Originally Posted by
everettengr
i believe a lot depends on the control and memory/networking features of the machine. for reference, this past november i purchased a 2007 vmc15 for $6k. it is a Fadal re-manufactured machine in very good condition with almost perfect table, rigid tap, 4MB memory, calmotion usb interface, 21 changer, etc... i upgraded to 16MB and added a spindle probe and happy with the performance/$. my biggest frustration with this older machine is the memory limitation and network interface. 16MB is sometimes limiting and calmotion is ok but not like a true networked interface. working with a 20-year old computer control system kinda sucks. what is the age of your VMCs?