So I have very little machining experience, learnt everything online searching , here and most of all Youtube.
Its taken me from absolute zero , to doing ok. I am making some watch buckles
It has not been easy, nor am I under some illusion that I can make parts and give up my day job.
Basically it is like this. I have a job, but also I started a business (watch brand) back in 2009 with first watch on sale late 2011. So I have a product and a market.
It has cost a bomb and not working out due to me paying in Australian $ and buying parts made to my designs in Euro. Its pivot time.
I bought a Wabeco 1410lf hs mill from MDA Precision and while I know its kind of a hobby machine, maybe a step up just, it is an entry point into CNC and to see if I can do it.
So to the question.
I am at the point that I can make parts and not going to make what I planned to make and that is the watch case itself.
For this I will get some help, but there are three parts I need to do. Middle case pictured
the case back and the bezel on top on the watch.
All from 316l and grade 5 Ti
Is the Haas Mini Mill the right choice if that is the budget?
Basically I would get the tool changer, the probe option and the biggest fastest spindle if I can afford, but thats about the extent of the budget. If I cant make these parts, this business is done.
Any suggestions are welcome.
I am in Australia by the way, so our prices are not friendly prices like the USA. Add a zero! (well almost) so A VF2 is not an option.
A used on here from 2008 or so is the same as a new one in the States.
So would the Mini Mill do the work, given the small-ish budget and the fact that it needs to go all day and all night long, since it would be the only machine I would have making those parts.?