On Sunday 07 February 2021 10:32:56 ken.stra...@gmail.com wrote: > Please let me summarize your needs/desires for a new machine: > You have limited room > Want something larger and more rigid than your current machine > Must run on single phase 220 power > Ball screws > R8 or BT30 spindle > Maybe servos > Maybe rigid tapping > Controlled by LinuxCNC > Like me, you are elderly so not looking for a 10-year > project but you relish the idea of making designing > improvements and testing your designs. > Chuckle, I hearby nominate that last as understatement of the year.
I have reached that age, now 86, and with my heart history, where I don't even buy green banannas. Yet my last checkup, 6 months after they worked on my heart the last time, they looked it over and said to make another appointment next January. That has to be confidence in the cath-labs work. ;-) > Have you considered buying a new or used Tormach? Their 440 has a > 42x36 footprint and an R8 spindle. Their 770MX has a 56x48 footprint, > BT30 spindle, servos, rigid tapping, etc. All of their machines use > PathPilot which is really LinuxCNC with a pretty face. Factory > electrics are fully documented, there are many users willing to help > with modifications and the machines work "out of the box". They are > more expensive than the initial cost of what you have been considering > but instant gratification has value! Disclaimer: I have no financial > interest but have been a happy user for many years. What I have found is that there aren't many in the used market, means either sales suck or everyones happy, and that leads to higher prices if and when one does come to the auction block. Thanks for your thoughts Ken, much appreciated. Take care & stay well. Cheers, Gene Heskett -- "There are four boxes to be used in defense of liberty: soap, ballot, jury, and ammo. Please use in that order." -Ed Howdershelt (Author) If we desire respect for the law, we must first make the law respectable. - Louis D. Brandeis Genes Web page <http://geneslinuxbox.net:6309/gene> _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
