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Unread 25-09-2005, 19:20
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Re: CNC Mill Transformer

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Originally Posted by Tristan Lall
I don't think that he cares about 0.002 mm in the slightest, however, it is quite understandable that the original industrial user might. (If, for instance, it was being used to make mounting hardware for a medical laser, those two microns might be of some value to the person who gets to put their eye underneath it.) They, not the team, were the ones who had a battery backup system installed, after all.

By the way, that mill seems to be just right for a FIRST team; nice and compact, very versatile...if only we all had sponsors like yours, or $100 000 (USD) collecting dust.
I was just trying to let that one go but you nailed it right on the head. I wouldn't exactly call this machine "compact" though.