UCRmachine
Plastic
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- Dec 12, 2016
Hello Friends, I have inherited a DMU 50T 1998 it is Millplus and the iron appears very nice.
It was apparently at NIST before we got it. The CRT is Kaput from what we know. I have had it here 2 1/2 years and have done nothing with it. Have not even powered it up. I spoke to Heidenhain and was told yes it could be brought up to newer spec's and that they try to support Universities..... I was told it would be around the mid $40's to do this. This would kill my budget for the next 3 years.... But if it were to be a nice machine I would do it..... I am an old guy who is in his 60's and have not seen refurbished machines work out very well. But would this be something that might be a nice usable machine if done by someone that knows their stuff. Am I crazy ? I really try to not waste money for taxpayers and for research, I may be able to get the money to refurbish this from a grant as I am being asked for more and more 5 axis work and how much a new 5axis would cost. How fast a machine cuts is not as important to us as is the precision and ability to get the parts machined, I like the size of this machine and would rather spend $50K than $200K on a machine. Thank you for any wisdom you may have. -matt
It was apparently at NIST before we got it. The CRT is Kaput from what we know. I have had it here 2 1/2 years and have done nothing with it. Have not even powered it up. I spoke to Heidenhain and was told yes it could be brought up to newer spec's and that they try to support Universities..... I was told it would be around the mid $40's to do this. This would kill my budget for the next 3 years.... But if it were to be a nice machine I would do it..... I am an old guy who is in his 60's and have not seen refurbished machines work out very well. But would this be something that might be a nice usable machine if done by someone that knows their stuff. Am I crazy ? I really try to not waste money for taxpayers and for research, I may be able to get the money to refurbish this from a grant as I am being asked for more and more 5 axis work and how much a new 5axis would cost. How fast a machine cuts is not as important to us as is the precision and ability to get the parts machined, I like the size of this machine and would rather spend $50K than $200K on a machine. Thank you for any wisdom you may have. -matt