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Are these haas tm3 mills ridgid and good enough for working with tough stainless steel? How would you compare them to an old ridgid bridgport mill cutting tough materials?
Thanks Doug you did answer the same question I would have had for the VF3 how ridged it is for nice finishes on stainless. Do you run standard HSS cutters with the stainless?How much more rigid than a B-port??
A bunch! I don't think I can quantify it; though, someone here will probably chime in with the answer.
When I made the switch from manual to CNC (in this case a Milltronics, Partner 6) I was SHOCKED that I could hog away at Dia/Depth, Full slot, in steel.
On your Haas (I have a VF-4, among other cnc's) it will cut SST great, with Ø5/8" -3/4" mills. It's not a Cat50, so no Ø2" indexable roughers... LOL
It will spade drill a Ø1.0" at or close to the MFG's suggested feed, and tap a Ø1.0 x 8 without breaking a sweat.
Where the machine will shine in SST, is in high speed milling. Light radial, heavy axial cuts work out well on the linear slide machines.
Doug.
OOPS! I misread the OP. I was thinking a VMC, not a TM3
G00 Proto wrote:
"I would rather lick my dog's butt than use HSS for cutting stainless."
I would have to say there is ZERO ambiguity in that statement.
I believe I know exactly where you stand on the issue of HSS cutters for milling stainless.
Now I have to get the mental image back out of my mind...I'm having some difficulties!
Cheers
Marcus
Implant Mechanix • Design & Innovation > HOME
Vancouver Wire EDM -- Wire EDM Machining
I don't have any TM3s, but I have had a couple TM2 and TM2p machines.
The original TM machines are not particularly rigid. I think as much as anything, the rinky dink sheetmetal made such a racket, you would have thought it was about ready to implode. The new TM2P machine is a bit better.
I never found the Bridgeports to be very rigid. The Haas is definitely more rigid than those. Obviously, it is less rigid than any of the other Haas machines (especially the VF3 chassis machines).
Anything Haas will be less rigid than the substantially heavier Japanese machines.
I would rather lick my dog's butt than use HSS for cutting stainless. It simply cannot withstand the heat and will break down very rapidly.
That is the way they seem they would perform, Do you have a manufacture that you think makes a nice tool room mill and has it all going on? Love to hear it?The problem with comparing a POS toolroom Mill to a POS clapped out Bridgeport, is that compensating for all the slop in a CNC, takes a lot more thought and consideration than doing it on a BP.
But to the original question; a Haas Toolroom Mill is about as rigid as a live worm about to get set on a hook.
R
What manufacture do you think has a nice tool room mill with everything going on?Bridgeport and ridged should not be uttered in the same sentence EVER!!!! Yeah, they have their place no doubt but if you are talking SS and HSS I would rather have at it with my angle grinder! The fault, and also bonus, of a Bridgeport is that the table is so damn long in the X so you can fit parts on it that are awkward... but then look at the width of the slides compared to the table and you will know where I am coming from. It is versatile but it is also a POS if you actually want to remove serious material. I have had various Bridgeports and their chinese knock off's but now currently have a mitco (used to be locally made) that does not have that weak R8 spindle but rather a ISO 40 but it too is more for pitching holes, quick facing, tapping etc etc.
Only Haas toolroom mill I have seen was, well to put it lightly, of no use to me in any way. But then again the same mill was making parts and money for the owner so no harm in that. I guess you need to weigh up what you want to do with it. If push came to shove I would rather buy an ancient Jap, non fully enclosed, machine than a Haas TM of any flavor. Just my opinion though.
That is the way they seem they would perform, Do you have a manufacture that you think makes a nice tool room mill and has it all going on? Love to hear it?
Thanks
What manufacture do you think has a nice tool room mill with everything going on?
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