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Re: Next tools for 5940's machine shop
Depends on what construction style you want to go after... The total effectiveness of a shop is not in the sum of the tools inside of it, but how those tools and the people work together to deliver a product, much like any design issue.
In no particular order:
Group 1: sheet metal/sheet plastic
CNC router/CNC Plasma
Sheet metal brake
Arbor press
Group 2: space-frame construction
Tube notcher
Tube bender
Iron Worker
Welder
Group 3: HOG IT OUTTA BILLET!
CNC/Manual Lathe
CNC/Manual Mill
We have access to all of these, and some more, in our shop. We mostly wind up using a CNC plasma cutter, CNC mill (as a CNC router), brake, welder, and a little bit of lathe work.
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