Shawn_Laughlin
Aluminum
- Joined
- Mar 28, 2019
I’ve been trying to decide on what machine to buy and as I think about it more and more I have more and more questions.
I’m trying to decide between a vf3ssyt or 4ss and possibly vm3 but I’ll get to that in a minute.
Whichever machine i get is going to have a hrt310 Mounted on table permanently so my question regards table size vs inches of travel vs lost work area due to size of 4th axis.
The 3yt has a 54” long table but since it only has 40” of travel you have an area to bolt the axis down while losing a few inches of usable travel.
Now the 4 has a 52” table and can use most of it but you still have the 4th bolted down and you lose all that area. So shorter table,more travel But rotary uses up 10” of table not including the chuck.
So am I right or wrong thinking it’s break even? The Rotary will always be bolted to table If not I would go with the vf4 for sure.
Now add in that the 3yt has 6” more y travel does that make it the more attractive machine?
Now the vm3 question. Does anyone have anything negative to say about the vm3 ? I ask bc if I decide to go with the 3ssyt than I mine as well just go with the vm3 bc its the same travels but cheaper when think about the option that are standard on it.
I asked this a while back regarding machine weight and learned that the vf3yt is based on a vf6 casting so what is the vm3 based off of?there is a 2,300lbs difference and it’s the vf that is heavier but with the same travels and table size. With the vm being the “mold machine” and is suppose to produce a better finish I would think it would be the beefier of the two.
This will be the first cnc machine I’ve ever bought so I’m just trying to be a thorough as I can so sorry for the million questions.
I’m trying to decide between a vf3ssyt or 4ss and possibly vm3 but I’ll get to that in a minute.
Whichever machine i get is going to have a hrt310 Mounted on table permanently so my question regards table size vs inches of travel vs lost work area due to size of 4th axis.
The 3yt has a 54” long table but since it only has 40” of travel you have an area to bolt the axis down while losing a few inches of usable travel.
Now the 4 has a 52” table and can use most of it but you still have the 4th bolted down and you lose all that area. So shorter table,more travel But rotary uses up 10” of table not including the chuck.
So am I right or wrong thinking it’s break even? The Rotary will always be bolted to table If not I would go with the vf4 for sure.
Now add in that the 3yt has 6” more y travel does that make it the more attractive machine?
Now the vm3 question. Does anyone have anything negative to say about the vm3 ? I ask bc if I decide to go with the 3ssyt than I mine as well just go with the vm3 bc its the same travels but cheaper when think about the option that are standard on it.
I asked this a while back regarding machine weight and learned that the vf3yt is based on a vf6 casting so what is the vm3 based off of?there is a 2,300lbs difference and it’s the vf that is heavier but with the same travels and table size. With the vm being the “mold machine” and is suppose to produce a better finish I would think it would be the beefier of the two.
This will be the first cnc machine I’ve ever bought so I’m just trying to be a thorough as I can so sorry for the million questions.