mhajicek
Diamond
- Joined
- May 11, 2017
- Location
- Maple Grove, MN, USA
Where's the new machine thread? I know you needed a small mill with a high RPM, but I'd like to hear what all led to that particular machine.
Haas impressed me with the performance of the 2015 VF-3SS with trunnion I'd been using for six years, where I'd been running a one-man prototype and short-run shop for a medical device company. They decided to become a virtual company (a few managers in offices, jobbing out absolutely everything physical), and began the process of shutting down. I was allowed to use the facility for free to begin growing my business, and it's been taking off splendidly.
My clients' parts range from the size of a grain of rice to 7", Titanium to plastic, and I figured it best to start with minimal overhead. So I wanted a machine with full industrial quality, high RPM, and 5 axis capability, that I could fit in the garage with enough space left for inspection etc. Single phase was a bonus.
We got it with a fourth, an wired for 5. 36 tools, 50,000RPM.