cnc machines

[DGH]

I am looking at buying a cnc machine can anybody give me some advice on a Denford Traic ATC CNC milling machine with fanuc controls or a Boxford Duet CNC Lathe and mill combined or any other advice on any machines that would be suitable to turn aluminium parts. Any advice much appreciated.

[John S]

Well for a start as you have said in your post the Triac is a milling machine so it won't turn.
The Boxford Duet is basically a training machine and as such is at home making tiny parts out of machining plastic, alloy parts are not really suitable for a machine such as this.

Without knowing better just what alloy parts it's hard to recommend anything but a Connect lathe, based on a Myford ML10 or the Denford Orac are far sturdier machines.

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[DGH]

what Im looking at machining is parts for a 1/6th scale tank that I have the plans for most of the parts are milling there is not much to be turned apart from the wheels

[John S]

In which case the Triac is ideal provided that it's all working on the Fanuc system.

If anything isn't working then be prepared to spend serious dosh on support.

Last time I rang Fanuc they wanted £48 off me on a credit card just to hold the conversation.
They then keep you on the phone to rack the bill up and then say they need to send out a service engineer at about £125 per hour and that includes all journey times.

[DGH]

Is there any better machines on the martet to do the same job and what you expect to pay for a second hand denford traic average price if you were doing such a job as this what type of cnc machine would you look at buying

[DGH]

that looks like a sprocket off a sherman tank I have at the moment 1/6th sherman 1/6th tiger early 1/6th tiger mid 1/6th king tiger 1/6th panzer III and Im looking at making a panzer 4