Hi Chris,
The mill or lathe is definitely an option in the future when I get a house =
with a garage, but at the moment it's not. I don't even no if I could opera=
te it, I'm not very good with measuring things accurately...
Best regards
		Luis  =


Luis Moreira
luis.moreira@jet.uk
tel. 01235464615
JET PSU Department
UKAEA Culham Division
J20/1/55, Culham Science Centre
Abingdon
Oxfordshire
OX14 3DB


-----Original Message-----
From: piclist-bounces@mit.edu [mailto:piclist-bounces@mit.edu] On Behalf Of=
 Chris Gavin-Egan
Sent: 04 September 2006 10:58
To: Microcontroller discussion list - Public.
Subject: Re: [OT]:Machining

At that price you might find it cost effective to buy a small metal
working lathe and some aluminium (cheap) and do it yourself

I needed some parts made for my motorbike and found it less hassle to
buy a lathe and spin up the parts myself.

The beauty of it - when you next need a part you think nothing of
popping out to the garage/shed and making it out of scrap. If you only
make a few parts you can always get (nearly) all of your money back by
selling the lathe.

Lastly - aluminium is really really really easy to work with !

Luis Moreira wrote:
> Hi Tony,
> Thanks for the offer, I will consider it as =A3222 seems more reasonable =
:).
> On a serious note what do you think I should roughly expect to pay for th=
is part?
> What I am trying to gauge is the costs involved, I have other parts I nee=
d which are a bit more complicated but nothing overly complicated and I nee=
d to see if getting them made is feasible as a hobby.
> I have a lot of ideas I want to try but without machined parts is very di=
fficult to realise them, which is just frustrating...
> Best regards
> 		Luis =

>  =

>
> Luis Moreira
> luis.moreira@jet.uk
> tel. 01235464615
> JET PSU Department
> UKAEA Culham Division
> J20/1/55, Culham Science Centre
> Abingdon
> Oxfordshire
> OX14 3DB
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: piclist-bounces@mit.edu [mailto:piclist-bounces@mit.edu] On Behalf =
Of Tony Smith
> Sent: 04 September 2006 10:11
> To: 'Microcontroller discussion list - Public.'
> Subject: RE: [OT]:Machining
>
>   =

>> Hi Guys,
>> I am looking for a machine shop in the UK that will do ones =

>> off and prototype parts. I will be using mostly aluminium, =

>> but as this is for my hobby developments price needs to be =

>> low. I just tried to get a quote from eMachineShop for a 50 =

>> millimetres diameter disk 10mm thick with 8 strait 4 mm holes =

>> in it and I was quoted =A3223!!!
>> Any experiences and recommendations welcomed.
>> Thanks =

>> 	Luis
>>     =

>
>
> Any small machine shop could do that, it sounds like a simple job.  Proba=
bly
> half hour labour charge.  Check your local 'phone book.
>
> You might find a hobbyist machinist who could do it as well, I've got the
> tools for it (being a small lathe, milling machine or drill).
>
> For =A3223 I'll make it & mail send it to you!  Hell, make it =A3222, I d=
on't
> want to overcharge  :).
>
> Tony
>
>
>   =

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