I bet they're both completely machine finished. Would you say face-milling steps outside the bounds of "machine finishing"?

I wonder what the flat edge at the bottom of the bottom photo would look like if it was photographed with the same angle/camera/lighting as the Tormach/Mori set of photos from earlier.

Quote Originally Posted by waltpermenter View Post
has it been established that the part in jid2s pics are indeed the 6061 most of you are limited to experience with? an alloy with more zinc will give a nice shiny finish right off the machine, yes even on a tormach. there are a lot more alloys out there used in the industry than 6061.
walt
Good question.