Pledge: Lathe Milling Machine Combo Tools: Difference between revisions
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==The Problem== | ==The Problem== | ||
A super new [[Pledges/Lathe_Milling_Machine_Combo|3-in-1]] | A super new [[Pledges/Lathe_Milling_Machine_Combo|3-in-1]] is installed at the Hackspace. It comes with a basic set of tooling: | ||
* 125mm 3-Jaw Chuck | * 125mm 3-Jaw Chuck | ||
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We will, however, require many more <strike>toys</strike> serious tools in order to create our projects. | We will, however, require many more <strike>toys</strike> serious tools in order to create our projects. | ||
Note that it is traditional to make some of the tooling. It isn't efficient in terms of time (there are many sources of cheap chinese-made tooling which, although sometimes dreadful, can often be better finished than home-made) but it's enormously valuable in teaching how to use the tooling, machining techniques etc. | Note that it is traditional to make some of the tooling. It isn't efficient in terms of time (there are many sources of cheap chinese-made tooling which, although sometimes dreadful, can often be better finished than home-made) but it's enormously valuable in teaching how to use the tooling, machining techniques etc. | ||
