Hello,
I'm planning on getting a panther with all the bells and whistles.
So with that said I already have a full wood shop and a good bit of a machine shop so space is at a premium.
I was first looking at Laguna based on price but think the panther is a better deal overall.
I will be getting the Indexing lathe on the pt510.
As I had intended to buy a stand-alone from Laguna, the additional length and capacity seemed a no-brainer
considering that puts me right in the same monetary ballpark.
I'm pretty sure I can adapt some tool holders for things like drag knife and what not.
What I'm really curious about is if I can adapt the table for plasma cutting.
I would assume the table top would need to be changed out and fiddling with the software or have a different package for the plasma.
That would be awesome on the space considerations not to mention a stand-alone machines price.
My plasma Cutters a ESAB 500pcm (If my memory serves well) I know not all cutters are cnc friendly but esab is a mostly industrial player
so I would assume it should work.
Would love feedback on that as well.
I'm also wondering how well the panther works on milling metals, is Steel an option ( I see they say non-ferrous metals)
TYIA FOR ANY KERNELS OF WISDOM!