But I can get a knee mill for $2000 if I’m willing to wait and then convert to cnc. Many of the forums say converting one is a waste of money and just buy a haas.
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Currently don’t have room or the money for a full sized one but could in the near future.
I’ve been using the mills at school and know for a fact I’ll be needing one eventually. But I own it so I can get real measurements and what not. Currently in machine tool for college so I know enough to know what I’ll use it for and probably enough to google parts lists.īut I want to know what the best route would be.Ĭurrently own a 1960’s atlas lathe.
I’ve seen what a 3D printer allows me to do and now I want that in metal.
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It takes works and patience to get them really going, though automatic way oil made a substantial difference.įeel free to reach out at any time if you have questions. Getting the ways good and tight makes a huge difference with the G0704, and is perhaps the biggest factor to getting really nice surface finishes. Of course, if you are on a stock spindle you are going to have a hard time doing these MRR's, but the F/S info should still apply, you'll just have to dial back for your spindle speed. I actually started a thread on CNCzone about feeds and speeds for 25 size mills. That works out to 4.5 cubic in/min, and is right around what a Tormach 1100 will do in aluminum. This runs safely right at the chatter limit of TTS and my PDB, though I hope to get a bit more out of it once I make version 2 of the drawbar. In aluminum I generally run a 3 flute 3/8" carbide bull nose, I like to run that at 54ipm, 6k. My spindle is good for 6k RPM with this arrangement. Yes, I have a 1:1 belt drive and a 2.2kw BLDC motor. I don't want to spend the money until it looks like we are out of this situation. I plan to do a lathe conversion too, but i've been holding off since COVID is raging. And you will be paying yourself nothing for the time, at least until you can turn around some parts. Keep in mind, the conversion price will grow if you really start pushing it. The Tormach 1100 for example is a 45 size machine I believe. I think you can do a nice 45 size conversion for around $5k, at least one that's good enough to get you running. That however is about the best the machine is going to get. It's been extremely reliable and I can achieve +/-.001" even in stainless. I probably have $6k in the machine, but over the five or so years of running it I've probably made $80k with it. I have a converted G0704 that I run almost daily for my business.
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