Originally Posted by
devilmn
I have to agree completely with NEOMAN on the Haas SL20...I've been working with 2 of them for the last 3 years..Bought brand new and the minute they come in the door...I checked turret alignment on both...They varied from .001-.012" out of sync on the X and radial alignment. They DO NOT Hold tolerances better than .0005" No repeatablity and to top it off, the spindle motors on both only after 1 year, are whining like a hog in heat. These machines are built cheap & Haas Corp. is littering the world with there cheap crap Machine tools. I have 3 Hitachi-Seiki's that are over 20 years old..They are dead on and have no issues like the Haas brand. The reason they hold the market is that most shops can afford them and NOT a good MT. You can get 2 tools for the cost of 1 Mori Seiki. The thermal comp is a waste and a gimmick to make it look like they are state of the art. It is very cheap and the software is primitive for tweaking params and such. They cover the controls with visual bells and whistles to make up for the crap base and ways...built in Cali by Mexicans...That should speak for itself. Mr. Haas, please do some research on a quality tool and take some notes! SO waht if you have to raise the price...at least it might make for a little better MT!
Anyone who reads this, please think before you buy a Haas...Talk to other customers of similar specs to yourself before jumping in the hole!
I must say that for your first post, you really hit it out of the park.
You rant and rave like an idiot and__TA DA___your doing it in a thread that is 6 years old. Congrats!!!!!!!!!!!!
Thanks (nuts)
Two Haas VF-2's, Haas HA5C, Haas HRT-9, Hardinge CHNC 1, Bother HS-300 Wire EDM, BobCAD V23, BobCAD V28