11 Oct
2022
11 Oct
'22
5:48 p.m.
On Tue, 11 Oct 2022, Tony Duell via cctalk wrote:
On Tue, Oct 11, 2022 at 6:12 PM Sellam Abraham via
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A good and usable 3D printer is going to be a lot cheaper than even the
worst imported table-top metal working lathe. The mills you can buy for a
simliar price won't cut non-ferrous metals for crap, and won't cut ferrous
metals at all.
I would posit that more people have 3D printers at home than machine
tools. :)
If someone wants to provide me with a drawing, I'd be happy to design a 3D
model of the part and print a few of them for testing.
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Not everyone has a fully tooled machine shop, perhaps?
And not everyone has a 3D printer.
Moreover, a small lathe/mill capable of making that sorr of part is
probably cheaper than a 3D printer and will last a lot longer.