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Now, for making things out of aluminum for boat/motorcycle/whatever, I'd want to be able to draw it up, throw a blank in the machine and let it buck.
Ah, I am now learning just that part. Draw it and then have the machine do it.. Turnes out there is a learning curve there
a 4 or 5 axis can make all of the compound crazy curves that are extremely difficult to do any other way. I really want to make some billet rudder stocks as an example. Same with making molds, want a new daggerboard shape? Throw a blank of aluminum in the mill and watch the chips fly.
I am sure you know this, but for those who dont. Making a mould (male or female) for daggerboards require only 3 axis.
Just a toy to me, and one that I won't be buying unless I were to win the lotto, (which I rarely play). Right now it's cheaper to just hire out the job to those with the tooling, and let me do my job to pay for it.
Ahh, but learning new stuff is so much fun and interesting.
