Need some recommendations for tooling

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Also, I forgot to mention. A CNC router although seems like it will be more useful than a lathe, our team could absolutely not live without a lathe. There are so many things that we do on the lathe that no other tool can substitute for. We have been fortunate enough to have one since our team began, and I can say it has easily become our students favorite tool. We did majority of our plate parts on a drill press with some calipers and a center punch with printouts of the part 1:1 and had very nice results. We use a Porter Cable Jig Saw, and a Cheap Ryobi Belt sander, and Ryobi Vertical Band saw to clean up edges and finish our parts.