Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rutgers!shelby!bu.edu!wuarchive!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!tut.cis.ohio-state.edu!dendrite.cis.ohio-state.edu!pollack From: pollack@dendrite.cis.ohio-state.edu (Jordan B Pollack) Newsgroups: trial.rec.metalworking Subject: inexpensive machineing Message-ID: Date: 7 Jan 91 18:25:55 GMT Sender: news@tut.cis.ohio-state.edu Reply-To: pollack@cis.ohio-state.edu Distribution: trial Organization: Ohio State Computer Science Lines: 29 In-reply-to: jones@pyrite.cs.uiowa.edu's message of 4 Jan 91 21:33:42 GMT FYI, Taig Tools (818 333 8812) advertises its 4" metal lathe, apparently without a motor, in Home Shop Machinist for $215, "many additional accessories available" And if someone would describe the operations and limitations of their unimat in greater detail, and the humor about accessories, I would appreciate it. Is is sort of like an HP printer without font cartridges, or a router without bits? Doug writes: >I'm interested in inexpensive ways of doing >relatively precise machining. An "Incrajig" ($35 at fine woodworking stores) on a drill press or even a bandsaw will allow very precise repeatable positioning. It just doesnt slide. Also, should we post rather than email to generate the bandwidth needed to remove "trial" status? -- Jordan Pollack Assistant Professor CIS Dept/OSU Laboratory for AI Research 2036 Neil Ave Email: pollack@cis.ohio-state.edu Columbus, OH 43210 Fax/Phone: (614) 292-4890