Comments on: BANGshift Question Of The Day: Which Tool Would You Rather Have In Your Shop? CNC Plasma Table Or CNC Milling Machine? https://bangshift.com/general-news/bangshift-question-of-the-day/bangshift-question-of-the-day-which-tool-would-you-rather-have-in-your-shop-cnc-plasma-table-or-cnc-milling-machine/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=bangshift-question-of-the-day-which-tool-would-you-rather-have-in-your-shop-cnc-plasma-table-or-cnc-milling-machine the car junkie daily magazine. Thu, 22 Jul 2021 13:53:21 +0000 hourly 1 By: jerry z https://bangshift.com/general-news/bangshift-question-of-the-day/bangshift-question-of-the-day-which-tool-would-you-rather-have-in-your-shop-cnc-plasma-table-or-cnc-milling-machine/#comment-195883 Thu, 22 Jul 2021 13:53:21 +0000 https://bangshift.com/?p=878154#comment-195883 CNC plasma cutter since a manual Bridgeport miller works just fine with me.

]]> By: Matt Cramer https://bangshift.com/general-news/bangshift-question-of-the-day/bangshift-question-of-the-day-which-tool-would-you-rather-have-in-your-shop-cnc-plasma-table-or-cnc-milling-machine/#comment-195868 Wed, 21 Jul 2021 14:20:44 +0000 https://bangshift.com/?p=878154#comment-195868 I’d take the Bridgeport any day; even if it wasn’t CNC. You can make almost anything on it that the plasma table could make, but you can’t make half of what a milling machine would make on a plasma table. The plasma table can make some things faster, and would be a better choice if I needed some sort of 4′ x 6′ part cut out of steel plate, but I’m not running a contract manufacturing operation or building mining equipment here.

]]> By: Labweiler https://bangshift.com/general-news/bangshift-question-of-the-day/bangshift-question-of-the-day-which-tool-would-you-rather-have-in-your-shop-cnc-plasma-table-or-cnc-milling-machine/#comment-195867 Wed, 21 Jul 2021 13:33:50 +0000 https://bangshift.com/?p=878154#comment-195867 CNC plasma table. With a rigid gantry and rack and pinion or ball screw drives it can also be used as a router for wood, plastics, foam etc… Can also adapt a laser for vector based engraving or a feeder head for 3D printing.

Yes, I’ve been thinking about this a lot.

]]> By: Charles Poosch https://bangshift.com/general-news/bangshift-question-of-the-day/bangshift-question-of-the-day-which-tool-would-you-rather-have-in-your-shop-cnc-plasma-table-or-cnc-milling-machine/#comment-195866 Wed, 21 Jul 2021 13:32:13 +0000 https://bangshift.com/?p=878154#comment-195866 Table all day, but not a plasma. Water jet or laser.

]]> By: phitter67 https://bangshift.com/general-news/bangshift-question-of-the-day/bangshift-question-of-the-day-which-tool-would-you-rather-have-in-your-shop-cnc-plasma-table-or-cnc-milling-machine/#comment-195864 Wed, 21 Jul 2021 12:16:39 +0000 https://bangshift.com/?p=878154#comment-195864 An old manual mill would suit me fine.

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