skuke wrote:

On 12 Mar 2006 15:55:13 -0800, Too_Many_Tools wrote:

How about If I let you decide what is "small"?

The request was for links to what has been done...got any?

Thanks

TMT

To me, a machine shop in a shipping container would be small. ...And I come
from a background of R&D with 5 machinist in the shop. We've had minimal
resources and space. I eventually went to the Sherline links and if that is
your definition of small and is what you're looking to achieve, then the
container shop is HUGE by your standards :-)

He could scale it down into one of the inexpensive 4x8 cargo trailers
and even mount a generator and compressor on the tongue for total
portability. The build fiber optic splicing shops into trailers that
size so it's a pretty reasonable idea.

Pete C.



Here's the link to what I wrote of earlier:
www.ctemag.com/pdf/0508-Multitask.pdf
Sorry I didn't post it earlier but it was tough to Google because of the
usless title. I had to rumage through my old stack of trade magazines, go
to their websites and search from within. ...That took a little bit of
time.

Incidently, I do make small parts. sub .010" drills, slots, pockets... in
SST, AL, Ti... but with conventional sized machines (not Sherlines size).
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