Chips Everywhere
Cast Iron
- Joined
- Apr 29, 2021
Hello PM Mazak members,
We are a 2 man shop that makes motorsport parts and we are looking for our first lathe.
We were contemplating getting a Haas ST15/20, but after recently watching a 98' Mazak QT20 in action, we are thinking of going with a used Mazak instead of a new Haas.
Most of the parts that we plan on making are +/- .002", with an occasional +/-0.0005" on one feature. Mainly going to be turning 6061,304/316, some low carbon and 41XX series steel.
The Mazak QT20 looks like a similar in size to a Haas ST20, but we are willing to shell out more for a Y axis/live tool and a sub spindle. We would like for the machine to be year 2000+, but we are open to 90' models. We plan on using Fusion360 or Mastercam for CAM and the Mazatrol for simple parts.
If you guys could please make some machine model recommendations, we would greatly appreciate it.
Also have the following questions.
Any models to avoid or know problems with controls?
Any Mazak techs on the east cost that anyone recommends?
We are a 2 man shop that makes motorsport parts and we are looking for our first lathe.
We were contemplating getting a Haas ST15/20, but after recently watching a 98' Mazak QT20 in action, we are thinking of going with a used Mazak instead of a new Haas.
Most of the parts that we plan on making are +/- .002", with an occasional +/-0.0005" on one feature. Mainly going to be turning 6061,304/316, some low carbon and 41XX series steel.
The Mazak QT20 looks like a similar in size to a Haas ST20, but we are willing to shell out more for a Y axis/live tool and a sub spindle. We would like for the machine to be year 2000+, but we are open to 90' models. We plan on using Fusion360 or Mastercam for CAM and the Mazatrol for simple parts.
If you guys could please make some machine model recommendations, we would greatly appreciate it.
Also have the following questions.
Any models to avoid or know problems with controls?
Any Mazak techs on the east cost that anyone recommends?