MN Metal Shop
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Note: We have only one manual lathe and only one mill available for member use. Our sheet metal area is also available. Volunteers are working to bring the CNC metal tools into usable condition.
Lathes
Milling Machines
- Bridgeport J-Head Mill
- Bridgeport J-Head Variable Speed Mill
- Kearney & Trecker 2H 10" x 50" Horizontal Milling Machine
CNC Tools
- CNC Hitachi-Seiki Lathe
- Matsuura MC-500V Vertical Machining Center CNC Mill
- Cincinnati Sinker EDM
- Birmingham CNC Conversion Mill
Tips
- Select the correct cutting oil for your job
Welding
- MIG Welding
- Millermatic 220
- Lincoln Electric
- TIG Welding
- Lincoln Electric TIG Welder
- Arc Welding
Plasma Cutting
A GoFab CNC plasma cutting table with a 48" X 96" bed. It has a 1/4" maximum material thickness. A plasma cutter has the largest allowance of any metal cutting CNC with a kerf of 1/16" so it is not the best for extreme precision but good for most projects.
Drill Press
- Delta Drill Press
Saws
- Horizontal Band Saw
- Vertical Band Saw
- Makita LC1230 12" Metal Cutting Saw
Grinders
- K. O. Lee S718 6" x 19" Surface Grinder
- Pedestal Grinder
Buffing Arbor
Sheet Metal Tools
All of our sheet metal tools have a capacity of - Mild steel: 16ga; Aluminum: 14ga; Stainless Steel: 24ga.
- Finger Brake
- 48" finger brake with adjustable fingers
- capacity of 16ga. mild steel and a 24ga. capacity for stainless steel.
- a maximum angle of 140
- the throat has a 3" vertical through and a minimum finger width of 2"
- Stomp Shear
- 48" sheet metal
- an imperial measured siding stop
- 16ga. mild steel capacity and a 24ga. capacity stainless steel.
- Roper Whitney No. 58 5-Ton Punch Press
- Floor Mounted Slip Roller
- 48" wide slip roller
- 1" minimum radius
- 16ga. mild steel capacity, and a 24ga. capacity for stainless steel
- Tabletop Slip Roller
- 12" wide
- a 3/4" minimum radius
Misc Tools
Handheld Power Tools
Hand Tools
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