Re: the ideal work shop
 

a lathe, a mill, and a power hacksaw to chop things up quicker. we happen to have all three at our current shop, which is just the back of the physics room..we could use a much better lathe, however; the current one isnt very precise. we also happen to have an arbor press, a drill press and some misc. hand tools.

three things i would purchase in addition to what we already have? probably a rotary table, a copy lathe and a nice welding setup..right now we can only do limited welding, and its off-site. all in all, though, we have decent access to what we need.

Re: the ideal work shop
 

1. 3 Axes CNC Milling Machine

2. 5 Axes CNC Milling Machine

3. Lazer Cutter

Re: the ideal work shop
 

1. CNC Mill (we don't have a mill period, manual or otherwise)
2. Rapid Prototyping Machine
3. Water Jet