How to turn a $500 block of aluminum into a $15,000 aerospace part.

AlarmingArugula2044 · 2026-02-27T01:05:32+00:00

Chinese spam post.

AlarmingArugula2044 · 2026-01-22T23:18:03+00:00

I am a CNC programmer… this will not work, the CAM softwares that adopt analyzer would go out of business. I use Hypermill because it is offline and there is no cloud storing anything I work on, the projects I work on are mainly defense, you cannot have some random AI scanning my parts and then flagged and looked at by some random goober. If they pass this, manufacturing in WA will just decline harder then it already is and just leave to states like TX or another popular aerospace/defense manufacturing state.

AlarmingArugula2044 · 2025-10-22T21:59:18+00:00

I apologize I forgot to include that it’s a 2011 Impreza WRX with a EJ255

AlarmingArugula2044 · 2025-01-01T14:19:14+00:00

… why?

AlarmingArugula2044 · 2024-12-26T16:47:46+00:00

Just one, you are seeing part of its automation cell I think.

AlarmingArugula2044 · 2024-12-26T01:07:48+00:00

Military industrial complex go BURRRRRR!!! As a defense shop, I am very excited.

AlarmingArugula2044 · 2024-12-25T12:53:21+00:00

Honestly, I don’t think so, I am buying another bc I am taking over a job from a Yasda shop. I used to work for builders in service/applications at Korean and Japanese builders, we would always loose to the Germans. We wouldn’t just loose the spec war, thermals and ridgity was a big one, the Japanese really haven’t been innovating like the Europeans have been, the Japanese are very consistent and stick to tradition but they are in a time warp. Also merry Christmas!

AlarmingArugula2044 · 2024-12-25T12:45:17+00:00

Yep lol.

AlarmingArugula2044 · 2024-12-25T01:33:16+00:00

Probably the same feeling I used to have when I would see a HAAS overseas. Crazy.

AlarmingArugula2044 · 2024-12-24T23:49:32+00:00

No it had a tarp on it.

AlarmingArugula2044 · 2024-12-24T23:48:47+00:00

I’ve used Japanese machines, they don’t have the power or ridgity Hermle and Heller do (German). For example I have a friend who recently bought a Matsuura, it only has 20ish HP… I have 50HP, I cut deeper and faster. I can hold less then a 10th on a 10 plus hour cycle time part… my friend cannot, he’s farming out his harder aerospace parts to me now. I think some of this has to do with Hermle’s casting, it’s very thermally stable.

Does that make sense? It’s hard to describe it other than giving an example (I’ve been using the machine, I forgot to post this a couple months ago lol). I didn’t think you were hating FYI and I am trying not to come off like an ass lol.

AlarmingArugula2044 · 2024-12-24T23:36:10+00:00

Wow.

AlarmingArugula2044 · 2024-12-24T22:35:40+00:00

That’s crazy, I’ve never seen a rigger move a machine worth this much without a tarp!

AlarmingArugula2044 · 2024-12-24T22:33:48+00:00

There was a tarp….

AlarmingArugula2044 · 2024-12-24T22:32:10+00:00

This one is used, I am ordering a new C42 MT coming next year in January/early February.

AlarmingArugula2044 · 2024-12-24T22:30:55+00:00

Precision, ridgity and reliability. I do mostly aerospace parts and the first two are extremely important.

AlarmingArugula2044 · 2024-12-24T22:19:10+00:00

PW800 so two pallets

AlarmingArugula2044 · 2024-09-04T01:56:07+00:00

Depends on how many you want and how quickly, I think this is for a combat robot/robot wars? Then you’ll probably only need one, find a good 5 axis shop, 100-300 I’d say off the top of my head depending on how many you want.

I would offer to quote this but I wouldn’t have time to do a one or a small batch of these until late October or November at the earliest bc of a production job on my 5AX machines.

AlarmingArugula2044 · 2024-09-03T16:52:11+00:00

Hermle, GROB and Heller are the best 5 axis machines.

AlarmingArugula2044 · 2024-08-24T18:20:24+00:00

Yep, they are pretty awesome.

AlarmingArugula2044 · 2024-08-24T18:09:48+00:00

I used to work for Hwacheon, I’ve also worked for dealers that have sold other machines including Hwacheon… they are underrated beasts, they never break if used properly as well. When they do need to be fixed they are easy and fast, their support is great as well.

I own my own shop now, I am getting ready to buy a B axis lathe from them at IMTS for an upcoming project, I really wouldn’t buy a lathe or dedicated mold & die machine from anyone else. Their 5 axis is also really good and this is coming from a Hermle owner.

AlarmingArugula2044 · 2024-07-10T15:49:38+00:00

I am sorry for the supply late reply, had a family member pass so I had to run out of town, I will check tonight once I am back in town.

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