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Originally Posted by fixitmattman
If you got that knee mill in there without any problems, this may be right up your ally:
VM 1 Machining Center - Hurco 2005
It's footprint is no bigger than the mill you've got now. Starting price is just a hair under $40 000 USD. I don't know if that's good because I haven't actuallly priced out a mill to purchase yet, but it seems alright. The only thing I see about it is it uses it's own control software instead of GE or Siemens.
I know you're already in the trade and would more than likely teach me a thing or two on which CNC is better, but when I saw your post it reminded me of their ad so I thought I'd pass it along.
Looks like a nice shop though, good luck. |
i've had my eye on one of those for a couple years now... that is probably what i'd end up getting, or a haas... they have some creative lease terms available- you can lease your cnc based upon machine up-time. that is, you only pay for time the machine is turned on. if you are a good programmer and good at setups then it can be very worth while if you consider the cost.