View Poll Results: Do you have a personal hobby machine?

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  • Yes a mill

    187 48.32%
  • Yes a lathe

    64 16.54%
  • Yes, a different machine

    65 16.80%
  • No I only operate machines at work

    71 18.35%
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Thread: Do you have a machine for hobby use?

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    I have a K2 KG-3925 model.
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    I could not vote, because i have a full machine shop for my hobbies and there was no applicable choice in the poll!


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    Quote Originally Posted by widgitmaster View Post
    I could not vote, because i have a full machine shop for my hobbies and there was no applicable choice in the poll!

    I'm with Eric except I don't have a full machine shop like he does. Just a Lathe and a Mill Bench Top Class. Still buying stuff though.

    Actually one of these would be nice to add to your Collection of nice Machinery Eric.

    http://www.methodsmachine.com/docume...log%206-06.pdf


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    I have a Specialized Full Suspension mountain bike I use when not at work.


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    Only use em at work... small lathe and big mill and CND Diamond turning lathe too.
    I love deadlines- I like the whooshing sound they make as they fly by.


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    I have both a lathe and a mill but voted Mill because it is the one I use most often.


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    i just bought a Mazak Integrex 200-IV-S for my home shop... does that count?


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    I have a manual mill, lathe and surface grinder, all three used all the time for my hobbies.


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    I have a homier (speedway) mill and lathe the lathe has been converterd to CNC, The mill is almost ready I still need stepper motors and money is real tight. I'll be sawpping the HobbyCNC controller to the mill. I'm making my new lathe controller with the microsteppld and making my own breakout board with an onboard relay or two and spindle tach (If I can figure out this schematic) I want a speed controller added in but I have no Idea how so I may just have to order a seperate board to do that......Then I'll work on a router and maybe a pcb micromill.


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    Quite a few votes. Glad too see all the different machines.


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    Quote Originally Posted by rodneydeeeee View Post
    Do you have a machine for your personal hobby use
    I have a feeling I am cheating a bit. I didn't vote because you don't have enough categories; nine VMCs, six lathes and a gantry router any weekend I want. I just have to make sure the setup is replaced before 7:00 Monday or my Operations Manager gets on my case.


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    I have both too. In fact I have more than one of each

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