What is your next machine?

What is your next machine? Choose up to three:

  • Milling machine

  • Lathe

  • Saw

  • Press, punch, bender, or forming machine

  • Drill or boring machine

  • Compressor

  • Furnace, Kiln, or Forge

  • Grinding machine

  • Blaster or tumbler

  • Welder or plasma machine

  • CNC

  • 3D printer, laser engraver, or other micro CNC

  • Wachuko's choice

  • Shaper!

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wachuko said:
I have four left on the list... Not in order of importance:
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4. Tube bender
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Like this one?
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I use it very rarely, but it was a steal of a deal, so it stays for now. Unless you are really in the market for one... ;)

My next purchase will be more of these:
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Really starting to like them for storage.
 
dkemppai said:
Like this one?
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I use it very rarely, but it was a steal of a deal, so it stays for now. Unless you are really in the market for one... ;)

My next purchase will be more of these:
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Really starting to like them for storage.
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Wow... now THAT is a tube bender... Very nice!

Nope, not what I had in mind. That takes a lot of floor space and the ones I have seen are cost prohibitive...

I was thinking on starting with one of those manual ones that you mount on a post...

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wachuko said:
:D hahahahhahaha "Wachuko's choice" LOL!!

I have four left on the list... Not in order of importance:

1. Quiet, high-capacity, air compressor. Or I will use what I have and figure a way to install outside in its own enclosure.
2. 3D Printer
3. Laser Engraver
4. Tube bender
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I have a small compressor left my my neighbor was throwing out due to a busted fitting of all things. It’s a nearly new 1973 name brand, but I disremember the name.

Anyway I put a muffler made out of an ovalteen can and some foam, quieted it right down.

My next machine (after the two I’m working on currently) will be a miniature carbide tool grinder for my mini machine shop made out of one of these.

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RJSakowski said:
I am not really in a buying mood, turning 79 next week. It is time to start thinking about divesting. However, if I were buying, the choices would be a plasma/TIG combination (Everlast 220), a 3D printer, a surface grinder, and possibly a high temperature oven.
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An oven is on my wish list.
 
On my list, build a PID control box for this guy.

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VCELLA 25S KILN

So I picked up this kiln off Craigslist free a few weeks back, brought it home and rearranged my shop so it would fit. This weekend I finally got around to cleaning things up and finished a few other projects so I decided to fire it up. Pretty good size and front loading so should be a nice...
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John
 
A surface grinder would be awesome, to get more accurate level surfaces. Realistically next shop investment will be an 8" Vertex dividing head, looking to cut gears....

Likely 5 to 6 years from buying a ban saw sawmill "EZ Boardwalk Model 40", its a retirement thing.
 
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