Hi...I've put in about 10 hours reading through these forums...haven't learned what I need yet.
I'm looking for a new general purpose CNC machine tool for around $10,000USD.
Minimum Requirements:
Throat: 5"
3 Axis movement with .001" increment.
Sufficient power to make .010" cuts from 200-250 MPa Yield Strength steel using 220V Single Phase...minimum 2HP...it doesn't need to be speedy.
Just form in your mind a machine that can make a cut on any area of one face of a 5"x5"x5" cube with precision of .001"...I'm sure there's a machine out there that can do it...I'm just hoping to get some more options before I start looking for demonstrations of the machines.
I would prefer USA made so the user manual is easy to understand and I can understand customer support in every division i.e. Marketing, Sales, Technical Support, Accounting, etc. and to reduce damage from shipping since I'm in the USA. A good quality machine can be built in any country, but I would have the best understanding from user manuals and customer support from humans and user manuals made in the USA.