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Re: Fabricating Aluminum Sprockets

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Originally Posted by sanddrag
Well then, it seems to me that if you have the right tip and dry air, it should work just fine. What is the width of a typical cut? You might want to throw the thing into something like a vibratory polisher when you are done.
Unfortunately, we've not had a chance to play with it yet. It was just installed in the lab last week and we're waiting for them to finish things up with a hood, shields and all of the other things we need to make it safe to operate.

We're just really excited about the potential to speed the process of cutting plate along. There are a lot of things we'd have like to have done last season, but we skimped on a lot because of how long it took to set up and run the mill.
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