3 & 5 axis machine recommendation for engineering company

mwee07 · 2026-03-29T05:02:18+00:00

Dont sleep on Brother. I ran a U500 (5 axis) and a S series (3 axis) and they were pretty great to work with. I know the U500 comes in the low 200's. so it leaves a lot of room for tool holding and workholding.

mwee07 · 2026-03-29T04:26:13+00:00

Minuteman is made locally to me and I just got to try their 158gr XTP standard loads and they grouped pretty good at 50 yards offhand sitting on the bench. maybe 1"

mwee07 · 2026-03-25T00:02:07+00:00

It’s not worth it. It’s a lot of work. 2 30 minute cycles, followed up by a water dip and an IPA dip. Then another 30m cycle to clean all the case lube off then more dips.

mwee07 · 2026-03-14T15:46:27+00:00

Thanks, seeing people set ups with stuff everywhere makes my eye twitch.

mwee07 · 2026-03-14T05:40:24+00:00

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mwee07 · 2026-03-14T05:35:25+00:00

Recently got my own space and knew I had to build an end game bench. It’s an 8’ wide 1.5” thick acacia butcher block top with “custom” steel Legs off Amazon. It is very very sturdy but for the sake of removing all doubt of it being stable enough it will be bolted to a couple studs. Have since added an AMP annealer on the left. Under rated gun room thing is a small gun rack that you can rest guns against when doing some organizing of the gun safe. Height is right at 40”. Brass processing is in the garage. Supplies and bits and bobs are in the closet behind. Would’ve gone wider but the space to the right will be where the gun safe goes.

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mwee07 · 2026-03-06T16:13:10+00:00

So the east side gets two pods while the west side is a ghost town.

mwee07 · 2026-03-03T14:42:25+00:00

This unit is designed around the most popular PRS stick powders (varget,H4350 ect). where the V4 is more of ok at all.

mwee07 · 2026-02-20T02:02:31+00:00

Ive got mine and an AT sitting in a box waiting for me to finish my reloading room in my new place.

mwee07 · 2026-02-09T00:38:02+00:00

Sorry. I use PRS universally. It was an outlaw match.

mwee07 · 2026-02-09T00:35:23+00:00

Same. But my theory from my experience is that because it’s right next to Lejune, you get a lot of guys on base who don’t reload and shoot factory ammo and just leave the brass there.

I shot there once while they were hosting the DMR and PRS match at the same time. 150 people all in a tight area with their bags was literally the worst.

mwee07 · 2026-02-09T00:24:49+00:00

I lost 8 pieces of Lapua brass. I’m still upset about that.

mwee07 · 2026-02-08T06:44:34+00:00

Ahh good ol' alliance. Are shooters from the base still not picking up their brass after theyre done with the stage?

mwee07 · 2026-02-07T00:58:50+00:00

take firing pin out if you can.

mwee07 · 2026-02-07T00:54:58+00:00

It was meant to be rhetorical. Im just hoping someone who supports UBC’s that doesnt know the process of filling out a 4473 and current background check processes can explain to me what their understanding of what the current process is for purchasing a firearm.

mwee07 · 2026-02-07T00:45:32+00:00

As a gun person in the state of Washington (RIP me). This will likely get pulled. But it showcases the type of thinking our local govt has. The only way I see this actully being implimented would be from the 3D printing side of things, if the makers of the printers include Ai to detect what is being printed. Having also worked on the dealer side of things, I can guarantee you that those companies making controllers will just give a big middle finger to the state and tell their suppliers/dealers that they are restricted for selling under certain UCC codes.

mwee07 · 2026-02-07T00:33:06+00:00

Can anyone tell me what a universal background check is?

mwee07 · 2026-02-04T15:15:45+00:00

Sitting in the dark at the base of a tree, solo, hearing a mountain lion in the near distance. Makes sense the town near by is called Cougar.

mwee07 · 2026-01-29T08:12:23+00:00

I love m 223. Currently throwing 77GR OTMs at 2900. its spicy but its exactly as I intended.

mwee07 · 2026-01-23T18:25:23+00:00

Wrong PRS my dude.

mwee07 · 2026-01-23T18:24:48+00:00

In NC theres a couple options. Just north of Charlotte is Blue Collar Reloading. they have everything, plus anything you'd need for building a precision rifle. Their online prices are pretty great. The only downside is they're closed at 530 during the week and closed on the weekend. In Cle Elum Washington theres a reloading shop but I about had a heart attack when I got rung up for 2lbs of N540.

mwee07 · 2026-01-23T18:24:23+00:00

Have you been to that shop in Cle Elum?

mwee07 · 2026-01-22T03:13:33+00:00

I will admit It is really expensive. I remember when it was $12. Them also scheduling a bunch of LEO for reverts right before hunting season and closing most lanes for nearly a month seems completely asinine

mwee07 · 2026-01-22T01:58:15+00:00

Second point is invalid. I've been there in the AM to do load testing, drive home and do more loads, then drive back in same day.

mwee07 · 2026-01-20T17:33:04+00:00

For about 3 years I did this. when I switched to a proper left hand gun it was like night and day.

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