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[Bob Eustace]

Well what a fascinating gadget this is! Beautiful piece of engineering probably done on a CNC. Cant really see any advantage in using this other than education?

http://youtu.be/nSDDCiPhz3s

[Max Girouard]

These are cool, however when I was looking to buy a pantograph or copy carver I ran into several wood workers that complained of numbness after copying a project such as a guitar or mandolin plate to the effect that they couldn't sign their name for a few days due to the vibration. I've got enough problems and didn't want to add anything else to my plate so bought a bot! Not sure if it is true or not but happy to be running sbp files rather than stylus on a blank.

[scottp55]

OW! my aching fingers. after carving small opals for even 2 hours my hands resemble claws and I have to physically stretch my fingers to loosen them up. Glad we bought the 'Bot, my thumbs are bad enough as it is (not that I'm going to ever give up opal). Already have enough operator malfunction. Neat though. Thanks Bob

[scottp55]

Oops, forgot. Ran a pantograph to engrave skiis with personal info for ten years and I can't tell you how many "oopsies" were made and had to basically beg the customer and bribe them with free gifts to get the skiis out of the shop.

[chiloquinruss]

$5000 and a dedicated staffer :eek:, not very cost effective but still cool, thanks for the post. Russ

[Ajcoholic]

I made a similar unit (all steel and aluminum, on linear ball bearings) maybe a dozen years ago or so, for producing large model aircraft propellers. I used a commercial fiberglass prop to make lighter ones from hard maple. Works well, but yes, it is a bit of a pain to sit there and work by hand for hours.

Just remember, these types of machines (including mutiple head ones) were commonly used in factories at one point in time to duplicate things like cabriole legs, etc. When I was in wood working college back in the early 90's there was still an older 3 head one but I bever saw it used in the three years I was a student there. :) We were already doing CNC...

AJC