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leejsmith · 06-09-2003, 06:09 AM

i found a supplier for an x-y table or cross vice as they are called.
funny after searching for x -y tables for hours and founding nothing i now know why.

i have orded a 100m cross vice with 100x 100 movement for £31+vat. the shop is looking for flat end drill/milling bits fpr me too. (just got back and no joy)

i made some changes and drilled out some fo the holes to 3.5 but did loose a couple of walls in the process. I checked my cutting depth on some plexi and found i am below 1mm to the cpu core but thats the point of the drill bit so i need the flat end bits.

not going to try the dremel cutting bits again after the last one broke. It might help if the drill i use in the drill press had adjustable rpm.

I have seen a 5 speed pillar drill on ebay for £28+vat and there was a table top milling machine for £300 that would be very nice investment if i could see getting a return from it.

I had the idea of making water cooled cases and trying to sell them in a local shop i used to work in but not sure if there would be the interest in them. Still it might be worth a go. I can get the copper at a good price and the heater cores too. the shop could supplie the cases i just do the modding work.
get a good drill press along with the cross vice and make some simple maze style blocks.

06-09-2003, 06:09 AM	#241
leejsmith Cooling Savant Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: notts uk Posts: 408	i found a supplier for an x-y table or cross vice as they are called. funny after searching for x -y tables for hours and founding nothing i now know why. i have orded a 100m cross vice with 100x 100 movement for £31+vat. the shop is looking for flat end drill/milling bits fpr me too. (just got back and no joy) i made some changes and drilled out some fo the holes to 3.5 but did loose a couple of walls in the process. I checked my cutting depth on some plexi and found i am below 1mm to the cpu core but thats the point of the drill bit so i need the flat end bits. not going to try the dremel cutting bits again after the last one broke. It might help if the drill i use in the drill press had adjustable rpm. I have seen a 5 speed pillar drill on ebay for £28+vat and there was a table top milling machine for £300 that would be very nice investment if i could see getting a return from it. I had the idea of making water cooled cases and trying to sell them in a local shop i used to work in but not sure if there would be the interest in them. Still it might be worth a go. I can get the copper at a good price and the heater cores too. the shop could supplie the cases i just do the modding work. get a good drill press along with the cross vice and make some simple maze style blocks.