Johnny SolidWorks
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- Joined
- Apr 2, 2013
- Location
- Rochester
I posted elsewhere today about horizontal CNC machining centers, and got some awesome feedback. Well, in my futile search to find the deal of the century on a used VMC, I happened across a LOT of used CNC lathes that are, again, way cheaper than I would have expected.
Okuma LNC8 w/ Siemens controller, 8" Kitty 3-Jaw, 12 tool turret, and a chip conveyor for $6,000.
Mori Seiki AL-2B w/ Fanuc controller, 8" 3-Jaw, 8 spot turret, and chip conveyor - $3,000
Mazak QT-10 w/ T-Plus controller, 3-Jaw, 8 tool turret, and chip conveyor - $8,000
They are all claimed to be good, working machines, with videos of them under power and making chips (which I haven't seen, so take that with a grain of salt.) The Mazak is currently running in a shop, and the operator (not the owner) tells me it's a really solid machine.
I know some folks on here are probably running similar equipment in their shops every day, without major catastrophic failure on a weekly basis - so why not buy one to get a foot in the door of CNC lathe work?
Someone talk me out of my insanity please. Convince me what a horrible deal these all are, because I just keep thinking to myself: buy one, hire a guy to go through and check/fix all the issues, and have a good quality, older machine on the floor for what Haas charges for the "High Pressure Coolant" option.
Maybe it's because I've always driven beater old cars that lasted forever, because I bought stuff that was good quality when it was new, or maybe I'm just not ready to accept that fact that these are more likely to be $3,000 boat anchors than $3,000 CNC lathes.
Okuma LNC8 w/ Siemens controller, 8" Kitty 3-Jaw, 12 tool turret, and a chip conveyor for $6,000.
Mori Seiki AL-2B w/ Fanuc controller, 8" 3-Jaw, 8 spot turret, and chip conveyor - $3,000
Mazak QT-10 w/ T-Plus controller, 3-Jaw, 8 tool turret, and chip conveyor - $8,000
They are all claimed to be good, working machines, with videos of them under power and making chips (which I haven't seen, so take that with a grain of salt.) The Mazak is currently running in a shop, and the operator (not the owner) tells me it's a really solid machine.
I know some folks on here are probably running similar equipment in their shops every day, without major catastrophic failure on a weekly basis - so why not buy one to get a foot in the door of CNC lathe work?
Someone talk me out of my insanity please. Convince me what a horrible deal these all are, because I just keep thinking to myself: buy one, hire a guy to go through and check/fix all the issues, and have a good quality, older machine on the floor for what Haas charges for the "High Pressure Coolant" option.
Maybe it's because I've always driven beater old cars that lasted forever, because I bought stuff that was good quality when it was new, or maybe I'm just not ready to accept that fact that these are more likely to be $3,000 boat anchors than $3,000 CNC lathes.