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Smitty Two wrote:
> 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
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> 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.
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> 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.
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> 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.
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> 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.
Hobby sized machines are not too shabby for one offs. If nothing
else it's good for keeping one's "feel." There's nothing they can do
that a full sized lathe cannot do as well if not better. I sure wouldn't
use a home lathe to get four place precision. As for space I've mine
on a roll away cart.
I've tried CNC, it's really nice for production or complex parts. I
never do the former and rarely do the latter so I'm doing alright.
Dan, U.S. Air Force, retired
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Re: "Must Have" Tools for Christmas
