I make crap with my manual machines. During the past 4 years, 60% of what I made was emergency repairs for my employer. 20% was customs/improvements/new attachments for my employer. The remaining 20% has been my art crap.
I have always avoided the idea of a CNC machine in the past. Now I find myself wishing I could run a CNC machine for some of the "larger" simple shapes I need, while I'm busy on one of the lathes.
And there are so many times that the art projects turn into prototypes for a doohickey that someone wants.
I have narrowed down to the TM-2P. Maybe I'm a fool...
I honestly don't expect it to make me $$$ anytime soon. I do, however, have hopes that I will expand my ability to machine.
Is this smaller HAAS something that could handle small production runs? SURELY it is more rigid than my Bridgeports. I also have an old Shizuoka CAT50 manual vertical mill which removes metal far quicker than the BP's... Would the small HAAS I'm considering be at least as rigid as the old Shizuoka?
I understand the vulnerability of this post. Fire away with your harsh advice!
EDIT: I'm also wanting to get it with the 10K RPM spindle.
I have always avoided the idea of a CNC machine in the past. Now I find myself wishing I could run a CNC machine for some of the "larger" simple shapes I need, while I'm busy on one of the lathes.
And there are so many times that the art projects turn into prototypes for a doohickey that someone wants.
I have narrowed down to the TM-2P. Maybe I'm a fool...
I honestly don't expect it to make me $$$ anytime soon. I do, however, have hopes that I will expand my ability to machine.
Is this smaller HAAS something that could handle small production runs? SURELY it is more rigid than my Bridgeports. I also have an old Shizuoka CAT50 manual vertical mill which removes metal far quicker than the BP's... Would the small HAAS I'm considering be at least as rigid as the old Shizuoka?
I understand the vulnerability of this post. Fire away with your harsh advice!
EDIT: I'm also wanting to get it with the 10K RPM spindle.