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OK, this is a serious question.
I'm about to move halfway across the world and have to leave my large and machinist tooling behind. I'm taking all of my hand and portable tools and have already purchased a nice RF45 like mill with DRO (like this one: http://www.hbm-machines.com/product...eesmachinesssub/hbm-45-profi-dro-freesmachine ).
My new shop is small (2.6m by 8.7m) or 9' by 29' but has good light, good access and lot's of power (2 x 220v single phase circuit and a 400v 3 phase)
Let's say I have a reasonable budget, around Euro 5,000 (US $7,000) and want to add a lathe and a small work envelope CNC mill, what should I get?
Lathe requirements:
- Metric and Inch thread capable
- T slots on the compound
- At least 1500 rpm (2000+ very desirable)
- 150mm swing or larger
- 500mm bed or larger
- D1 or similar spindle attachment
- 3 jaw and 4 jaw
- Steady rest and follow rest
- MT2 or larger tailstock
- Possibility to add (or comes with) taper attachements
- DRO (Do I really need it?)
Any requirements I should change? or add and if so what is the lathe I would end up with? new or used?
CNC Mill
- NO IDEA
- Something with a 200x150x150 work envelope or larger
- ER25 collets or similar
- Linux CNC or what else?
Any ideas or input appreciated.
In case it matters, I'll be moving to the Netherlands, so please keep in mind that I need to buy machines that are available there or at least in Europe.
I'm about to move halfway across the world and have to leave my large and machinist tooling behind. I'm taking all of my hand and portable tools and have already purchased a nice RF45 like mill with DRO (like this one: http://www.hbm-machines.com/product...eesmachinesssub/hbm-45-profi-dro-freesmachine ).
My new shop is small (2.6m by 8.7m) or 9' by 29' but has good light, good access and lot's of power (2 x 220v single phase circuit and a 400v 3 phase)
Let's say I have a reasonable budget, around Euro 5,000 (US $7,000) and want to add a lathe and a small work envelope CNC mill, what should I get?
Lathe requirements:
- Metric and Inch thread capable
- T slots on the compound
- At least 1500 rpm (2000+ very desirable)
- 150mm swing or larger
- 500mm bed or larger
- D1 or similar spindle attachment
- 3 jaw and 4 jaw
- Steady rest and follow rest
- MT2 or larger tailstock
- Possibility to add (or comes with) taper attachements
- DRO (Do I really need it?)
Any requirements I should change? or add and if so what is the lathe I would end up with? new or used?
CNC Mill
- NO IDEA
- Something with a 200x150x150 work envelope or larger
- ER25 collets or similar
- Linux CNC or what else?
Any ideas or input appreciated.
In case it matters, I'll be moving to the Netherlands, so please keep in mind that I need to buy machines that are available there or at least in Europe.