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From the CNC Page
Links to other CNC web sites for both
software/hardware/modifications/teaching, .... well you get the idea!
http://www.discount-tools.com/technical.htm
A technical page giving SFM Feed and rpm calculations for milling,
drilling, and carbide. Provided by Discount Tools
http://www.atdedit.com
The
site of ATD EDIT a fast text editor (cnc editor, g-code editor), for
Windows, with a free trial version, seems to have plenty of features.
http://www.desktopcnc.com/
A site with lots of information on various makes of small CNC Mills and
Lathes,
have comparison tables for a quick look-up of facilities. Articles etc.
Well worth a bookmark.
http://www.angelfire.com/ks/mcguirk/metalworklinks.html
A metalworking page with links for all aspects of metalworking, not
just CNC, but Foundry, Casting, Lathework etc. Hosted by Pat McGuirk.
http://www.geocities.com/majosoft
Martin de Roode's page with CNC engraving machines, Robotic and Steam
Engine pages.
There are a few newsgroups worthy of
mention, alt.machines.cnc
and rec.crafts.metalworking these have
mostly US based contributors.
A UK group that may be of interest is uk.rec.models.engineering.
From the Foundry Page
http://metal.duncanamps.com/index.php
This link takes you over to Duncan Munro's pages on working with
metal. Another person who started with the foundry work to
complete
a CNC mill project. Duncan is UK based and provides information
on
making a foundry from readily available items, shows both
charcoal
and propane heating methods and two varieties of burner.
For North West UK viewers, who have an interest in this as
a hobby and
need to obtain the foundry materials, have a look below.
Engineering and Foundry Supplies
(Colne) Limited. These people have been extremely friendly and
helpful.
They can supply sand, refractory cement, crucibles, ladles, fluxes,
etc .etc. etc. My own contact has been a Stephen Frost, one of the
Directors of the company. The telephone number is 01282 868411. Fax
number is 01282 867545
They also have a web page at http://www.ef-supplies.co.uk
The casting or moulding boxes came from a company called Fulworth Engineering.
Their address is Atley Works, Dalton Lane, Keighley, West Yorkshire
BD21 4HT
Tel. 01535 665188 and Fax 01535 610186.
The contact I have is a John Shackleton. email address is
fulworth@hotmail.com.
They have a web page at .http://www.acetarc.co.uk/html/fulworth.html
The company deals in used foundry plant and equipment, mostly for
commercial companies, but the casting boxes are the same for all.