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Other Machines Home |
I hate to discriminate and put all of these useful things under the "Other" machines, because they are essential. But they are ancillary at best, and hold little interest beyond their immediate tasks.
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This is a hugely entertaining little machine, and was my first finished CNC machine. It was very easy to get it going, the page gives full details. It's capacity is limited to 8" x 4" x 2" and whatever is amenable to carving/routing/milling/drilling with a Dremel tool.
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Blanch: The Baby Blanchard Surface Grinder |
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Band Saw: Harbor Freight 4" x 6" Metal Cutting Bandsaw $41.00 Used on eBay |
Someday, maybe mine will look this nice and clean!
I was very tempted to go for a larger capacity fixed or vertical bandsaw rather than this smaller saw, but I was coming off the rebound having lost on buying a metal lathe on eBay and saw this was closing in 3 minutes. For $41 it's hard to go wrong! I'll get a bigger one later if I need it and if this whole activity turns out to be interesting. Or maybe I won't need a bigger one: the thing is, with the size machine tools I can afford, this saw will probably cut the largest stock I can machine anyway. Besides, I also have a plasma cutter, which may prove to be a better answer.
Newsbreak: I have not used this bandsaw since getting my new DeWalt Multicutter!
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DeWalt Multicutter: A Poor Man's Cold Saw? |
This saw works so well I have not used my HF 4 x 6 bandsaw since. It is fast (the big chunk of aluminum you see there is about a 30 second cut) and leaves a very clean finish. These saws were about $400 when I bought mine, and are ideal for the home shop machinist or welder!