HP plotters

From: Glenatacme_at_aol.com <(Glenatacme_at_aol.com)>
Date: Fri Sep 3 17:12:01 1999

In a message dated 9/3/99 10:17:30 AM EST, John.Honniball_at_uwe.ac.uk writes:

<< My favourite peripheral of all time: the Roland 3-axis
 milling machine. It could cut full 3D models out of blocks
 of plastic, presumably controlled by a kind of 3D HPGL.
 Made a hell of a mess with little green plastic shavings!
 Anybody got one? Anybody want to get rid of one? :-)
 
 --
 John Honniball >>

This machine also could be used to produce beautiful wooden plaques. If you
_do_ find one of these, I'd suggest you buy or rig up a chip removal system.
Letting the chips fall where they may will greatly reduce tool life and also
produce imprecise cuts.

Glen Goodwin
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