KenC
Fri 28 June 2013, 03:49
Hi Guys,
Sometime ago, Gerald called for a custom rail specifically for MechMate use, the though stuck in my head...
Lately, I got involved in work which requires some custom aluminum extrusion,
Got me thinking... (which is a bad bad thing...)
What if we extrude some 6061-T6 rail angle, anodize the damn thing, use plastic wheel (since there are more than a few reported success stories amongst some MechMaters)
While we are at it, mark out a groove for easier drilling job & fishing-line alignment trick...
BUT!!!! Tooling $$$
How nice if we can spread out the tooling cost...
Would anyone be interested? I need a poll of some sort before I could proceed
attached is a little something which I scribbled on the run.
Comment freely, I intend to do a Open Source project out of it
14038
Sometime ago, Gerald called for a custom rail specifically for MechMate use, the though stuck in my head...
Lately, I got involved in work which requires some custom aluminum extrusion,
Got me thinking... (which is a bad bad thing...)
What if we extrude some 6061-T6 rail angle, anodize the damn thing, use plastic wheel (since there are more than a few reported success stories amongst some MechMaters)
While we are at it, mark out a groove for easier drilling job & fishing-line alignment trick...
BUT!!!! Tooling $$$
How nice if we can spread out the tooling cost...
Would anyone be interested? I need a poll of some sort before I could proceed
attached is a little something which I scribbled on the run.
Comment freely, I intend to do a Open Source project out of it
14038