.......but it will be interesting to see what we having milling wise. I have a Chinese made bridgeport type mill with DRO...pretty good for the most part...
Well certainly not me..........but it will be interesting to see what we having milling wise.
I have a Chinese made bridgeport type mill with DRO...pretty good for the most part...
I have an ancient Cowells hand-powered shaper - does that count? 
got cincinatti No.2 universal with a high speed vertical head ... it was a bugger to get in place as it weighs a couple of tonnes. Not got it wired in nor can I afford the tooling to use it properly (budget 2-3 times the cost of the mill in tooling if you are pricing up a decent sized mill)
i have nearly a ton and a half of denbeigh in the workshop
not cnc but still plenty good enough
nearly killed me getting it over the gravel at home!
dave
If I had one, what would it do
Is it just for cutting slotted holes (like alternator mount brackets?) Or can you basically take a lump of 3" square steel and come away with a
3D oem looking bracket?
I'm thinking a 2 axis rather than a 5 axis cnc machine. Not sure I can convince the wife I need one.
Funny, I have no idea what it does, but I want one already!
I could get use of one if it helps... depends what it is for as it is not mine.
Steve
Would love a bridgeport, but space is precious so have to make do with a tom senior M1.
Al.
Have no mill, boo!!!
Have use of Bridgeport brj's at work, and we have a vertical cnc and slant bed cnc but I haven't a clue how to use the toolpath software or
set em up so i talk nicely to the toolroom guys who help me out!
Best bit of kit there is the CNC wire eroder, that gets quite a bit of use!!
Would also love a bridgeport brj or similar copy for home, and I think I could find room, but haven't found time to sort one yet, and yep, the
tooling is pricey though easy to find at sales.
I dont have or need a mill as i have 2 teenage sons that can drill and file most things. I have told them that its good way to learn I came in
from work last week to find 8 perfect shock absorber brackets on the bench as my eldest had a day off from studying
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Originally posted by scottc
......Funny, I have no idea what it does, but I want one already!
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Originally posted by Alan B
I think that, in a nutshell, sums up guys and tools...
