StreetSpeed
Hot Rolled
- Joined
- Oct 15, 2008
- Location
- NY
Folks,
I hope within the next few months we'll be pulling the trigger on a new VMC to mostly run our production type stuff and larger quantity one-offs that breeze in and out of the shop (by that I mean lots of 50 plus that we'll probably never see again). We currently have 4 Haas VMCs, but the local Mazak guy has been very accommodating lately, and as I DO have plans for more production-oriented type of work, Mazak would certainly serve us better down the road.
But, that's neither here nor there. My real question is how much power does the SS actually have? Sure my 10K, 20hp VF3 says 20HP on the outside, but the best I can do with a half inch endmill in aluminum at full depth at 10K RPM is about 94ipm, or 23.5 ci/min. Divide that by unit power for aluminum and you're talking a whopping 7 horsepower at full rip. That's a far cry from 20. So, I just wonder if the 30hp SS version falls equally as short, or if since it's built for speed, that it has more available power at high rpm then the rest of the Haas offerings? Anyone have any baseline data? How fast can you rip through aluminum with your SS?
I hope within the next few months we'll be pulling the trigger on a new VMC to mostly run our production type stuff and larger quantity one-offs that breeze in and out of the shop (by that I mean lots of 50 plus that we'll probably never see again). We currently have 4 Haas VMCs, but the local Mazak guy has been very accommodating lately, and as I DO have plans for more production-oriented type of work, Mazak would certainly serve us better down the road.
But, that's neither here nor there. My real question is how much power does the SS actually have? Sure my 10K, 20hp VF3 says 20HP on the outside, but the best I can do with a half inch endmill in aluminum at full depth at 10K RPM is about 94ipm, or 23.5 ci/min. Divide that by unit power for aluminum and you're talking a whopping 7 horsepower at full rip. That's a far cry from 20. So, I just wonder if the 30hp SS version falls equally as short, or if since it's built for speed, that it has more available power at high rpm then the rest of the Haas offerings? Anyone have any baseline data? How fast can you rip through aluminum with your SS?