jerry_tung
Plastic
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- Aug 16, 2015
Hey practical machinists,
I successfully purchased a Brother Speedio S700 following advise from this forum 2 years ago and it has been a really good machine and great experience having it as my first CNC. I am very satisfied with the built quality and performance and the Yukiwa 5ax rotary table has been great too. I purchased a Mori NLX2000SY lathe as our first lathe and it is now time to find a second one. We just got a big order of turning die casting AL parts and running these parts on the Mori would be silly plus the Mori is kinda busy. I'm thinking of investing a new lathe. The part is quite small 2.5 inch diameter and pretty short. It is a turning only part. I'm not trying to invest a machine only for this part, instead I'd like to have a machine that can be a good match with the Mori. I am debating about whether I should look for one with milling function or not.
The Doosan Lynx is my first choice but the mill version one takes 4 months to be here so if I get the Doosan it would be a 2 axis Lynx which can be a good choice and good price.
My Brother vendor has a Genos Okuma L200E-M in their show room for sale so this can be a good choice, too. The machine is about 50% more expensive than the regular Lynx. It has got milling function but power is only half of the Doosan.
My third choice would be a Miyano BNC which is smaller than the two machines mentioned above, with milling function and price is in between the Doosan and the Okuma. Work envelope is limited and does not come with tail stock. It can be a fast machine and good for small parts.
I'm more worried about the philosophy of the investment. Should I only get turning centers for my shop because 2 axis lathe are getting less competitive? Should I get the cheaper 2 axis lathe so I can have the machine paid off faster and if in the future I have parts for it that need to be drilled or milled I just put the parts on the CNC mill adding another operation?
Please give me some suggestion on planning the shop! Thanks a lot!
I successfully purchased a Brother Speedio S700 following advise from this forum 2 years ago and it has been a really good machine and great experience having it as my first CNC. I am very satisfied with the built quality and performance and the Yukiwa 5ax rotary table has been great too. I purchased a Mori NLX2000SY lathe as our first lathe and it is now time to find a second one. We just got a big order of turning die casting AL parts and running these parts on the Mori would be silly plus the Mori is kinda busy. I'm thinking of investing a new lathe. The part is quite small 2.5 inch diameter and pretty short. It is a turning only part. I'm not trying to invest a machine only for this part, instead I'd like to have a machine that can be a good match with the Mori. I am debating about whether I should look for one with milling function or not.
The Doosan Lynx is my first choice but the mill version one takes 4 months to be here so if I get the Doosan it would be a 2 axis Lynx which can be a good choice and good price.
My Brother vendor has a Genos Okuma L200E-M in their show room for sale so this can be a good choice, too. The machine is about 50% more expensive than the regular Lynx. It has got milling function but power is only half of the Doosan.
My third choice would be a Miyano BNC which is smaller than the two machines mentioned above, with milling function and price is in between the Doosan and the Okuma. Work envelope is limited and does not come with tail stock. It can be a fast machine and good for small parts.
I'm more worried about the philosophy of the investment. Should I only get turning centers for my shop because 2 axis lathe are getting less competitive? Should I get the cheaper 2 axis lathe so I can have the machine paid off faster and if in the future I have parts for it that need to be drilled or milled I just put the parts on the CNC mill adding another operation?
Please give me some suggestion on planning the shop! Thanks a lot!