Ok, you have 5000$ to spend. What do you by for your Tormach?
Ok, you have 5000$ to spend. What do you by for your Tormach?
You didn't say what you already have.??????
I have a 4th, and the lathe so.......
After running mine for over a year now my wish list is:
- A lot more ER tool holders and a complete collet set for them.
- Another tapping head
- More drill chucks, the small ones
- Actually anything Tormach makes I don't have would be worth getting for sure.
Note ( I try to leave all my tools setup in their tool holders so when I program I know what tool numbers are what and then I can just load the program and go after only touching off my Z on the part top.)
I'd also get a power draw bar when it's available, this is a sweet addition.
RAD. Yes those are my initials. Idea, design, build, use. It never ends.
PCNC1100 Series II, w/S3 upgrade, PDB, ATC & 4th's, PCNC1100 Series II, 4th
hookers and blow.
oops, wrong forum. lots of tts holders. the spindle upgrade if i you don't have it yet. i don't know how much the power draw bar is but i'd be looking at that also.
I'm going to build the enclosure the way compunerdy did. I'll use the rest to add Tormach's Tool carousel when availible. I will also make sure to save enough for the Spindle drive upgrade and some more Maritool ER-16 collet holders.
I have the Draw bar setup like Tormach, The 8" 4th axis, and the touch probes.
If anything is left I'll use what I can to finish my 12X36" Lathe CNC conversion and take my wife to dinner at a Texas Roadhouse somewhere.
Yep, I forgot to tell what I already have. Well, I have a lot of equipment...
-Tormach pcnc 1100 mill
-Tormach 8" 4th axis
-Tormach probe
-Tormach vise
-Tormach Duality lathe with full of tooling
-More than 35 tts holders
-spindle drive upgrade
-Tormach 3 jaw chuck
-I think the power draw bar would be a very good option and much more with the automatic tool changer. But we still don't have any idea of the price.
-The Tormach speeder, but I'm not convinced, maybe a NSK 40k rpm air spindle.
-TOPS optical divice (still no price).
-Duality 4th axis kit.
-5C Collet Adapter, but I think I saw the same on littlemachineshop.com at half the price.
How about this?
http://www.tormach.com/Product_CNC_Scanner.html
David
"hookers and blow.
oops, wrong forum."
HAHAHA
I'd say the 4th axis is a plus, wish I had the money to get one with my purchase. I also want the PDB and the ATC when available.
I'd also throw in some tooling, maybe some more end mills, chamfer, face tool, etc..
This place is awesome http://www.harveytool.com/
thank you David, I did'nt found it on the site. It'll probably be on my list.
Harvey tool, yes, it's a very nice place when you need special tools. I really like thoses tools. But for standard endmills, they're a little expensives.
Now I need to know when I could get the power draw bar...
I was just told February for power draw bar... I cant wait.