03-15-2015, 08:25 AM
Ooooohhh...I used to work in a shop that had one of those Maho MH900-E machines. Incredible capability for an "open" machine. I would *love* to have one! The milling machine I worked on most there was a Deckel FP3NC, with a Grundig Dialog 4 control. It was slow by CNC standards, having (if I recall correctly) a 4000 rpm spindle and topped out at about the same 100 inches per minute feed/rapid rates. The Maho was dropped on the floor about 3 years after the Deckel and it was SO much faster, heavier, more powerful in every way.
I'm aware of just how rare it is to find any machine at all where you are, especially at a "home shop affordable" price. Obviously that Maho wouldn't be for the home shop machinist unless he or she hit the lottery. The effort you are putting into yours will make it, for that area, an "heirloom quality" machine which will outlive you. And if the trend there continues, the Kondia could provide for your family long into the future. ;)
I'm aware of just how rare it is to find any machine at all where you are, especially at a "home shop affordable" price. Obviously that Maho wouldn't be for the home shop machinist unless he or she hit the lottery. The effort you are putting into yours will make it, for that area, an "heirloom quality" machine which will outlive you. And if the trend there continues, the Kondia could provide for your family long into the future. ;)