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Re: CNC Machining Bearing Blocks

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Originally Posted by magnets View Post
We have access to two CNC mills, and a guy who programs CNC's for a living, so we can make these parts easily in 6 hours on day one of build, including setup time. There's no reason not to do this on the first day of build season to save some cash. .
If so, I would ask the guy who will likely program your machines how he would want to hold these pieces during machining. Seems like a good first step? The guy doing this for a living likely has more experience than all but a few people who have responded.
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