist, CNC
sections, add for homebrew CNC:
CNCzone.com
http://www.cnczone.com/
A group to monitor, if you are interested in developing a homebrew CNC
machine to mill or cut out your next skychaser.
The cost depends on your own vision of the machine, the task, and your
expected production.

R wrote:
add for homebrew CNC:
CNCzone.com
http://www.cnczone.com/
OOPs!
link direct to the forums page:
http://www.cnczone.com/forums/index.php

Homebrew CNC machine's costs are determined by how good you can scrounge.