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« on: February 19, 2007, 03:01:19 PM »
Hi all,
I am not very new but new enough. I use mach3 as a hobby, just started hobby machining a year ago when I purchased a mini lathe.
I got started on CNC because I couldn't cut some of the different threads (metric) that I wanted to and I got real tired of turning those handles. I am facinated by the machines abilities after converting it. I then bought a mini mill and converted it also. I built my own drivers, power supplies and interfaces, designed and built my mounting and drive configurations.
I enjoy the friendship and community of the forums, everyone is so helpful with even the greenist of users.
My background is a former navy nuc sub sailor, electronics technician and now instrument supervisor in a coal fired generating station.
Never touched a machine before my hobby.
Another of my hobbies is scuba diving and I have been building underwater high intensity lights and video camera housings. I sell some of these to support the machining monkey on my back.
Arnie