Guys,
I'd like to get some opinions from anyone whos had experience with both a "mills" and "routers". I am looking for a machine capable of processing a large number of parts with minimal setup and intervention. I dusted off my benchtop Taig mill the other night to make the below brackets from a block of 6061.
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The stock was a 2" x 3 1/2" x 1" and it took about a half hour to hog through at 12 ipm.
I have an older style PRO4848 with the V-CON rails and a 24K rpm 2.2kw spindle and I would like to setup work holding and coolant to produce 50 to 100 pieces at a time. Any thoughts on the feasibility of this. Not overly concerned over the tolerances, but would like to have a decent surface finish to minimize post processing. Also would need to consider reliability as I would like to be able to leave the machine (same room, just not watching it intently the whole time).