[sudo-discuss] Looking to gift a used CNC to anyone who has the space/time

[Adam Munich]

@Jack

I haven’t heard back from you yet, but I want to reach out again and say I
will commit to getting this thing usable by us hackers if you haven’t
already given it away.

-Adam



On Thu, Aug 12, 2021 at 12:46 AM Adam Munich <me at adammunich.com> wrote:

> I can assist in other ways that don’t involve lifting like finding an
> appropriate vehicle.
>
> On Thu, Aug 12, 2021 at 12:44 AM Adam Munich <me at adammunich.com> wrote:
>
>> I do not share Jake’s concern and think this would be a fantastic tool.
>> I’ll get it working and also set up attachments for lasers and such.
>>
>> But right now I’m in no position to move heavy things until my back
>> heals. Would you be able to bring it to west Oakland?
>>
>>
>>
>> On Wed, Aug 11, 2021 at 8:20 PM Jack Kern <jack.w.kern at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> I wasn’t really expecting there to be room at sudo, I just know there
>>> are a lot of like minds there and maybe someone wants it for themselves. :)
>>>
>>> On Wed, Aug 11, 2021 at 7:15 PM Jake <jake at spaz.org> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Hi Jack!  I think I  remember using this back at Sudoroom in 2012 at the
>>>> original space on 22nd street!
>>>>
>>>> Thank you so much for letting us use it.  It's a generous offer, but
>>>> I'm a
>>>> little concerned that the Z-axis is limited to just a couple of inches
>>>> of
>>>> travel, and there's no way to machine parts greater than a couple of
>>>> inches
>>>> thick?  Is that right?
>>>>
>>>> While i'm very grateful for your support of sudoroom and your offer, i'm
>>>> hesitant to say that I think we have the space for it.
>>>>
>>>> Full disclosure though, I brought our Yaskawa K10S robot which works as
>>>> a very
>>>> large CNC!  I look forward to firing it up again and showing people how
>>>> to use
>>>> it.
>>>>
>>>> -jake
>>>>
>>>> On Wed, 11 Aug 2021, Jack Kern wrote:
>>>>
>>>> > Many years ago I had my small CNC hosted at sudo, I don't think it
>>>> got much
>>>> > use as I wasn't around to help people learn it. Currently that
>>>> machine is
>>>> > just sitting in storage now and it feels like a waste to keep it
>>>> there. I'm
>>>> > trying to clear out this storage unit and my move out date is the
>>>> 28th of
>>>> > this month.
>>>> >
>>>> > The system was gifted to me, and I have since gotten it working again
>>>> and
>>>> > learned a bunch -- I would love to pass that gift along to someone
>>>> else who
>>>> > has the time and space to actually use this thing! I would be happy
>>>> to help
>>>> > with setup and getting it running wherever it lands.
>>>> >
>>>> > Runs on mach3 on windows, I'll include the desktop and everything seen
>>>> > here. I'm guessing it weighs around 150lbs, definitely need a couple
>>>> people
>>>> > to move it.
>>>> >
>>>> > Let me know if I can answer any other questions!
>>>> >
>>>> > Cheers,
>>>> >
>>>> > Jack
>>>> >
>>>> > [image: IMG_8531.jpg][image: IMG_8545.jpg][image:
>>>> > 59E3DE31-F32F-4040-826D-ECF25814A53F.JPG]
>>>> >
>>>>
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