That’s great! You are going to learn a lot about problem solving and how to think! What machine(s) do you have? I swapped out all the big industrial sized machines for a pair of benchtop sized lathe and mill. I decided when I retired that I wasn’t going to ever machine anything that needed a piece of metal that I couldn’t pickup and hold in my hand.
I bought the biggest column mill I could afford, a HM-48B and bench top lathe that had the features I wanted, an AL-320G. Given I intend to mainly make model steam engines they should be more than enough. What sort of things do machine?
I only took up manual machining this year, there are a few of us young ones, but not heaps.
That’s great! You are going to learn a lot about problem solving and how to think! What machine(s) do you have? I swapped out all the big industrial sized machines for a pair of benchtop sized lathe and mill. I decided when I retired that I wasn’t going to ever machine anything that needed a piece of metal that I couldn’t pickup and hold in my hand.
I bought the biggest column mill I could afford, a HM-48B and bench top lathe that had the features I wanted, an AL-320G. Given I intend to mainly make model steam engines they should be more than enough. What sort of things do machine?