High Quality Mini-mill

[FabbersRu]

Hi Folks:

I have a customer interested in buying a mini-mill to make coin replicas and customized coins like shown here in this video clip.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1uRnjOi-oVI&feature=related]Moneta - YouTube

this one shown here is done in Bronze, but the customer would like to be able to do steel.



So since I'm from the US I try to sell US equipment, and Chinese is surely out.

Here's what I found so far.

Minitech - Seems they can do it, but I can't get someone to answer the phone or respond by email

Flash Cut - Looks as if they could do it

Xitech (MaxNC) - don't respond to email

MicroProto - don't know

Vision: Responded and gave me a quote on a machine that in the specs can't do this.

Anybody have any advice where to go, who has the capability and who actually responds to inquiries.

Customer is solid, bought a decent 3D scanning system already...and doesn't want to buy poorly made local (Russian and Ukrainian) stuff.

[FabbersRu]

Unitec in Poland

Seems they can do it too, and at least they answered the phone when I called.

[Konrad]

Not much help but all I can say is you need a high quality mill, the one in video seems not rugged enough [chatter], to cut steel in high detail.

[HorridHenry]

I guess steel is cheaper to forge coins.

[hydropro]

I would reccomend a "Super Prolight 1000" or a "ExpertMill VMC 0600" from Intelitek Corp.

[Caprirs]

Dynamechtronics DM1007

Specs

[jreillycnc1]

I have a machine that will do this no problem. I don't know what kind of budget is in place but you can email me at jreillycnc@yahoo.com and we can talk more about what we have for this application. It would ship from NJ and is in stock in MA. USA.

[FabbersRu]

Intelek looks promising. Will add them to my list. Any idea on price?

[hydropro]

The Super Prolight 1000 is about 30k new, and is a high quality machine. I'm not sure about the ExpertMill VMC-0600 price, but I think it's less than the prolight 1000. I have a Prolight 1000, Prolight 3000, ExpertMill VMC, and TMC 1000 all made by Intelitek. They are all great little machines, best machines on the market for their size.

[jreillycnc1]

It looks like there are much cheaper solutions that would fit the bill. The bare casting and control alone on the machines I offer would be more than 30k in cost. Maybe look at Haas benchtop machines. Datron and Microlution are both expensive. I would be concerned about the finishes on a machine that is so cheap. It seems a coin would require the ability to make very fluid 3-d motions. A machine that is designed for engraving alone will likely not be able produce fine finishes on forms.

[frankleng]

I can not see the video, can you pls send it to my email box?
sales@tayoutec.com
maybe, I can provide some suggestions.
www.tayoutec.com