Hi
Anyone know anything about the Maxnc lathe. Looks pretty good, but it doesn't seem like the support (at least from the responses from the mill owners) is very good. Just wondering how rigid etc, etc. Rather get something thats turnkey and maybe only modify it SLIGHTLY than a full CNC retrofit.
Learned my lesson on my micro-mill

Thanks
Mark

I don't have a Maxnc, but I can tell you that their support is lacking and their not very friendly at least to me they weren't.

I bought one of thier lathes and mill this year, and i would suggest against getting the lathe unless you are going to be doing small parts, but even then the machines is frustrating to use at times. The machine is not very rigid and when I am turning aluminum it takes alot of babysitting and trial and error before I can get it to where I can leave it alone without the programmed cut depth and actual cut depth catch up to it. You can expect to make .0025" of the DIAMETER, do a double pass every .025" and have it stall or knock the piece off because of a too deep of a cut from the cuts not taking off what it should.
But even if the machine was good at all, the company is enough for me not to reccomend it. Ive had to cancel 2 parts orders(which of course you cant get anywhere else because no one else makes them) because they dont send them out after months. It seems as though they have made everything barely "good enough". Theres so many obvious things that could be made (including the 15 page manual).
Ive had to get a manual lathe to do my parts because hte maxnc lathe just doesnt cut it. The sad part is, it takes far less time to do it manually then on the maxnc lathe. I am actually trying to get rid of mine now.
But dont forget you could always try it and send it back since you have 15 days from when it left thier doors to get it back to those doors again.

Thanks for the info guys.
It's a shame that they put out a product lacking, and then don't stand behind it. And to be rude too! My opinion is that companies should be kissing our behinds to get and keep out business.
Back to the plan of adding CNC to a HF or Grizzley.

Mark