[Boatanchors] Comarison?

[Carl]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Michael Tauson" <wh7hg.hi at gmail.com>
To: <boatanchors at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Saturday, December 19, 2009 4:30 AM
Subject: Re: [Boatanchors] Comarison?


> On Fri, Dec 18, 2009 at 1:11 PM, Carl <km1h at jeremy.mv.com> wrote:
>> Well, if you are building it yorself and without a machine/model shop 
>> handy
>> a few corners have to be cut.
>
> First off, I like your thinking.  Every step you mentioned is clear
> and makes sense - even to me.  I think I might have gone a slightly
> different path in a few cases but that's only because I'm thinking in
> terms of a CW/SSB/AFSK transceiver instead of a multimode receiver.
>
> Anyway, I have sitting behind me 4-1/2 watchmaker's lathes, a Taig
> lathe that doubles as a horizontal mill, a Unimat that, for the
> moment, is my vertical mill/drill press, a Clisby lathe and a Frei
> precision (watchmakers/jeweler's) drill press.  With that, I have the
> hand tools appropriate to the size implied by these machines.
>
> Assume you had that shop, what changes would you make?


Dont know, Im not a machinist. I own an old floor lathe but it doesnt lend 
itself to small projects well. My use for a vertical mill and similar lean 
to the automotive side of my interests. There I have plenty of friends to do 
the work.

IF I were to do complicated mechanical designs Id have to do it in AutoCad 
and then export to CNC controllers and let the machine shop take it from 
there. Ive plenty of industry experience in that area but not running the 
hardware which I still consider black magic. Id rather have the working end 
of a TIG in my hand.

Carl


>
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>
> Michael, WH7HG
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