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Originally Posted by cashflyer
Probably 90% of the metal that we cut at the old shop was aluminum.
We used mostly Kennemetal tooling. Some carbide insert tools, some steel tools.
There is a local dealer for Cubic and Chevalier, which is why we had those brands.
As Tim warns, I worry about getting worn out junk if I buy used. Some of those big brands have not been made in over 20 years, and some of the machines on the internet are much older than that. If a machine is already on a skid, ready to ship, it is hard to tell if it is worn out or not.
This is why I was considering the Import path - but OJU makes a very good point about getting parts. Even on the Cubic brand lathe it may be a problem, as I no longer see manual lathes on their website. I can't imagine what it would take to get parts for a Taiwanese made Enco machine.
Perhaps I will ask my friend, who owns a machine shop, to help me source some QUALITY used American machines.
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alum is butter. now if its a miss-kill(missile-pick which flavor or kilo-ton warhead) fuel cell its very BIG butter to cut.
YOU have to know what in the hell size parts yer gonna do?????????????/
itty bitty teensy weensie parts?
big fat parts?
oil coolant? how are you gonna dispose legally?
water soluable?
as mentioned electrical power
is machine area FLAT? holy ned we didnt think of that? maybe lazer off machine area and correct sloppy concrete etc.
you need to be walked thru this cause it can BURN YOU ROYALLY when the damn machines DONT WORK AND PARTS AINT BEING MADE! talk with your machine shop friend. do diagram of area setup. will big long parts fit? will there be a safe workable useable workspace or crammed into a corner with the rats?
do you have material? where are you gonna store it?
who the hells gonna run it?
lots of DUCKS that YOU need to be QUACKING all in a ROW!