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Old 02-16-2006, 03:28 PM
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Re: Machining Discussion-Lathes, Mills, CNC.

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Originally Posted by p9o1r1sche
Geez... whatever happened to turning the knobs by hand and doing the thinking in your head???? All I have is an inexpensive chinese-made lathe and mill.

I guess that type of machining is becoming a lost art.
I still turn manually on my lathe. I do a lot of stuff manually on the mill too. However, sometimes its just better to press go and be able to walk away and work on another part.
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