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Anonymous10/08/25, 14:27No.2949617
I mostly tinker with air guns. I have some designs for valves I'd like to try out. Would it be better to try to have cnc services make them for me, or get a $500 mini lathe and learn how to use it?
1. Have you had any success with online cnc services?
2. Are those mini lathes any good? Valves are mostly made from aluminum or brass and delrin, but steel seems like a wiser choice for anything that would be bearing pressure.
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Anon10/09/25, 21:59No.2949876
thats cool
mind to share your designs ?im dabbling in airguns also, ive used column drills and mini lathe
avoid the crappy toy jewelers lathe, but i think a small tabletop lathe (the one i used was maybe 70cm long)
while it was slow to cut steel, going slowly was alright
i'd suggest getting the lathe with some carbide cutting tools, this way when/if you fuck up with your dimension, you can just cut a bit more instead of drawing and ordering another one (waiting 2 weeks)