I have a 2 car garage and a limited budget, but would like to get a small footprint VMC and a small footprint CNC lathe to put in the garage.
Recommendations on used small footprint VMCs and small footprint CNC lathes?
The local machinery dealer has a 2008 Sharp SV-2412, 10HP, 10 station, with a Fanuc 0i Mate MC, box ways, that is 73inx69in for $20000. I've been reading up here and see that the Oi Mate control is a bottom end control. Control upgrade possible? How much does it cost?
The dealer also has a 1996 Nakamura Tome TMC20-II CNC lathe, Fanuc 18T, 20HP, 8" chuck, 10 station VDI turret, A2-5, 2" bar, 83"x60", 6000 pounds for $14000. No tailstock on that machine.
I also wonder how much they can be haggled/negotiated down.
Recommendations and strategies for haggling with machinery dealers?
A local shop is closing down and the owner has a 1995-ish Kiwa/Excel Colt 510 with a Fanuc Series 0-M that is 77"x110". He has a 4th axis on it, but selling separately. He said around $5000 for the VMC.
Another local shop seems pretty eager to sell off their 1983 Matsuura MC-500V, but they want $5000 for it and it wasn't under power to show it running. I also don't like the lack of full chip enclosure.
The house main panel is 100 amp service and there's 50 amp breaker with a 60 foot run of #6 cable to the garage to a sub-panel.
I have a lead on a 20HP rotary phase converter.
I'm hoping/thinking #6 cable should be adequate if the rotary spins up unloaded and if the machines are not fully loaded. Is this wishful thinking?
Currently, I have a couple of older knee mills and a Hardinge HC and soon a 14x40 lathe in there. Since space is limited, I would consider selling off or moving out one of the knee mills to make space for said CNC machines.
Recommendations on used small footprint VMCs and small footprint CNC lathes?
The local machinery dealer has a 2008 Sharp SV-2412, 10HP, 10 station, with a Fanuc 0i Mate MC, box ways, that is 73inx69in for $20000. I've been reading up here and see that the Oi Mate control is a bottom end control. Control upgrade possible? How much does it cost?
The dealer also has a 1996 Nakamura Tome TMC20-II CNC lathe, Fanuc 18T, 20HP, 8" chuck, 10 station VDI turret, A2-5, 2" bar, 83"x60", 6000 pounds for $14000. No tailstock on that machine.
I also wonder how much they can be haggled/negotiated down.
Recommendations and strategies for haggling with machinery dealers?
A local shop is closing down and the owner has a 1995-ish Kiwa/Excel Colt 510 with a Fanuc Series 0-M that is 77"x110". He has a 4th axis on it, but selling separately. He said around $5000 for the VMC.
Another local shop seems pretty eager to sell off their 1983 Matsuura MC-500V, but they want $5000 for it and it wasn't under power to show it running. I also don't like the lack of full chip enclosure.
The house main panel is 100 amp service and there's 50 amp breaker with a 60 foot run of #6 cable to the garage to a sub-panel.
I have a lead on a 20HP rotary phase converter.
I'm hoping/thinking #6 cable should be adequate if the rotary spins up unloaded and if the machines are not fully loaded. Is this wishful thinking?
Currently, I have a couple of older knee mills and a Hardinge HC and soon a 14x40 lathe in there. Since space is limited, I would consider selling off or moving out one of the knee mills to make space for said CNC machines.