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Workshop Machines - How Big is Too Big?

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Jelly	21/09/2022 15:38:34
474 forum posts 103 photos	Posted by Roger Best on 19/09/2022 19:10:02: "...long term ambitions". Well if its 9" showman's engines then big is best. Edited By Roger Best on 19/09/2022 19:11:29 There's a consideration of building experimental pressure vessels and process equipment (I'm actually a Chemical/Process Engineer by trade), which requires a certain amount of scale even at the test rig stage... To that end I'm in the middle of completing a series of welding qualifications with a view to gaining BS EN 9606 and ASME IX certification to permit me to produce a wider range of equipment "in house" (subject to taking them out for. I also did a lot of "12 inch to the foot scale" steam loco work (in other people's workshops) when I was younger, and would like to be able to tackle more jobs in that world, as it's a great deal of fun.
HOWARDT	21/09/2022 18:43:29
1081 forum posts 39 photos	Size of the machine affects how close you can get to the workpiece. Not a problem on a cnc machine where safety doors mostly keep you away from the cutting point but on manual machines can be a problem. Consider the difference between a 4” and 12” chuck with a piece of 6mm bar in, also the size of the lathe tools in normal use.

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