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>However, a foam-cutter might "tolerate"
>that much slop. A metalworking machine such as a lathe or mill
>almost-certainly not.

Horses for courses. Why would someone in the foam cutting business 
want to pay for machines meeting lathe or mill standards if they 
weren't required? He's more interested in his product than the 
specifications of the machines used to make them. 


--- In Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com, JanRwl@A... wrote:
> In a message dated 6/29/2005 10:41:40 A.M. Central Daylight Time,  
> derekhawkins@y... writes:
> 
> Do you  consider 10 mils of backlash in a foam cutting CNC setup 
the result 
> of a  poor design for example?<<
> Surely somewhat sloppy, if not "poor design".  Half that  backlash 
should be 
> routine for competent machinists.   However, a  foam-cutter 
might "tolerate" 
> that much slop.  A metalworking machine such  as a lathe or mill 
> almost-certainly not.
> 
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