countryguy
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- Joined
- Jul 29, 2014
- Location
- Mich, USA
My son and I have gone off the deep end into CNC. Mostly VMC and 4 & 5 axis, but he has 2 years to finish college and wants to do a start-up when done. We/he takes on small Milling and 3d Printing jobs to learn but lately, we have turned down enough Turn work to probably pay for 1/2 of the cost of a cnc lathe.
Parts: Brass and Alu. 6-8" in length per.... OD around 1"... a few holes and chamfers. I think 1 job had a hole tapped.
So... Price wise we are limited. There are several LNC8's near us. We use Fusion 360 and solid works for CAD/CAM. not even sure we could use that on this model, but assume it has been done.
Q is... would this be a good starter CNC lathe for a Dad and Son to dig into?? Easy parts, easy to repair is a factor too.
Parts: Brass and Alu. 6-8" in length per.... OD around 1"... a few holes and chamfers. I think 1 job had a hole tapped.
So... Price wise we are limited. There are several LNC8's near us. We use Fusion 360 and solid works for CAD/CAM. not even sure we could use that on this model, but assume it has been done.
Q is... would this be a good starter CNC lathe for a Dad and Son to dig into?? Easy parts, easy to repair is a factor too.