Ultamate resource chalange
I have been a member for only a couple of weeks, and let me tell ya, If my MBA was this informative I would be running the NYSE and Grasso would be working for me.
Now I have come to the conclusion that building qa nice router table is merely a matter of a few things
1) a nice supply of metal
2) the obvious steeper motor, spare pc, controllers, lead screws, bla, bla, bla.
I in no way am trying to trivialize the fantastic work I have been seeing from many of you miracle workers out there (rmtucker’s recent barrage of excellent photos comes to mind……quite impressive Mark).
I think the next step for me is to pose the question to all fellow enthusiasts. Where do each and every one of you recommend getting “ALL” of the necessary parts…if each of you recommend a part and a distributor, I will combine all of the data into a spreadsheet and post the results with Number of votes, prices, part numbers and what ever other information I can gather. Now we have to be careful here. Rmtucker is an example of a supplier that would not really qualify…he gets the work done where he works (great for you Mark, but…well you get the point). I don’t think I can just stop by and ask to use his boss’s milling equipment. Or “I got mine on e-bay”, that won’t qualify either…hardly a source that one can count on turning to (as a rule of thumb). So let’s here it guys (and gals) “I got My widget at Spacely Sprockets for $100 bucks” and 2 Cogs from, you guessed it “Cogswell Cogs for a grand total of $12.50 bucks
The challenge is on. I’ll tabulate all data I get. I’ll even (if you supply the web address) try to supply current prices and part numbers for all current and future CNCZONE members.
John Cameron