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CNC Machining -- Horizontal vs. vertical machining centers
"I am looking to purchase a machining center. This would be used for production work in volumes of 100, 300, and 500 piece orders... What do you guys use and recommend?"
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Manufacturing in America and Europe -- China Machinery Industry
"It's been about only thirty years since China open the door to the World, China has nevertheless, in these past three decades, constructed a huge economy based on private ownership and control of resources..."
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General -- Tips for cleaning inside the motor cabinet of a lathe
"My Rockwell 11inch has an absolute mess inside the motor cabinet. Much of the bottom and the back wall look like undercoating from the accumulated and hardened grease... What is the best cleaner for something like this?"
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