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Unread 08-02-2004, 15:43
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On to my 16th year in FRC
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Re: pic: machines

For big tools we only have a big RIGID floor drill press and a big Dewalt Compount Mitre saw and a smaller Dewalt Compound mitre saw, a bench grinder, and a combo belt/disk sander.

But, we have access to a machine shop with:
-6 bridgeport mills and 6 lathes, a few equipped with digital readout
-A HAAS VF-4 710 ipm 20 HP CNC mill with 4th axis (you can make full size car wheels in this thing)
-One HAAS VF-2 CNC mill with 4th axis (soon getting another VF-2)
-A HAAS CNC Lathe
-A large verticle band saw
-A large horizontal bandsaw
-A large press
-Many large grinders including a precision surface grinder

Also, we have access to a full welding shop that does both aluminum and steel and professional welder guy.

Last, we have someone with full sheetmetal fabrication facilites available to make us stuff.

So, we are pretty set with our tools. I wish we had our own mill and lathe but they are expensive and cost a lot and the college where the machine shop is, is only 8 minutes (driving) away from us.
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