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* Mag base drill
* Mag base drill
* Drill bits
* Drill bits
** Common sizes
** Common sizes #4 to 1in
** Metric
** Metric 1mm to 30mm
** Left hand
** Left hand
* Screw extractors
* Screw extractors
* 1/2" Shoulder nuts for work clamping
* 1/2" Shoulder nuts for work clamping
* metrology gear (calipers indicators etc),
* sharp end mills,
* insert mill tools and matching inserts,
* a set of insert lathe tools and new inserts to suit,
* several full sets of allen keys,
* Several full sets of box end wrenches
* Several full sets of screw drivers
* Several carbide scribes
* Several NEW files
* new set of quality r8 collets
* collet closer for the lathe, and matching collets
* few sets of high quality punches
* few automatic spring punches
* deep throat sheet metal punch
* ring shear
* angle iron shear
* angle iron notcher
* angle iron bender
* rod cutter
* Several full work tables with clear surfaces.
* Bead roller
* metal shrinker & stretcher
* english wheel
* diamond indenter for the Rockwell hardness tester


=== Big ticket items ===
=== Big ticket items ===
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* Working CNC mill/vmc (yes there is a working group trying to make the bridgeport go a tormach PCNC 700 with all the bells and whistles would be ~$20k)
* Working CNC mill/vmc (yes there is a working group trying to make the bridgeport go a tormach PCNC 700 with all the bells and whistles would be ~$20k)
* CNC Lathe (Tormach ready to go is ~$17k)
* CNC Lathe (Tormach ready to go is ~$17k)
* 20+ in swing lathe
* 50ton hydraulic press
* horizontal mill (K&T or cincinnati)
[[Category:Wishlist]]

Latest revision as of 07:51, 11 April 2017

Tools members would like to see in the cold metals area.

Low ticket items

  • Parts washer (solvent type)
  • Ultrasonic parts washer
  • Slip roller
  • Stomp shear
  • Cold cut saw
  • dimple dies, knock out punches (could be hot metals or cold)
  • better selection of metric taps and dies
  • Mag base drill
  • Drill bits
    • Common sizes #4 to 1in
    • Metric 1mm to 30mm
    • Left hand
  • Screw extractors
  • 1/2" Shoulder nuts for work clamping
  • metrology gear (calipers indicators etc),
  • sharp end mills,
  • insert mill tools and matching inserts,
  • a set of insert lathe tools and new inserts to suit,
  • several full sets of allen keys,
  • Several full sets of box end wrenches
  • Several full sets of screw drivers
  • Several carbide scribes
  • Several NEW files
  • new set of quality r8 collets
  • collet closer for the lathe, and matching collets
  • few sets of high quality punches
  • few automatic spring punches
  • deep throat sheet metal punch
  • ring shear
  • angle iron shear
  • angle iron notcher
  • angle iron bender
  • rod cutter
  • Several full work tables with clear surfaces.
  • Bead roller
  • metal shrinker & stretcher
  • english wheel
  • diamond indenter for the Rockwell hardness tester

Big ticket items

  • Working CNC mill/vmc (yes there is a working group trying to make the bridgeport go a tormach PCNC 700 with all the bells and whistles would be ~$20k)
  • CNC Lathe (Tormach ready to go is ~$17k)
  • 20+ in swing lathe
  • 50ton hydraulic press
  • horizontal mill (K&T or cincinnati)