I now have two CHNC machines. I refit the first to Camsoft and then i seen another on eBay just last month. I bought it for the tooling.
Mechanically the CHNC is super accurate. A worn out one will holder better tolerance than many new lathes.
I changed my machine over to toilet water (coolant). I'm not having oil in my shop. Ever seen what a shop running oil looks like?
Trouble with turret indexing is a constant on every CHNC. Its run by air motors and is sticky until warmed up.
Karl
P.S. I'd sell the one I just got for $2000 - no tooling |