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Re:NY bill would require a criminal history check for the pu... by neallindsay on Monday October 16, 2023 @08:14AM (#37898737)
According to my casual Googling, metal lathes start out a lot more expensive than 3d printers. Wood lathes and CNC machines are surprisingly affordable though. So this seems like a good question.
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Re:NY bill would require a criminal history check for the pu... by Faaak on Monday October 16, 2023 @08:22AM (#37898830)
You can buy (and indeed I bought), cheap 2nd hand lathes or milling machines for 800 bucks, which I wouldn't consider "a lot more expensive".
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Re:NY bill would require a criminal history check for the pu... by regularfry on Monday October 16, 2023 @08:27AM (#37898891)
Not only that, but if you consider a cheap second hand lathe mostly as a source of parts and rebuild the frame out of something like synthetic granite (which is mostly a casting job) then it'll probably have much better rigidity than anything you can buy at a similar price.
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Re:NY bill would require a criminal history check for the pu... by 15155 on Monday October 16, 2023 @09:58PM (#37909479)
Civil rights shouldn't generally hinge on affordability.
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