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Id buy that and sell the parts. No way would i trust it for a production run.
 
I have also worked in shops that ran these on a production basis
They worked, and there was no drama surrounding them

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I am not a operator, sometimes they would let me push the button so I am qualified for opinions :laughing:
 
montrose818 said:
So you guys are saying this is a solid 2000 dollar investment? :homer:
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Something just does not add up.

Its either a scam, clapped waaaay the fuck out or.....

I mean its worth 2K in scrap and the tooling is probably another 1-1.5K.
 
montrose818 said:
So you guys are saying this is a solid 2000 dollar investment? :homer:
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It is if its not clapped out and you'd need to know what you're looking at with the tooling. Often times the tooling isn't worth shit because its beyond its life cycle or just not something you'd ever use

EDIT: its not un common to grab all the shit laying around the shop and throw it on a machine
 
rockmup said:
It is if its not clapped out and you'd need to know what you're looking at with the tooling. Often times the tooling isn't worth shit because its beyond its life cycle or just not something you'd ever use

EDIT: its not un common to grab all the shit laying around the shop and throw it on a machine
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The fact that there's live tooling with it would at least get me to go look at it and start forming a rigging/moving plan. I'll likely cost more than you pay for the machine to get it moved.
 
That thing is beat to shit. Missing X axis way cover=chips everywhere they shouldn't be. Z axis cover best to shit from tossed parts. If it was bad enough to need a new chuck, turret is probably out and who knows what else.

Running castings is hard on machines. Lots of interrupted cuts and sand everywhere. On a linear way machine it's a death sentence.
 
Yeah it looks beat to shit but since it's the west coast it's not like you can buy a better lathe for $2k. :flipoff2:
 
Alarm bell: their comment about the chuck. I bet that turret is all out of tram, and as a ex repair tech i know whats involved in getting the y right. 2 Grand says it all, its a migraine they want gone.

Cast iron and brass kill machines quick.
 
2020AT4 said:
Cast iron especially can go fuck it’s self.
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You should run ceramics on one. Nothing like having a 45# casting spin up to 3200rpm. Fortunately the test pieces all had thermal cracking issues and would not pass die tests. Everybody was happy when that idea got canned.
 
What sort of cnc lathe are you looking for? And what is your skill set on repairing electronics?


Ive been looking for awhile but I live in a barren waste land for cnc equipment so there is some extra cost. Production style cncs are nice but they lack the bed length for home users.

My short list has been Haas TL, Romi C420 lathe or a Trak Lathe.
 
Duc said:
What sort of cnc lathe are you looking for? And what is your skill set on repairing electronics?


Ive been looking for awhile but I live in a barren waste land for cnc equipment so there is some extra cost. Production style cncs are nice but they lack the bed length for home users.

My short list has been Haas TL, Romi C420 lathe or a Trak Lathe.
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For older machines, the Track/Prototrak machines caught my attention after seeing them in a yt video a while back. Seems they hold they're value though....need to score one cheep at a random auction or something.

Kind of a combo of a cnc machine that can still be used with "virtual" hand wheels like a manual. Some have turrets too.

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bgaidan said:
For older machines, the Track/Prototrak machines caught my attention after seeing them in a yt video a while back. Seems they hold they're value though....need to score one cheep at a random auction or something.

Kind of a combo of a cnc machine that can still be used with "virtual" hand wheels like a manual. Some have turrets too.

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Yep. Ive been making a list of all the lathes that can be run manually but still fully cnc if needed. I would love if it had a tool turret but not required. There is a big debate about buying a older cnc lathe to play with but also it is nice to have something that works. Parts can add up quickly.

Have about about 13k in the garage fund right now for one but should have 20k by Jan.


Tempted to buy this one from HGR and just deal with fixing it.
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bdkw1 said:
You should run ceramics on one. Nothing like having a 45# casting spin up to 3200rpm. Fortunately the test pieces all had thermal cracking issues and would not pass die tests. Everybody was happy when that idea got canned.
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Two words:

Fuck and That!
 
You guys have me curious, why would you even want a cnc for home use?
 
2020AT4 said:
You guys have me curious, why would you even want a cnc for home use?
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Because you can fuck off and do something else while it works. Most people are doing simple repair work in their home shops, not complex geometry where you are more likely to crash it. For simple but time consuming geometry where you're just stepping over 0.010" making a pass and repeating 100x I can see the attraction. I went the other way and bought a big lathe so I can do four 0.250" passes.
 
arse_sidewards said:
Because you can fuck off and do something else while it works. Most people are doing simple repair work in their home shops, not complex geometry where you are more likely to crash it. For simple but time consuming geometry where you're just stepping over 0.010" making a pass and repeating 100x I can see the attraction. I went the other way and bought a big lathe so I can do four 0.250" passes.
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Maybe I’ll catch shit, honestly I hope I do, but I’m done the job doing it manually before you get the program finished.

Not you in particular, the royal You.

I could see the attraction of your running a cottage industry making spring perches or something, but for every day?
 
2020AT4 said:
Maybe I’ll catch shit, honestly I hope I do, but I’m done the job doing it manually before you get the program finished.

Not you in particular, the royal You.

I could see the attraction of your running a cottage industry making spring perches or something, but for every day?
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You're not alone, thats the way it is BUT theres actually money to be made for the hobby guy doing small runs at home for commercial customers. You load their program and away you go.
 
Thee reason anyone wants a nc lathe at home is easy. More income. If your doing a long cycle time job at home, you aint making money.
 
If your looking at CNC lathes at home chances are you either frequently need several of a part or are doing side work for cash.

Mill is a little different. There are lots of things that are very annoying to make on a manual mill but a CNC makes it easy
 
2020AT4 said:
Maybe I’ll catch shit, honestly I hope I do, but I’m done the job doing it manually before you get the program finished.
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You ever programmed conversationally on a Mazak or similar? For job shop type work, especially a home or hobby shop guy a good conversational machine like a Mazak is about as good as it gets. I can whip up some pretty complex programs with 8+ plus tools in about 15 minutes for 4 axis type work. 2 axis is even easier, get your turret setup right and you don't even have to swap out tools that often
 
2020AT4 said:
Maybe I’ll catch shit, honestly I hope I do, but I’m done the job doing it manually before you get the program finished.

Not you in particular, the royal You.

I could see the attraction of your running a cottage industry making spring perches or something, but for every day?
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I'm sure you can make round things rounder faster than a CNC, but I'm also sure by the time you're done grinding tooling to cut intricate contours and shit like that, the CNC's already finished with the part and out back smoking a unfiltered camel.
 
Duc said:
Yep. Ive been making a list of all the lathes that can be run manually but still fully cnc if needed. I would love if it had a tool turret but not required. There is a big debate about buying a older cnc lathe to play with but also it is nice to have something that works. Parts can add up quickly.

Have about about 13k in the garage fund right now for one but should have 20k by Jan.


Tempted to buy this one from HGR and just deal with fixing it.
www.ebay.com

ROMI-BRIDGEPORT EZ-PATH S ROMI-BRIDGEPORT EZ-PATH S CNC LATHE 18" X 42" 032 | eBay

Find many great new & used options and get the best deals for ROMI-BRIDGEPORT EZ-PATH S ROMI-BRIDGEPORT EZ-PATH S CNC LATHE 18" X 42" 032 at the best online prices at eBay! Free shipping for many products!
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I like that. Offer 'em half and see if they bite!
 
Fuck mazatrol. Learn G code or get a cad cam setup. Programming at the machine is asinine. If the spindle ain't turning you aren't making money.

I have a CNC mill in the garage. I would like to get a lathe with live tooling and a Y axis, but space and power are issues.
 
Trevlaw said:
You ever programmed conversationally on a Mazak or similar? For job shop type work, especially a home or hobby shop guy a good conversational machine like a Mazak is about as good as it gets. I can whip up some pretty complex programs with 8+ plus tools in about 15 minutes for 4 axis type work. 2 axis is even easier, get your turret setup right and you don't even have to swap out tools that often
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OK, so a noob with no outside help or training gets this machine....


Whats the learning curve compared to running a manual machine?

How much tooling is he going to wreck during that time?
 
rockmup said:
You're not alone, thats the way it is BUT theres actually money to be made for the hobby guy doing small runs at home for commercial customers. You load their program and away you go.
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bunk said:
Thee reason anyone wants a nc lathe at home is easy. More income. If your doing a long cycle time job at home, you aint making money.
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I do some minor production work on the cnc mill and could open up to more items on a lathe. I used to own a leblond 15x30 servo shift lathe that was good for home use but cnc would have made a few of the jobs easier. The engine cnc lathes also allow manual machining if the need araises.
bgaidan said:
I like that. Offer 'em half and see if they bite!
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There is two of them for sale. You could buy the second one also.
 
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