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Re: CNC Lathes

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Originally Posted by MICHAELABICK View Post
We do make two robots, but now that I think about it, we wouldn't even be machining duplicate parts in high quantities(other than drive). Actually we almost lost a sponsor last year due to the workload we gave them, so we're trying to not repeat that during this next build season. I know multiple people have mentioned south bend for manual lathes and I also happen to know that 254 has a Jet(or at least had one). Do both of these companies make ok fine lathes for FRC purposes?
I've actually heard that sme of 254's members were not fans of the Jet (because of the tail stock, mainly). We use a Grizzley manual lathe, which we have really come to love. It's broken a few times, but when properly taken care of, it really is an excellent machine to learn on or work with.
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