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Originally Posted by Tristanc1 Hi, There's just a few that I like the look of, i'm not saying i'll be able to do that right off the bat, but i'd like to have to machinery necessary to be able to do that at some point down the line. But for now, just being able to work with 1/2" thick aluminum for the faceplates, and being able to recess vfd's and drill drill holes for buttons, knobs etc within reasonable tolerances would be nice Sorry for the long post, and thanks in advance for any advice Tristan

I looked at the urls you provided. It looks like it could be easily done with a conventional mill as Chris65 said. To locate your holes for the buttons etc you could always build a jig and get very good tolerances. With a well thought out jig, also built using the mill, you could place your work under it using locating pins, clamp it all down and then have a pattern to easily repeat your holes. Several companies online supply hardened bushings with various ODs/IDs that would help guide your drills and by using the index dial on the knee you set the depth of cut for endmills that can be guided to the extents of your recesses for a flat floor. This should make the process much faster.

Best of luck
Scott