Gents, I am involved in an potential equipment trade that would leave me with an Milltronics MB20 Toolroom mill and and an Ml1440 Lathe.
I am new to CNC, (I own an elderly bridgeport knee-mill which I enjoy) I am a product designer and I use Solidworks. I intend to generate masters with complex contours for sand casting with this equipment. And I will generally work in aluminum or Renshape. My end use would be finishing out near net castings for some of my design work "for fun and profit" *grin*
My Questions:
WIll the MB20 (centurion 7)be adequate for 3d contouring (as long as I design for 3 axis)?
I am investigating whether it is optioned with a fourth axis, does this work well on the Milltronics?
Is this a good starter machine for non-production (initially) use.
I am told the equipment is three years old (don't really know yet), I suspect the equipment hasn't been used much (offshoring), what kind of resale value would I get when I trade up?
The Ml1440 lathe (Centurion 7)- I am a lathe dufus, - I haven't used one much. Will this be a good starter machine?
Any thoughts or comments would help a nube take the right step.
Thanks!