Hi, well i am no expert but the machine i saw being built they poured the
urethane/concrete like material into the machine once it was at the
customers site. Then final scraping and set-up was done. The material was
a
base of Urethane, stone powder and some type of emulsion binder to keep
the
viscosity even till it was set-up. The small piece i had didnt bounce when
tossed to the floor but more of a flap-n-thud sound. You really couldnt
damage it with a screwdriver..go to a place where they use those materials
and ask to see how it is used. Maybe they will tell you who's material
they
use. cul brian f.
Brian,
Was the machine base basicly a hollow form made of steel, or cast iron?
What I'm trying to figure out is, if it would be possible to build a small
machine base out of 1/2" thick aluminum or steel plate, bolt it together,
and then have it machined to be square and true. Once everything is done,
fill it full of the polymer concrete, and bolt THK style rails to the frame.
Seems like if this could be done, we could come up with a design for the
group and have a bunch of the frame parts made and sold as a kit. Looks like
it would make a nice machine, Desktop size, maybe 8 X 12 working envelope.
It would look like this
No idea what it would cost to have something like that done
Bill
