Sundy, buying a new machine has a lot of advantages. Warranty, training, getting-just-what-you-want, resale-value,.... Both Fadal and Haas have toolroom VMCs which would be in your price-range and would be ideal for the work you are describing.
I would not worry about fourth axis capability (ability to move in four axis simultaneously) An indexer (as opposed to a fourth axis), either manual or controlled via G-code, can be added to anything when the nessesity dictates. |