Another option for low bucks and not too far: https://www.ebay.com/itm/1986-Matsuura-MC1000V5/264284983596 only $2500 or best and still works.
“Machine is located in MD and is still under power for inspection. Machine has been in a family owned shop and has been treated well.” On 11/6/19 12:32 PM, Todd Zuercher wrote: > The seller who is the original owner says that the machine is tight and was > in good operating condition when it was pulled from service 10 years ago. > > The machine was used primarily for mold making back in the day, so I'm pretty > sure it has full 3 axis. > > The main decision maker is having cold feet, now and thinks it would be a > better plan to buy something 4x as expensive and 20years newer, that would > have a serviceable control as is. (and he may be right.) But I was kind of > looking forward to the challenge. > > Now He thinks this might be a better deal for us. > https://www.ebay.com/itm/2001-Haas-VF-2-D-Vertical-Machining-Center-Side-Mount-ATC/323966324202?hash=item4b6de5cdea:g:LH0AAOSw7RtdvDET > I really don't know much about metal working machines, all of my experience > is with wood working CNC routers. > Anyone here familiar with Haas VF-2 machines, and their controls of > approximately year 2001 vintage? > > Todd Zuercher > P. Graham Dunn Inc. > 630 Henry Street > Dalton, Ohio 44618 > Phone: (330)828-2105ext. 2031 > > -----Original Message----- > From: TERRY Christophersen <tcninj...@gmail.com> > Sent: Wednesday, November 06, 2019 1:14 PM > To: Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC) <emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net> > Subject: Re: [Emc-users] Machine For Conversion? > > BT 35 holders are more than 40taper. > Just something to think about > I have a Kitamura with 35 taper. > > Sent from my iPhone > >> On Nov 6, 2019, at 11:40 AM, andy pugh <bodge...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> On Wed, 6 Nov 2019 at 17:06, Todd Zuercher <to...@pgrahamdunn.com> wrote: >> >>> How good of a candidate for conversion would an old YCI SuperMax 60A be. >>> We are considering buying this. >>> >>> https://akroncanton.craigslist.org/bfs/d/cnc-vertical-machining-cente >>> r-supermax/7010042462.html >> >> I think it would depend on the condition of the ways. It is nice that >> it has a toolchanger. >> Make sure that it has one motor per axis, and isn't one of those that >> shares one motor and clutches the axes in and out. >> >> -- >> atp >> "A motorcycle is a bicycle with a pandemonium attachment and is >> designed for the especial use of mechanical geniuses, daredevils and >> lunatics." >> — George Fitch, Atlanta Constitution Newspaper, 1916 >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Emc-users mailing list >> Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net >> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users > > _______________________________________________ > Emc-users mailing list > Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users > > _______________________________________________ > Emc-users mailing list > Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
