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Swiss lathe.
I am looking for recommendations on what machine type would work best for machining 304 stainless forgings into 20" rings.
Swiss lathe.
I am looking for recommendations on what machine type would work best for machining 304 stainless forgings into 20" rings.
Welcome to the Jungle! Don't worry about the shitposts, it's just a little ritual they have here. What's happened is that you posted a question with little information, that's blood in the water for this lot.
Tell us more about the rings and the forgings. Are the profiles complex or simple? O-ring grooves? Surface finish and accuracy requirements? A lot of metal coming off the forgings, or near-net?
That info will help us help you. A simple ring could be a job for a manual vertical turning lathe (VTL), complex profiles are more easily done on a CNC version. If drilling hole patterns or other features, a Mill-Turn Center might be ideal, but much more spendy.
Another tip - an accurate and descriptive "title" for your new thread is mandatory, otherwise people can ignore or even remove a poorly-titled thread. For this one: "Need machine recommendation for turning 20" stainless rings" would work better.
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