Comments on: Window to my workshop 22 http://www.holteyplanes.com/blog/2009/09/09/window-to-my-workshop-22/ A Blog by Karl Holtey. Sat, 28 Aug 2010 17:36:09 +0100 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: admin http://www.holteyplanes.com/blog/2009/09/09/window-to-my-workshop-22/comment-page-1/#comment-284 admin Mon, 14 Sep 2009 08:46:40 +0000 http://www.holteyplanes.com/blog/?p=544#comment-284 Hi Richard Thank you for taking the time to write to me. The CNC machining centre would indeed speed things up, but it would also be more expensive on the tooling and setting up, so considerable numbers would be required to offset these costs. The cost of such a machine would be in the region of 40k. It would change my business and I would lose the individuality. Of course I would also like a multi access lathe but I am only a one man business and I don't earn as much as some people imagine. As you can see from my blog my Bridgeport Interact is one of the early pioneers of CNC. It serves its purpose for one offs and specials and has the required accuracy I need. My type of product requires a high degree of handwork and this stifles any economy ideas. A CNC machining centre is my kind of porn! k Hi Richard

Thank you for taking the time to write to me.

The CNC machining centre would indeed speed things up, but it would also be more expensive on the tooling and setting up, so considerable numbers would be required to offset these costs. The cost of such a machine would be in the region of 40k. It would change my business and I would lose the individuality. Of course I would also like a multi access lathe but I am only a one man business and I don’t earn as much as some people imagine. As you can see from my blog my Bridgeport Interact is one of the early pioneers of CNC. It serves its purpose for one offs and specials and has the required accuracy I need. My type of product requires a high degree of handwork and this stifles any economy ideas. A CNC machining centre is my kind of porn!

k

]]> By: Richard http://www.holteyplanes.com/blog/2009/09/09/window-to-my-workshop-22/comment-page-1/#comment-283 Richard Mon, 14 Sep 2009 02:30:46 +0000 http://www.holteyplanes.com/blog/?p=544#comment-283 Karl - your blog has to be one of the finest out there at the moment. The extent to which you share the many steps in the production and thoughtful insights into your subject matter is clearly that of a master. There are simply too many bloggers out there regurgitating old stuff and offering third and fourth hand news. Yours is fresh, precise and educational. So well done, please keep feeding us... You rely a lot on your milling machine for many of the tasks you undertake - I admire the precision that goes into your work. It makes me think very hard about my own woodworking exploits - thank you. Now this might sound like heresy - forgive me it does. Have you considered investing in a CNC machining centre to speed things up whilst maintaining the precision you strive for? Best Regards Richard Melbourne Karl – your blog has to be one of the finest out there at the moment. The extent to which you share the many steps in the production and thoughtful insights into your subject matter is clearly that of a master. There are simply too many bloggers out there regurgitating old stuff and offering third and fourth hand news. Yours is fresh, precise and educational. So well done, please keep feeding us…

You rely a lot on your milling machine for many of the tasks you undertake – I admire the precision that goes into your work. It makes me think very hard about my own woodworking exploits – thank you.

Now this might sound like heresy – forgive me it does. Have you considered investing in a CNC machining centre to speed things up whilst maintaining the precision you strive for?

Best Regards

Richard
Melbourne

]]> By: admin http://www.holteyplanes.com/blog/2009/09/09/window-to-my-workshop-22/comment-page-1/#comment-282 admin Sun, 13 Sep 2009 09:44:42 +0000 http://www.holteyplanes.com/blog/?p=544#comment-282 Hi Craig Had a thought about your request for a "tour" of the workshop and I will do something about this in the next few weeks. It will be stills only. So keep watching. k Hi Craig

Had a thought about your request for a “tour” of the workshop and I will do something about this in the next few weeks. It will be stills only. So keep watching.

k

]]> By: Craig D http://www.holteyplanes.com/blog/2009/09/09/window-to-my-workshop-22/comment-page-1/#comment-278 Craig D Thu, 10 Sep 2009 17:49:40 +0000 http://www.holteyplanes.com/blog/?p=544#comment-278 A book would be wonderful! Request - I would like to see a "tour" of your shop, it seems to be a metal working paradise (compared to my lathe and mill stuffed in the corner of my garage anyway). Although I don't see how you get so much done in such a clean shop. Craig A book would be wonderful!
Request – I would like to see a “tour” of your shop, it seems to be a metal working paradise (compared to my lathe and mill stuffed in the corner of my garage anyway). Although I don’t see how you get so much done in such a clean shop.
Craig

]]> By: admin http://www.holteyplanes.com/blog/2009/09/09/window-to-my-workshop-22/comment-page-1/#comment-276 admin Thu, 10 Sep 2009 09:19:15 +0000 http://www.holteyplanes.com/blog/?p=544#comment-276 Thanks for the nice comments. A book has always been in the plan. Regards k Thanks for the nice comments. A book has always been in the plan.

Regards

k

]]> By: David Gendron http://www.holteyplanes.com/blog/2009/09/09/window-to-my-workshop-22/comment-page-1/#comment-274 David Gendron Wed, 09 Sep 2009 22:15:01 +0000 http://www.holteyplanes.com/blog/?p=544#comment-274 facinating! I've been following your blog and it is totaly impresive the amount of work and the precision you put into a plane! I would love to try one of your plane one day and even more own one! You should write a book, it would sale for sure,even if it's only to make us dream and drool! Thank you for an excelent blog! Best regard. David facinating! I’ve been following your blog and it is totaly impresive the amount of work and the precision you put into a plane!
I would love to try one of your plane one day and even more own one!
You should write a book, it would sale for sure,even if it’s only to make us dream and drool!
Thank you for an excelent blog!
Best regard.
David

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