For real though, I've been away starting a makerspace in an abandoned mattress factory with my local anarchist group.

  • PorkrollPosadist [he/him, they/them]
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    4 years ago

    Before you even think of getting a 3D sintering machine, seriously consider getting a lathe and milling table. There's a reason these these two kinds of machines are the foundation of the manufacturing industry. Yeah, they're more expensive than a 3D printer, but if you shop for used, manual equipment they're not ludicrously more expensive. Something like an old Bridgeport mill or a Hardinge turret lathe can hold great tolerances and make a lot of useful stuff.

    • Koolio [any]
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      4 years ago

      It came with a wood lathe - no milling machine that I saw though. I'll still need to get a metal lathe and milling machine. We have more than enough bandsaws and drillpresses though.