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Offline sangyo soichiro

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Re: Badass 5 axis milling machine + billet Aluminum = Helmet!
« Reply #25 on: April 13, 2010, 07:54:20 PM »
When I did tool and die, I programmed CNCs as part of my job.  We did prototypes sometimes, and they were about $2500 a piece (for the specific ones I did).  The pieces I did were pretty cool, but nothing like the head pictured above.  I could imagine that head going for $10000.  Of course, once the program is made, then more pieces can be made at a cheaper cost.  And, of course, my knowledge of CNC programming is over 10 years old....
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Re: Badass 5 axis milling machine + billet Aluminum = Helmet!
« Reply #26 on: April 13, 2010, 08:04:28 PM »
Lots of machine shops need work find a shop that isn't really busy
I got 3 waterjets 2 6 axis and one 7 axis   most of the time we dont even use the full things full time   I cut some gauge brackets for a dude on this foroum site free.. you never now if you aint asking

now that helmet milling is bad ass #$%* it looks like they got nozzles pointed at the bit blasting chips away I wonder if it uses cold air to cool the bit   either way that is what I call CNC machining

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Re: Badass 5 axis milling machine + billet Aluminum = Helmet!
« Reply #27 on: April 14, 2010, 12:23:49 AM »
can i have a titanium one?or will that make it a little more expensive?

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Re: Badass 5 axis milling machine + billet Aluminum = Helmet!
« Reply #28 on: April 14, 2010, 06:54:58 AM »
you get the Ti