Sold the Fadal got a new VF-2

[nervis1]

Warning:

shameless tool gloat follows.


Just moved this into my garage this week, got started up today.

Got the chip auger, USB port, 16 megs, remote handle, 10k rpm, some control options like M19 and quick code, it has the new 15" monitor and washdown ports on the rear way cover and base.

It's pretty sweet. Got to figure out something to make now

[Adobe Machine]

You can gloat ! Nice piece of machinery..congragulations..sure you will find some thing to mill .

Adobe (old as dirt)

[Loadedagain]

gloat til the cows come home mate. you have the right! nice machine!

[rickyt]

How has the new machine worked out? Did you get the HSM option?

[1ctoolfool]

did you get the ethernet option and do you have it hooked up?

[nervis1]

As far as HSM goes I'm going to try it out for 200 hrs and see if it makes any difference. got the new USB port but no ethernet, no need for it with USB. Just carry a little USB memory stick from computer to machine.

[DEAN]

Nervis,
The USB sounds like the ticket. USB came standard, right?
I have read that you can FNC right from the USB if necessary. Any chance the control software has been revised so that you can pick up from somewhere other than the beginning during FNC (DNC) without editing the original program up to the start point?

The new display looks very cool could you post some pictures of this and the new washdown system when you get a chance??

[Geof]

Originally Posted by DEAN ...Any chance the control software has been revised so that you can pick up from somewhere other than the beginning during FNC (DNC) without editing the original program up to the start point?...

I am puzzled how you could do this. For the controller to be able to scan through a program up to your restart point the entire program would have to be in the controller memory. If the controller memory is large enough to hold the program so you can do this why would you be using DNC?

[DEAN]

Ah, good point.

[ViperTX]

I have a thousand dollar question...how much did you pay for it? Awfully nice looking machine.

[Geof]

Originally Posted by ViperTX I have a thousand dollar question...how much did you pay for it? Awfully nice looking machine.

Can we have a guessing game? Somewhere around $60,000?

[nervis1]

The USBis what you get when you order the floppy option, instead of a floppy, the floppy is gone.

You can DNC from it but I have 16 megs, no real need to.

The price....all of the prices are on Haas website, you can take off 2500 for the "value option" package "C" which is the auger, programable coolant, M19, remote jog handle, scaling and rotation, visual quick code, macros. Add 10k spindle, 16 megs, and you have the price I paid.