Hi All,
New to this forum and have enjoyed reading very much.
Have a couple questions and think this is where to ask.
We have a Fadal VMC 20 which has been very good to us.
I want to weigh out what the consensus is here to purchase another machine.
Also I was trying to establish where the various manufactures fit in? For instance
A. Mori Seki, Hatachi Seki....
OKK Okuma
B. Mazak Daewoo
C. Fadal, Haas...
D. lessor imports, not up on these.
For turning we have a Hyundai and I consider it a B machine and we are very pleased with it. Finish power ease of use etc. Semins control.
Would you guys buy a new Fadal or consider a used Japan machine that is 5 years old?
I feel we sometimes program around the Power and rigity (chatter) of the machine and with a strudier machine may be able to take larger cuts, get better finishes, Hold better tolerances, and pick up lots of time with a outside swing arm tool changer.
Finally is there a list of Orphand machines that there is not longer support. I am told Hatachi Seki for instance is gone.
any help on this I would appreciate.
Thank you
geo
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