> Except for the motor drivers and PC, I'm pretty sure an entire (albeit > low-tolerance) machine could be created for less than $200. I view this > as one more "fun" dimension to the project.
With those constraints I'm thinking of something much more analog - carving duplicator? http://www.dust-n-shavings.com/pantograph/pantograph.htm I'm sure there's some clever mechanical pantograph-like linkage that could translate each vertical raster of a multi-2D level stencil into a corresponding movement up and around the surface of a pumpkin. The different levels of the stencil would control the depth of the cut. Rotate the pumpkin an increment, move the stencil over an increment, and repeat. But I'm not quite that clever :-) ScottV ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT Join SourceForge.net's Techsay panel and you'll get the chance to share your opinions on IT & business topics through brief surveys - and earn cash http://www.techsay.com/default.php?page=join.php&p=sourceforge&CID=DEVDEV _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
