Okay, okay - I admit it. Our team is a little spoiled when it comes to machine shops. We're located less than 5 minutes away from the NASA Langley Research Center, which has an advanced machining center. Last year they got a brand new 5 axis milling machine - basically it can mill anything. At the meeting today, a mentor was telling me about some new machine that they just got that uses a water pick to cut through aluminum EXTREMELY quickly - 15 min. for a part that took a CNC around 3 to 4 hours. Can't wait to get my hands on that one!!
~Tom~, who loves playing with machine tools.
