Touring Area 419 for the second time! The last time we visited was over one year ago and I was inspired by what Jon Addis, Founder and CEO, was able to accomplish in their small garage shop. It was packed to the brim with Haas CNC lathes, CNC mills, and passion to provide high quality, precision rifle products.
Since then, Area 419 has grown and the story is incredible. Jon gives us a great tour–showing their DMG Mori, Grob CNC and Haas CNC machines. We’ll also get to hear more about how Jon makes decisions in terms of allocating resources, buying machines, building reliable processes, and the experience of building their new shop.
Area 419 started with someone passionate about rifles but unable to afford sending them out for work. He picked up an old lathe and the rest is history! We can’t wait to see what’s in store for this amazing company!
00:00 Introducing Jon Addis, Founder & CEO of AREA 419
00:59 Old Shop Vs. New Shop
05:44 Haas DMG NTX 1000 Mill Turn, Haas DS-30Y, Haas ST-20Y
20:00 Chip Bins/Hoppers & Scrap Disposal, Full Flake Epoxy Floor, Capto Static Stools Vs. Stick Tools
25:15 DMG NLX 2500| 700, LNS Servo 80 S2 Bar Feeder
32:32 ChipBLASTER High Pressure Coolant System + MistBLASTER
34:12 From Technician to Entrepreneur: Hiring Employees
36:34 Haas UMC – 500ss
41:05 CAT 40 Vs. HSK Spindle
44:31 DMG CMX 1100V & 3D Printed Support for Fixturing
46:53 Ingersoll-Rand Torque Driver
48:39 Haas VF-2ss & Tombstone Fixturing
52:29 Gunsmithing Cage & Community Connection
55:43 Haas DT-1
58:31 DMG NHX 5000 + RPS 5 Pallet Pool System, Thermal Stability, Repeatability, Modular Tombstone, ZERO Reloading Press Mounting Plate & Additional Parts
01:11:00 DMG NHX 5000 Tool Changer
01:12:13 Coolant Dispensing System
01:17:24 Crates for Shipping Products to Anodizing
01:19:04 Grob G350 – Machining The ZERO Reloading Press Body
01:27:20 Storage Racking & Shop Aesthetics
01:30:11 Tool Crib/QC, HAIMER Shrink Fit
01:31:26 Offices, Conference Area, Kitchen/Lunch Area & More
01:43:51 Final Thoughts & Thanks
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Links for this video
Website: https://www.area419.com/
IG: https://www.instagram.com/area419official/
Twitch Livestream CNC Machining: https://www.twitch.tv/area419
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