[sin_arms]

My experience with my new Doosan lathe has been stellar and a comparable machine through Haas would of been $30k more. I'll buy more doosans.

[Master_Arvist]

What’s your game here really? If you’re making a product, I’d look really hard at outsourcing that production to somebody unless there is a really good reason to DIY. The ROI on better sales and marketing will probably beat any machine. That said I know sometimes owning your manufacturing is part of your competitive edge.

Just be sure—Too many guys spend 90% of their time thinking about how to make widgets and 10% how to sell them. You should be doing closer to the reverse. Also, the #1 reason businesses fail is insufficient working capital. Don’t spend so much on a machine for your best-case scenario that you can’t survive a few flat tires along the way.

Not buying too much machine starting off is definitely something that I constantly evaluate. At the end of the day I can go Tormach if my funds are more limited and still be able to make parts. No as optimum as an entry level Haas, but I can at least get started.

[IMT]

Not buying too much machine starting off is definitely something that I constantly evaluate. At the end of the day I can go Tormach if my funds are more limited and still be able to make parts. No as optimum as an entry level Haas, but I can at least get started.

Exactly, and when your sales exceed the capacity of the Tormach you can buy a faster, more capable machine with proven sales volume to justify the up front cost or outsource.

[CadRhino]

My experience with my new Doosan lathe has been stellar and a comparable machine through Haas would of been $30k more. I'll buy more doosans.

What model did you get?

[sin_arms]

What model did you get?

Lynx 220lysc

[CadRhino]

Lynx 220lysc

Wow, that looks nice. Is that machine a mill/lathe combo?
Do you also have a vmc or could you do everything with this setup?
Thanks

[sin_arms]

Wow, that looks nice. Is that machine a mill/lathe combo?
Do you also have a vmc or could you do everything with this setup?
Thanks

Yeah I have live tooling, y axis and c axis. Can do a lot of stuff you would on a 4th axis and more. I have VMCs also but I'll be getting rid of my tormach and fadal when I upgrade to a doosan DNM 5700 with a 4th.

[CadRhino]

Yeah I have live tooling, y axis and c axis. Can do a lot of stuff you would on a 4th axis and more. I have VMCs also but I'll be getting rid of my tormach and fadal when I upgrade to a doosan DNM 5700 with a 4th.

Nice, I’ll check the 5700 out. I’ve herd nothing but great things About them.
It ut real 4th axis on the 5700 or just a ‘slave’ ?
Maritool uses them too.

Btw what cam program are you using.

[sin_arms]

Nice, I’ll check the 5700 out. I’ve herd nothing but great things About them.
It ut real 4th axis on the 5700 or just a ‘slave’ ?
Maritool uses them too.

Btw what cam program are you using.

full 4th axis, and fusion360

[CadRhino]

full 4th axis, and fusion360

Thanks. I didn’t know that fusion 360 could do full 4th axis yet so that’s good to know.