Originally Posted by
M-man
I must add that I never tried a haas. But it seems to be some low cost american junk, that is just the feeling I ve got about the brand, I might have it all wrong.
Most times I have encountered this type of opinion it has come from a person native to a location a number of miles south and east of you. Whenever I have asked give me some specific experiences on which the opinion is based there are none. I have Haas lathes and mills and I am fortunate to be in a location where I do get good service and my service needs have been minimal. My SL10's can keep to +/-0.0005" without bother but going down to +/-0.0002" is not possible without babying them, however, if you look at the specs for the machine that is it in diameter measure. The Z is better than the X because the imprecision is not doubled. But this thread started with a comparison between a Hardinge and a Haas...this is not sensible they are in different classes.
Incidentally I export a lot of product to Sweden and my Swedish customers are very happy with the quality of the stuff I produce on my 'junk' machines.
An open mind is a virtue...so long as all the common sense has not leaked out.