Originally Posted by
Farasien
As far as a need for more Y travel goes, I am a hobbyest machinist- I like to tinker and mess with things in order to see how far I can push things. I would bet many other people on here are the same way, too. There are plenty of reasons I can see buying the next larger size machine, as many people who see as you do suggest, but for me, I can't afford the machines that would be of this size (a decent CNC setup can run $10K or so if you're at all serious), machines this size wouldn't fit in my house (no garage, no basement exterior access) and I genuinely enjoy seeing how far I can mod something. This is not a business for me, its a hobby. I personally don't get why many people do the things that they do for fun, but so long as they aren't hurting anyone, se la ve. Given my constraints, I have to work with what I have, and if by engineering the tools I have to do things beyond their original designs, great. For me it serves a purpose, and I'm not working for you or anyone else. If you have the space, time and money to upgrade to a half-million turning center, congratulations, but that's you. If you don't agree with what I've done, that's fine too, but I'm not asking for your permission or your blessing; I was just askiing a question for the other folks who do a little tinkering themselves. If you have any thoughts about my inquiry, I'm happy to hear them. If not, why waste your time responding?
-F