BRIAN.T
Cast Iron
- Joined
- Jul 23, 2018
- Location
- Los Angeles
I'm sure this has been asked a million times before, but I'll ask again. After all it's a new year.
I'm entertaining the idea of purchasing a horizontal in order to streamline our 3/4 axis work. Seems to me having a pallet system running 3 axis work on a tombstone would be better then running on a 3 axis mill. Plus I could have everything fixtured up to repeat nicely.
We cut mostly aluminum, steel and and some stainless. Plus or minus .005 for most things. Nothing too complicated on the 3 axis side of the shop.
Ideally ide have at least 200 tool pockets, more would be preferred.
12000rpm minimum, obviously ide like more
ABSOLUTELY NO FANUC UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES EVER. (Fanuc is the worst)
Medium or even small envelope ok. Enough for a Lang vise or two.
More than 2 pallets would excellent.
Heidenhain control would be excellent
What should I look at? Any recommendations? Also any reason not to buy a horizontal? What don't you like about them?
I'm entertaining the idea of purchasing a horizontal in order to streamline our 3/4 axis work. Seems to me having a pallet system running 3 axis work on a tombstone would be better then running on a 3 axis mill. Plus I could have everything fixtured up to repeat nicely.
We cut mostly aluminum, steel and and some stainless. Plus or minus .005 for most things. Nothing too complicated on the 3 axis side of the shop.
Ideally ide have at least 200 tool pockets, more would be preferred.
12000rpm minimum, obviously ide like more
ABSOLUTELY NO FANUC UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES EVER. (Fanuc is the worst)
Medium or even small envelope ok. Enough for a Lang vise or two.
More than 2 pallets would excellent.
Heidenhain control would be excellent
What should I look at? Any recommendations? Also any reason not to buy a horizontal? What don't you like about them?