solarwind wrote: > On Tue, Jul 28, 2009 at 4:47 PM, Jinx wrote: >> Printer carriages have very good guide rails and transports. So do >> 5 1/4" floppy drives. And both good enough to mechanise with a >> small motor I reckon, if you want push-button drilling > > Yeah, just took a trip to my hardware store. The door hinges have a > lot of free play on them. No good for this. The drawer slides are > loose as well. I'm just waiting for someone to throw out an inkjet or > something. Don't wait, act now and an inkjet can be yours! Where I live there is a recycling center where people can drop off computers, monitors, printers etc for free. I took a six pack of beer in to the guys and asked if I could rummage around a bit. If you have a town dump, landfill or recycling center, check it out. Tell them you have school project and need some old dead junk. -- http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist