I am (perhaps foolishly) looking at a VTC16b. It would end up going in my garage, so it's a bit ambitious size wise I know. The adder is that it's currently non-functional (supposedly CRT driver board is out, not sure condition of the rest - I'd need to go see it first).
Some questions
-First and foremost, does anyone know the height of the machine with the head all the way down? I'd assume I'd need to remove the energy chain - how big an issue is this?
-Pluses and minuses of this machine? I know the spindle speed is slow (for aluminum), but looks like it would be a good fit for Ti work.
-The machine as configured does not have a chip conveyor, only the chip pan - this looks like a PITA - is it possible to retrofit the conveyor?
-Is there anything else I should be looking at on the machine.
Thanks,
matt
Some questions
-First and foremost, does anyone know the height of the machine with the head all the way down? I'd assume I'd need to remove the energy chain - how big an issue is this?
-Pluses and minuses of this machine? I know the spindle speed is slow (for aluminum), but looks like it would be a good fit for Ti work.
-The machine as configured does not have a chip conveyor, only the chip pan - this looks like a PITA - is it possible to retrofit the conveyor?
-Is there anything else I should be looking at on the machine.
Thanks,
matt