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From: Alexandre Guimarces <alexg@IIS.COM.BR>
>     I have the first one built from printer parts and it works but I am
> going for the second one with real guides. The linear guides are cheap
> enough and will give better results. The one I have built is too big, too
> ugly and too slow :-(

Sorry to horg in on the conversation, but how cheap can you get linear
guides  --Production cheap?  Hobby cheap?  Tightwad cheap?  I've toyed with
this idea as well, but obviously not gotten very far with it (other than
cluttering up the basement with misc. tractor type drives gleaned off of
other equipment.)

-Dal

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