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In article <UuAqf.67976$sg5.36718@dukeread12>,
"Dan, U.S. Air Force, retired" <B2431@aol.com> wrote:
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> So when are ya gonna get the good stuff like Central Machinery?
> Y'know, I could get hurt asking questions like that :)
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> Dan, U.S. Air Force, retired
I really do not know anything about the hobby machines, but I have always
been curious. In many cases I am sure I could live with some reduction of
power and precision, - at least for making airplane parts - but I would
suffer without the automation.
When digital readouts came along, I thought we were in tall cotton. Then
we got the Bridgeport EZ traks (cnc) and we felt like we'd emerged from
the dark ages. I do not think I could dial off a bolt circle anymore, let
alone use a rotary table to make an arc. And I cannot remember the last
time we rotated a rotating vise.
I do not think the machining center is going to have an advantage over
the EZ trak for making one or two parts, but it'll sure speed up
production work.
Anyway for now, I do not have room (or money) at home for a machine, so
I will have to continue to make the 3 1/2 mile drive down to the shop when
something that cannot wait til Monday needs more than a file or a hand
drill.
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Re: "Must Have" Tools for Christmas
