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Joseph Gwinn wrote:

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(Psst. Larry! Teeshirt!)

I'm unclear on one thing. Will this help or hurt our reputation?

With whom? -- Important Question

I have a modest suggestion. There is a dead simple fully mechanical
approach with only one slow-moving part, the mortar and pestle. I bet a
granite model would work well, and last forever.

That is a most elegant and quiet approach.

But it could be improved upon with a 5 axis controller
and a couple hundred man-hours of design time...

Wouldn't a one-axis approach suffice? Up and down goes the pestle. Use
a traditional drop-hammer mechanism, powered by steam. There - we got
some iron into the story. And steampunk.

Joe, you are a genius!

--Winston