I have a choice between a ~$27k tool room mill...
and a Fadal 3016L for ~41k....
the problem is All I need it the tool room mill...for now..
If I get the 3016L I will need to run it much longer to pay for it..
I am not in the Machine shop business (guess I am now)
I design and build UAVs.... cutting Delrin, aluminum...
http://www.corpcomp.com/weeks1/
from the specs the 3016 is 3 times the machine as a tool room...
Has anyone ever wished they got the smaller machine... ?
(silly sounding question) but that is what I am worried about..
I have enough contacts to most likely keep either machine busy till
its paid for, much longer for the 3016
Does anyone here have both, and can tell me how much better the 3016L is than a TM1.. Thanks
Eddie Weeks