Cool addition to the shop

[alanw6]

I've been laying low lately, working 2 jobs and busting hard to save my pennies for this. Happily, today my new toy arrived. Picked up a CNC mill to aid my small business and do some more complex custom work.

Excited is too small of a word for me right now.

Here's a few pics:

And to keep it relevant to :SNSign: :

The notch gives up about 3500 lbs to the tool. If they tangled, it wouldn't be good for the fox! haha

Alan

 

[GT89Mustang]

So does this mean lower prices . Nice set-up you have there.

 

[mob]

thats f'ing awesome.

 

[alanw6]

So does this mean lower prices . Nice set-up you have there.

Haha, if anything it means higher prices!

One thing it means is we'll make more parts, and the fox won't be left out. No way, too many ideas...

 

[grey5.0beast]

awesome definately!!

 

[nonglossjason]

so what are you going to make mustang wise?

 

[Roland69]

make some gauge cages and other stuff like that and sell them....

 

[alanw6]

The only thing I can say now is that I'm going to try to make things which aren't available everywhere already. Lots of ideas, but it's going to take a little time to get used to this thing.

Honestly, right now it's a little intimidating!

 

[R2D2]

Nice piece, I still use my trusty ole bridgeport

 

[alanw6]

Nice piece, I still use my trusty ole bridgeport

As you see, this has a bridgeport style head (R8 taper). The bed mills with a solid column were simply out of reach. I got lucky on this find, since I was looking hard at knee mills. Having 22" on Z was too good to pass up!

 

[Ozz]

can't wait to see what you come up with

 

[1990Coupe]

yea something for the fox, im dying to get a gauge pod from you!! Im actually holding out buying one in anticipation you make a sweeeet one!

 

[iwashmycar]

 

[04sleeper]

Hey. I think I've been to that shop before.....


Looks good Alan. Now I will have to think up some stuff for the Termie.

 

[352Ford2]

That is very nice, I really need a mill, come to think of it I really need to get my lathe wired up too

 

[68torinogt]

whats the buisness name?

 

[mustangillusion]

If you need help with programming give me a hollar ([email protected]) I Currently run a cnc mill and lathe and do most of the programming for the parts we make. What language is the mill? FANUC or Heidenhain?

 

[1990Coupe]

whats the buisness name?

speed of sound llc

 

[68torinogt]

what do they make?

 

[90mustangGT]

Wow. I have a few ideas:

How about a whole CNC Foxbody? LOL, that would be awesome, but I doubt it could be done. How about Ford Emblems, but instead of FORD writen in them, have "foxbody" or just "FOX". With what ford is doing with lawsuites, I don't want thier name on my car.

A gauge/switch bezel for us that have deleted radio and HVAC would be an awesome start.