On 5/17/2012 6:43 AM, John Thornton wrote: > Pretty impressive for DIY, too bad they don't know anything about > straightening wire... those lead in rollers are totally wrong if their > intention was to straighten the wire on that plane. > > John > > On 5/16/2012 10:26 PM, Kent A. Reed wrote: >> On 5/16/2012 7:26 PM, Kirk Wallace wrote: >>> I wonder if this uses g-code? >>> >>> http://www.youtube.com/embed/yigRgG_NIyU >>> >> This is very cool. Less impressive, perhaps, but still interesting is >> the DIY wire bender >> http://hackaday.com/2012/05/04/diwire-bender-makes-nearly-any-shape-imaginable/ >> >> Regards, >> Kent >> >
The wire bender has considerable room for improvement but it caught my eye because: Back when Lyndon Johnson was President, I earned tuition money working in office-building construction. Well, I didn't actually work; I was paid to watch others work, functioning as an extra pair of eyes and ears for the job superintendent. One of my tasks was to monitor the subcontractor laying up rebar and formwork and placing concrete (you can imagine how popular I was, still fuzzy cheeked, wearing clean jeans and an even cleaner hardhat, and carrying a notebook!). I got to spend time watching guys with strong backs bending rebar into the byzantine shapes and cages called out in the construction drawings. I understand there's a fair amount of automation now in the straightening, cutting, and bending of rebar. Another "John Henry" story. Regards, Kent ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Live Security Virtual Conference Exclusive live event will cover all the ways today's security and threat landscape has changed and how IT managers can respond. Discussions will include endpoint security, mobile security and the latest in malware threats. http://www.accelacomm.com/jaw/sfrnl04242012/114/50122263/ _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
