Huston in Austin Posted January 21, 2008 Share Posted January 21, 2008 You forgot the industrial size vertical tank air compressor and a plasma cutter. Those plasma CAM gadgetts they advertise in the home machinists mags look neat.And a "horizontal" band saw. And a chop saw. No No No, get a scroll compressor. Much better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Cheely Posted January 21, 2008 Share Posted January 21, 2008 My list of things to get in order: Mill 1800rpm buffer 80 gal 2 stage compressor Blast cabinet Lathe Tig welder Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CSEMARTIN Posted January 21, 2008 Author Share Posted January 21, 2008 You FXXckers are a bad influence on me!!! But then again, I've never had friends that weren't. Aircooled6racer, I'll do some research into that "M" head. Doctor Doctor, The call schedule just came out. I've got ten days of vacation coming, and I can't wait- this trip is going to be AWESOME!! I'll be in town the 15th. If Gary is having a match, I'll be there- unless I can't get out of here on friday. I need to get in some trigger time before S&W. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CSEMARTIN Posted January 21, 2008 Author Share Posted January 21, 2008 My list of things to get in order:Mill 1800rpm buffer 80 gal 2 stage compressor Blast cabinet Lathe Tig welder Matt, have you seen the Leeson sander? It takes sanding belts made by Dupont and looks like a serpentine belt on a car. I saw one in a guys shop and it did a really nice job at finishing metal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Radical Precision Designs Posted January 21, 2008 Share Posted January 21, 2008 When you guys get to a source of low, reasonably priced medium/smal sized 4 axis CNC mill centers ... let me know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HSMITH Posted January 21, 2008 Share Posted January 21, 2008 Venry, call me, I might be able to help there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimmyZip Posted January 21, 2008 Share Posted January 21, 2008 (edited) CSEMARTIN, What text books do you have for school? There is a machine shop at our factory with a Bridgeport mill in it and noone uses it at all. I have taught myself the basics on the lathe but I would really like to learn what all those end mills, fly cutters and other tools can really do. Unfortunately around here noone has these types of courses as this area is almost all HRM as far as schooling goes. ( Hotel/Resturaunt Management) I am a slow starter as I like safety and my boss says to just get in there and go for it!. I taught myself how to Mig, tig, arc and stick weld well enough to do it as a side job for extra cash building high-end custom doors and modern style fencing/gates. I do most of my own hardened-steel poppers and falling plate type targets. But that mill is calling me and I'm tired of just staring at all of that hardware knowing that I could do something with it. PS We also have a plasma cutter, a metal band saw that cuts tubing fairly well, an abrasive wheel saw, or hot saw, so what I'm interested in is a book on machining with that mill! Edited January 21, 2008 by JimmyZip Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CSEMARTIN Posted January 21, 2008 Author Share Posted January 21, 2008 What text books do you have for school? The book is called Machine Tool Practices. The Author is Kibbe. http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_ss_gw/002-0...+tool+practices (second book down on the list). I'm not sure I would recommend the book to anyone. I'm sure the guys here know which books are good and hopefully they'll chime in. There is a DVD course you can rent from smartflix.com. It's put out by AGI and the machinist is Darrel Holland. I'm at work now, but if you're interested, I can get the information to you. I am planning to rent it. But since it's something like 14 hours long, I just haven't had time to devote to it. I have heard good things about it though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Sierpina Posted January 21, 2008 Share Posted January 21, 2008 Chris, You're not planning on using a Bridgeport for colonoscopies, are you?????? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimmyZip Posted January 22, 2008 Share Posted January 22, 2008 CSEMARTIN, Thanks for the info. JZ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CSEMARTIN Posted January 22, 2008 Author Share Posted January 22, 2008 Chris, You're not planning on using a Bridgeport for colonoscopies, are you?????? NO! It's just the opposite. I do the scopes so I can pay for the mill. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merlin Orr Posted January 22, 2008 Share Posted January 22, 2008 Damn you all.... I finally just had to read this damned thread... AAaaarrrggggg........... You know what happens now.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smokshwn Posted January 22, 2008 Share Posted January 22, 2008 You know what happens now.... Let me guess, you actually start working at Benny's Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CSEMARTIN Posted January 22, 2008 Author Share Posted January 22, 2008 You know what happens now.... I'm afraid I'll open my gun safe and discover that my wife has transferred all my guns to you. You just might be the boogey man!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Sierpina Posted January 22, 2008 Share Posted January 22, 2008 Damn you all.... I finally just had to read this damned thread... AAaaarrrggggg........... You know what happens now.... You're going to make a Vibra Prime? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CSEMARTIN Posted March 29, 2008 Author Share Posted March 29, 2008 I'm done with my course work. Now I get to work on my mill project. Luckily, my instructor is a gun enthusiast so when I suggested I do a 1911 build, he was all for it. Here is some of the work I've done with a Bridgeport. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Cheely Posted March 29, 2008 Share Posted March 29, 2008 Made your own parallels? Cool! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CSEMARTIN Posted March 29, 2008 Author Share Posted March 29, 2008 Made your own parallels? Cool! That was the project I enjoyed the most. It took me ten hours to make them, but it was incredibly rewarding! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robomanusa Posted March 29, 2008 Share Posted March 29, 2008 Just think how fast you could take out an apendix with that mill I imagine I could lop off a finger in no time at all. Yes be careful, you'd be surprised what you could lop off, Ive seen fingers gone, arms broke, shirts ripped off, ive even seen a guy get his nutsack ripped open on a manual lathe(cross-slide powerfeed handle), long story, just never reach over and grab a rag off the tailstock while your power feeding, them handles can be turning rather quickly!...LOL Here is a photo of what I run everynight at work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loves2Shoot Posted March 29, 2008 Share Posted March 29, 2008 No No No, get a scroll compressor. Much better. +1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Dunn Posted March 29, 2008 Share Posted March 29, 2008 Bottom towel looks like OR salvage, nice work! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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