Chris Harris
Cast Iron
- Joined
- Sep 30, 2004
- Location
- Fargo, North Dakota
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What is the "TOP" system? Is that a quill lever on the side of the cabinet? And why did you acquire this machine rather than one of the more common ones?
Nice...except the photos are too small for proper drooling. A little surprising they don't have programmable positioning coolant nozzles as standard issue.
Chris - you answered pretty completely. I suppose some of the robodrills etc. might be that size, but don't have the HH control. Trak has a really small 2nd op mill which seems kind of limited. The haas office mill doesn't have that kind of tool capacity. So yes, it might well be a unique niche.
Interesting having what look like X,Y,Z handwheels or levers rather than the MPG+selector found on an iTNC 530. Do let us know how you like those.
Charles - by litigation you mean the fear of liability suits? Does this have something to do with the Fehlman? Or just a general comment on products we don't see because (it is claimed, plausibly) that liability issues are over the top in the US?
My DMG is set up so you'd have to go to great lengths to injur yourself, the Fehlmann looks the same.
Very nice. For my purposes I'd still prefer the P54, but with more production in mind or complex parts that require many different tools I can see the P56 would be a dream. Bet you had a "should I get the Orange or the Chick vise ?" thought session and Chick won out
That garish Miller stool clashes with the ambiance however....maybe something like this would je ne sais quoi... ....http://previewcf.turbosquid.com/Pre...e04ee7b7-6b67-42e1-a725-2015e7427636Large.jpg
But you would have had angle and horizontal spindle capability, no. 40 spindle...plus a real quill (on vertical anyway) Still, I can relate to doing without the Deckel style versatility when the machine itself it just so much nicer. (in my case the Makino KE55, in your case, this Fehlmann beauty)It would have been a great machine at a very reasonable price (around $150k all told) BUT I would not have had the ATC or the high-speed spindle. I think this was serendipitous.
Super nice looking machine.
I'm curious if it has glass scales? What sort of axis drives does it have? What did Fehlmann offer as service options should some problem occur?
Are all the Fehlmann machine 30 taper?
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