The Home Machinist!

Pictures of the real thing. I have more pictures if anyone needs them.

Tim

This one is nice too.

http://www.chaski.org/homemachinist/vie ... highlight=

Hi Bill

Let me take it one step at a time.

Software

Cad to do the drawing.

Cam to convert the drawing.

Communications software to talk to the motor drivers. (black box)

These could be 3 separate programs or all bundled into one.

Correct?

Tim

I know nothing about CNC and need an explanation on it. Are the following steps correct or am I making it to complicated. First: you need a CAD program to make a drawing. Any CAD program that can export a DXF file will work. Correct? Second: you need a CAM program to convert the CAD drawing into G c...

Hi Bill I do not need anything done right now. But I will not bad mouth CNC because I know at some point it will save me a lot of time. I have one son studying engineering in collage, that is taking some of the original locomotive drawings I have and putting them into one of them fancy 3D CAD drawin...

Hi Bill

If I would go into to a machine shop how much would it cost for 8 hours (2 hours x 4 spreaders) of WEDM?

Just something I would like to know.

Thanks

Tim

Hi Hans

How did you make the upper and lower spreader for the lead truck? It looks like it is machined instead of bent from flat stock.

Tim

Do to the fact that Largo is not holding a winter meet this coming February, I was wondering if any of the suppliers that usably attended there in years past are planning on being at any of the other tracks in Florida?

Hi Marty

I will check into it. How many are in your group?

Tim

Hi Marty

The closest track to Lakeland is the Ridge Live Steamers.

Tim

Thank

I hope to see you there.

Tim

Hi

Is there anything going on around Houston the weekend of Oct 20-21? I will be out at school and will have the weekend off.

Thanks

Tim