• LordGimp@lemm.ee
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    1 month ago

    Pretty much anything in a machine shop made in the last 80 years or so. So many people turn up their noses at anything that isn’t computer controlled anymore. Yknow what a big old mill can do that a CNC can’t? It can make every single part needed to make a new mill. It’s a self replicating machine with the right know how. People don’t respect that kind of quality anymore.

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      1 month ago

      I don’t think a mill can make the copper windings in the motor and isolate them. Same with the power cable.

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        1 month ago

        You don’t need an electric motor. You just need enough spin. I’ve seen old mills and lathes that run on steam. An electric motor just happens to be very convenient with our current technology.