My new Lathe :)

[cmacclel]

Well I'll be ordering it tomorrow I believe :)

Now to start liquidating toys to help pay for it :(

Well I canned the Haas lathe because of to many people that had them said the Tail stocks where useless as they where not repeatable. I read a few people had issues with them and the night before I was going to order the TL-1 pictured above a new poster posted the problems he was having with the tailstock so that ended that.

I would up with the ProtoTrak 1630sx which I really like the programming interface much better than the Haas. It's on order and should be shipping out Dec 11th :)

 

[white light]

:naughty: Holy s?^t. :twothumbs :cool:

 

[04orgZx6r]

:faint::faint::faint:

 

[wquiles]

Man, that looks really cool :twothumbs

Any linkage to the model/specs?

Your current "almost-new" lathe is only a year or two old, right? What are you looking for in the new lathe? What is your current lathe lacking?

Will

 

[Mirage_Man]

Well I'll be ordering it tomorrow I believe :)

Now to start liquidating toys to help pay for it :(

Oh I see how it is. Talk about one upmanship! :crackup:
Congrats Dude. I wish I could have swung something like that. What's the delivery time like? Right away, or do you have to wait awhile?

 

[Mirage_Man]

What is your current lathe lacking?

CNC.

 

[cmacclel]

I was told I could have one in 2 weeks.

No phase converter.....this baby will run from 240v 40 amp which is a definite plus :)

One other option I became aware of tonight is for $800 more the software has spindle positioning which accurately rotates the spindle as small as 0.1 degree increments :) This would make patterning body's a breeze :)

Mac

 

[mossyoak]

if you dont mind me asking. how much would something like that set one back?

 

[cmacclel]

if you dont mind me asking. how much would something like that set one back?

Base Price $23,999
Tailstock $1,795
Coolant setup $895
Chuck $1000
Toolpost $300-$1,000 depending on quality
Shipping $1,300

A very big step for me! but with my light work and other daily things I spend all my spare time in the shop. Hopefully with this machine I can get out and spend more time with the family :)

Mac

 

[LukeA]

CNC.

Ha! I knew it! I started wondering when I saw the fluid-resistant (IP65?) control computer.

 

[mossyoak]

Base Price $23,999
Tailstock $1,795
Coolant setup $895
Chuck $1000
Toolpost $300-$1,000 depending on quality
Shipping $1,300

A very big step for me! but with my light work and other daily things I spend all my spare time in the shop. Hopefully with this machine I can get out and spend more time with the family :)

Mac

awesome man, awesome. that is one bad *** piece of tool

 

[Nitroz]

Mac's artwork will step up to a whole new level!

We will all be watching with baited breath.:bow:

 

[ICUDoc]

The stuff you make already is a byword at CPF. With this it might get even better- hard to believe. But spending more time with the family? More power to your arm, I say.... enjoy.

 

[precisionworks]

A friend has the exact same machine and loves it:thumbsup:

Like you, he spent about $30k. IIRC, he used their equipment leasing option, which can make a lot of sense.

That machine should handle Ti like it's butter, if you ever go that direction.

 

[PEU]

congrats!

As an owner of a small CNC lathe (smaller than this one for sure) I would recomend you to have some kind of automatic toolchanger, 4 or 6 positions would make a big difference over manually changing tools for every operation, I wish I had a toolchanger in mine :(


Pablo

 

[Cosmo7809]

Well I'll be ordering it tomorrow I believe :)

Now to start liquidating toys to help pay for it :(

HOLY POOP


Seriously... nice and have fun.

 

[cmacclel]

congrats!

As an owner of a small CNC lathe (smaller than this one for sure) I would recomend you to have some kind of automatic toolchanger, 4 or 6 positions would make a big difference over manually changing tools for every operation, I wish I had a toolchanger in mine :(


Pablo

$3,200 option

Mac

 

[PEU]

an used slant bed lathe can be had there (in the USA) for much less than this one, you ruled out buying used ones?


Pablo

 

[precisionworks]

I can't speak for Mac, but I've purchased capital equipment for my welding/machine shop business, and new makes a lot of sense on the higher dollar items. All the small & inexpensive things are eBay purchased (usually $500 and under). But something like my portable welding equipment, which was over $6k, was easier to finance buying new. I didn't look at leasing that, as the payments were only $135/month, but I would look at a lease at a higher dollar amount.

RE: new CNC lathe vs used ... software keeps getting better & easier to use, servos get faster & smaller, etc. And if you check a used Haas with updated electronics & servos, you pay close to new price.

 

[cmacclel]

an used slant bed lathe can be had there (in the USA) for much less than this one, you ruled out buying used ones?


Pablo

I have been looking for used ones for 2 months. If they are used and in good condition they are usually only 20% cheaper than new.

Also all the full slant bed full CNC machines I see have 20-30hp motors which is out of the question for me.

Mac