450 reasons I need a CNC machine

Yvsa said:
Dan there is, or maybe I should say "was?"
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Now your just teasing me....or tempting me....one of the two...:eek:
 
pendentive said:
Now your just teasing me....or tempting me....one of the two...!!:eek:
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Not teasing Dan. I wouldn't tease about something as serious as this.:)
It seems like it was a hydralic setup but can't say for sure. I seem to remember that it had an area where the model was mounted and there was a stylus that determined depth of cut and where it was going to cut. At the time it was "State of the Art." but is terribly dated now.
I've been wracking my brain trying to recall what the mill was called but since I was a very lowly apprentice at the time I wasn't allowed near it except to look.:D

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I didn't check them out but here is proof of their existence.:p :D
 
crazy ole ndn....


I meant teasing me as in waving around a shiny carrot in front of a donkey's nose.... or was that an ***.....I forget...:eek: :D


I'm guessing the reason you weren't allowed to touch it was because it came with a six figure price tag? ....yikes! :eek:
 
Dan I'm sure it wasn't nearly as spendy as all that. but this was in 1957 dollars so?????....
But it also wasn't nearly as elaborate as the ones today. Basically it was a Bridgeport style milling machine with a hydralic actuator on it. I'm pretty sure that something similar is still being made today, just have to check around for it. A decent used one should be in the means of your pocketbook.:D
But first you need a Bridgeport anyway, don't forget to sweep the table in after you get it where you want it and leveled up.
I even have some precision tools I might be induced to sell fairly reasonable, such as an Interapid test indicator and other goodies.;)
 
heckuva nice offer, Yvsa. Thanks for the good info.
 
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