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by WillAdams 1068 days ago
There's an entire books series on this concept, the "Gingery" books where the first in the series is setting up a foundry for casting, while the second is making a lathe from investment castings because a lathe is the only tool in a workshop which can duplicate itself.

https://gingerybookstore.com/

the balance of the books are making the other tools in a machine shop.

Had the second book once upon a time, and will eventually get the entire set.