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Re: Need some recommendations for tooling

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Originally Posted by mman1506 View Post
In terms of FRC use, what could you do with a plasma cutter that you couldn't do with a vertical bandsaw?
Generally, it can cut larger peices, like belly pans, and is able to cut complex shapes in the interior of material. A plasma cutter would be significantly more efficient in machining gussets to a decent accuracy in large quantities than a bandsaw and drill press.
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