What CNC should I buy

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[MachinistDom]

I made a lot of money with my Haas Super Mini Mill 2, it was pretty affordable. I outgrew it after 4 years and bought a SMEC MCV 4300. Haas make a great machine, especially if it's your first day out of prison. Anyone can run a Haas.

[jamessnook]

Your analysis of what machine to get is right on. I bought a used (2003) mini-mill a few years ago to put in my garage. I'm very happy with it - it is the perfect size and it runs on 240V single phase - which is something you left out. Fortunately, I used to have a mini-mill at work so I knew the control very well, but someone who was new to these machines would only need a day of training from Haas or the local HFO. Your videos are great - I can't say enough about them.

[josephrudd]

I’ve actually had this dude overnight parts to Houston tx to be able to align a haas lathe st30 to be exact… I highly recommended doing business with him

[joechughtai]

From owing a shop i would say some things to look at. 1) Is there a machine repair guy in driving distance, paying to fly someone in sucks big time. 2) can I get parts easy 3) can the controller do what you need easily. & lastly I would stick with bigger name companies for all the above reasons plus when it comes time to sell a no name machine is going to be worth much less money. I would expect anyone reasonably competent can pick up the controller easy enough.

[shermangriffin]

Ive had a lot success with Taiwanese machines. we own a small feeler chucker lathe we picked up for $4k (cad) with some minor issues, mainly the hydraulic switches for the chuck and turret. But parts were easy to get and replace, it's super accurate and fast, 8 tool turret and coolant. The tormachs we were looking at were far more expensive with no coolant or tool changer when we were looking at them. Our yang smv-600 has been an absolute champion, got it for $8k (cad) 20 tool changer, 8k rpm spindle and flood coolant, hasn't given me any troubles in the 2 years of ownership.

[radiusnorth]

?? SL10, SL20 ?? It would be helpful (to a new user) if you said what BRANDS these are. I suspect the afore mentioned are MDL #.

[amtechnology]

Haas is not the best but it has the best support and the control is very friendly and the repair is not expensive as other brands 👍👍👍👍

[MarioAPN]

This is an advanced video. For starters, cnc lathe is very good. Then 3 axis mill, with through spindle coolant. You can upgrade it to 4 axis in no time. Personally, for me, used hurco lathe and mill. They are conversational machines, you can program something simple very, very fast. They have graphics monitor. Newer machines have dynamic milling options and they have graphics screen. It is so unreal to press alt and measure on screen with a pen!! They also support NC programs, so CAM is the way. Some older software versions are buggy tho, so if you can, 2014+ machines are the way to go. For the fourth axis, Kitagawa Japan all the way. We got lucky, but it survived a few minor crashes. 0.02mm of wobble, for our applications, no need to repair.

[max_eley]

If you're buying new, doosan is the number one option right now, haas are usually priced higher for a machine that is no where near doosan, but second hand I love DMG machines personally, the support for older machines is a bit shit, but you can get by if problems happen, which are rare on these old stable machines.

[nategoodwin]

I'm beyond freaked out to buy a used 3 axis mill. Trying to finance a new one just isn't an option, though.

[joshuadelisle]

Fantastic, found me a new channel to binge watch lol. Love to know your thoughts on DIY or buy and whats a good price to pay for second hand? Cheers J

[CNCDudex]

What do you think of Fadals? There seems to be a lot for sale and many home users. Plus what phase convertors do you like

[axisfiveraxisfiver]

I hope you're channel grows so you can test desktop machines, REAL tests. the haas VS okuma VS doosan is irrelevant. "what can you expect for under 10K"

[wonderfulworld]

At a job interview for CNC field service I was asked, "Mechanic or Electronics, ? Don't say both. My answer was "both." No one is safe when an inexperienced supervisor thinks
that it would not be both. The authorized training schools that give the certification do both.

[KF-qjrn]

yes, their control is after that, I can't say
I liked how they'd alarm out before destroying part self

[stbentoak]

Buy a 20-25 year old Okuma LB lathe or VR-40 Mill from an aluminum/steel machine shop. No cast iron. With proper care, will run another 20 years and hold .0005 all day long.

[blitzkrueg]

Hurco is the worst. We had hurco tech out for cylinder on drawbar not working. They did nothing, took photos, and said lead time 4 months for $2300. After they left, i opened the cylinder, replaced the orings, and backed up in an hour.

[GeneralChangFromDanang]

I would absolutely love a small Haas lathe in my shop, but I hate their at machine programming. The "conversational" is clumsy and takes too long for one off parts and I feel you shouldn't have to rely on CAM software for a simple 2-axis lathe.

[maloyaircraft]

Enjoy the channel! Great content!

A great video idea(s)
-comparing the generations of Haas controls
-lathe models by year and generation

[dootdoot]

Okuma. SNK. No one touches them. <3 a lot of what FFG has on offer. I Find HAAS are built cheaply with rigidity issues.