[lathe guy]

Seemed like a good reliable machine until the spindle drive failed. $5,000 later its working again. Then I found out that thats not the first time it happened with the machine. Weve had the machine for many years but a $5,000 service repair is totally unacceptable let alone twice! and no one will ever sell me another Okuma lathe. I prefer cincinnati machines of the 1980-1995 vintage. They have proven to be reliable, easy to fix and stout!
If your going to spend okuma money get a mori seiki, they are by far superior.
Good luck with whatever you choose.

I must say: I've never met a Mori Seiki I didn't like

[rhino]

mate, 5 letters spell it out O K U M A!! i did my time on mazaks and fanucs, but since i started my new job i have been on okumas since, theyre the most user friendly machine i have ever seen and operated. what machine are you looking at buying? i run a lathe (LB250T).

save the drama, spend the extra cash, and buy an okuma! i can't spend the time doing the pro's and con's of fanuc and okuma. but take my advice, buy the okuma (unless you have the budget to buy a HAAS!!!).

[werks]

Okuma or ban.