Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Re: Taig as XZ lathe slide

C'mon Robin, you got to give me more information than that.
I can pick up Hardinge DV59's and Chuckers all day long for less than 5000, sometimes for less than 1000.
So what's stopping someone from grabbing up this great Iron and putting a 2 axis CNC slide on them?
I'm not talking about 450 IPM rapids, I just want to know if it would work and at what performance level.
People in this buisiness suffer from the thought that if it don't cost 50 grand it must be no good! Let's keep things in
perspective here.

"Robin S." wrote:

> Whoa! Trust me - there's a reason Hardinge lathes cost $40K+
>
> :)
>
> Regards,
>
> Robin
>
> --- In CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@y..., jvicars@c... wrote:
> > What about bolting the XY part of a Taig mill to the bed of a
> > Hardinge HC Chucker to make a CNC? Who has one of these mills that
> > can vouch for stiffness?
> > How easy would it be to remove the Z and use it like I described?
> > I have done some searching for a lathe slide retrofit. Used
> Hardinge
> > slides (narrow bed) are about 3000 bucks. Slides from people like
> > Omniturn and Upgrade Technologies are 7500 bucks and up!
> Ridiculous!
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