Sheet 04 / Machinery
A working list of the equipment groups the workshop is built around. The detailed specification of each machine is still being finalised, so every figure below is marked TBC until the client confirms it.
Drawing reference
CE-SHEET-04 / REV A
Six equipment groups · Specifications to be confirmed
Notice
Specification to be confirmed
This page is an honest working list. The workshop is new and the full specification of each machine — capacities, spindle speeds, travels, tooling and metrology equipment — will be confirmed by Chilverstone Engineering before it is published as fact. Every value that has not yet been confirmed is marked TBC.
If you need to know whether a particular size, tolerance or material is achievable, ask us directly with the drawing and we will give you a straight answer.
01 / Machine list
Six groups of equipment covering turning, milling, manual work, material preparation, fabrication and inspection.
Computer-controlled turning for round components — shafts, bushes, spacers, pins and threaded parts. Used for both one-offs and repeat batches where consistency across the run matters.
Milling of plates, brackets, profiles and pockets, plus second-operation work on turned parts — flats, keyways, cross-holes and drilled and tapped patterns.
Manual machines for one-off work, awkward set-ups, second operations and finishing where hand control is faster or more accurate than programming. Also used for reworking worn parts back to size.
Cutting bar, plate and tube to length before machining, and preparing material so the first operation starts from a true, accurate blank.
Cutting, forming and welding for frames, guards, brackets and stands in mild steel, stainless steel and aluminium, plus modifications and repairs to existing fabrications.
Measuring equipment used during machining and on final inspection, so critical dimensions are checked while the part is still in the machine as well as before dispatch.
Every value marked TBC is a specification to be confirmed. Nothing on this page is a published machine capability until the client has verified it.
02 / Capability
The headline figures a customer usually needs before sending a drawing. All values are pending confirmation of the final equipment list.
| Parameter | Value | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Max turning diameter | TBC | Dependent on the CNC lathe specificationTo be confirmed with the machine list |
| Max turning length | TBC | Between centres, excluding bar feed workTo be confirmed with the machine list |
| Max milling envelope | TBC | X / Y / Z travels of the machining centreTo be confirmed with the machine list |
| Achievable tolerance | TBC | Quoted per feature and per material, not as a single blanket figureTo be confirmed after machine verification |
| Materials | Mild steel, stainless steel, aluminium, brass, bronze, engineering plastics | Typical list — grade and availability confirmed per job |
| Typical batch sizes | TBC | Small to medium batches; exact limits depend on the lathe and bar feedTo be confirmed |
| Lead times | TBC | Confirmed per job once drawings and quantities are knownTypical lead times to be confirmed |
Specification to be confirmed — TBC values are placeholders pending the client's final machine list. Ask us about a specific job and we will confirm what is achievable.
03 / Tooling
Tooling and measuring equipment are the part of the workshop that decides what can actually be held to size.
Turning and milling cutters, holders, drills, taps, reamers and boring bars are held to cover the materials and features described across this site. Specific tooling makes and ranges are part of the machine specification and remain TBC.
Micrometers, calipers, bore gauges, height and depth gauges and setting standards are used to check dimensions during machining and on final inspection. Calibration arrangements and equipment ranges remain TBC.
Tooling and inspection equipment lists are to be confirmed. We do not publish a calibration or quality accreditation that the workshop does not yet hold.
04 / Honest note
A brand-new workshop gains nothing by taking on work it cannot deliver. Knowing the limits is part of being useful.
If we can't do it in-house, we'll tell you straight away and point you in the right direction. That may mean recommending a different process, a larger machine, or another supplier better suited to the part. It is better for both of us than a job that arrives late or wrong.
Sheet 04 / Tell us about your job
Send us your drawings, sketches or a sample part and we'll come back with a price and a lead time.
