Alrighty,
Time to stir the pot!
I've done a fair amount of searching and haven't found any fairly recent dialogues regarding the subject matter. My apologies if I missed the nugget(s).
Disregarding the cost of the mill, which would provide a better CNC foundation - G0619 or G0704?
I acquired a G0619 before the G0704's started to get recognition. Now it's time for CNC. Not wanting to loose my manual milling capability, I have a G0704 arriving shortly.
The plan has been to CNC the G0619, but I had to get curious about the G0704. It seems Hoss originally endorsed the '704 as being a more rigid machine despite a 100 lb difference in weight. I haven't found where anyone ever came to the '619's side in this matter, so perhaps a bit of a one sided argument?
Anyhow, some time has passed for more pro's & con's to be identified regarding these two machines, so I'd like to hear from experiences of both sides of the fence before I commit to my course and order ball screws. Aside from the cost of the base mill itself, the cost of CNCing appears to be about the same using a G540 based stepper system.
So now that some learning time has passed, which seems to be the preferred foundation and why?
TIA
rrr
Time to stir the pot!
I've done a fair amount of searching and haven't found any fairly recent dialogues regarding the subject matter. My apologies if I missed the nugget(s).
Disregarding the cost of the mill, which would provide a better CNC foundation - G0619 or G0704?
I acquired a G0619 before the G0704's started to get recognition. Now it's time for CNC. Not wanting to loose my manual milling capability, I have a G0704 arriving shortly.
The plan has been to CNC the G0619, but I had to get curious about the G0704. It seems Hoss originally endorsed the '704 as being a more rigid machine despite a 100 lb difference in weight. I haven't found where anyone ever came to the '619's side in this matter, so perhaps a bit of a one sided argument?
Anyhow, some time has passed for more pro's & con's to be identified regarding these two machines, so I'd like to hear from experiences of both sides of the fence before I commit to my course and order ball screws. Aside from the cost of the base mill itself, the cost of CNCing appears to be about the same using a G540 based stepper system.
So now that some learning time has passed, which seems to be the preferred foundation and why?
TIA
rrr