We just bought a small vmc a couple of months ago.
We looked at the milltronics, haas, sharp, fadal.
Look over which options are included and which ones are extra very carefully. Will you want to add a fourth axis in the future? We found that they all come out to be pretty close in price after you add up the options. Some of it is just silly to be optional (IMHO), some of it you may not need. In the end we purchaced a sharp sv2412. It has boxed ways which I feel will give a bit more rigidity. I also prefered the fanuc controls, motors etc. which are readily available if repairs are required. I am happy with the quality of the machine so far, nothing on it seems junky or poorly made. It is early days yet though, we will see how it holds together over time.
Don't forget to consider the a/c power. We had to use a phase converter since the machine uses 3 phase power. |