I have been looking around for a while and finally I found myself a cnc mill. I have wanted to upgrade for a while to something with a tool changer and more rpm.
I had to compromise on size due to the amount of floor space I had and the height of my garage door. Also I really wanted something fully guarded, this model was available from new with a full guard option, I think I will have to do something about that. Fadal are made in USA, they finished up making VMC’s years ago but cause there are still thousands around there is plenty of suppliers of genuine and aftermarket parts. It is not my first choice of machine but given my budget was not 50k+ it was as suitable machine as I could find.
Specs are.
1995 Fadal VMC10
7.5hp spindle motor
21 tool ATC
High speed controller
Travels xyz 500x400x500
Floor space required 1.8mx1.8m
BT40 spindle taper
Rigid tapping.
This is a pic of it as it was dropped on my garage floor last week. it has now been moved into position and powered up. Just got to wait for the tooling to arrive and learn to use it.