Gunsmithing Any opinions on the XYZ Machine tools CNC's - CNC's in general?

[Matabele]

Hi all,

I'm trying to put together a business plan to get some investment for a gunsmithing shop. Very early days and I'm still fleshing out the details. Has anybody used or have an opinion on the XYZ Machine Tools equipment? They run ProtoTrak conversational programming. I'm not sure whether to go for a 3 Axis Bed mill (with a 4th axis add-on) or their Mini Mill VMC. Because of the area I'm in work is going to range from precision rifle building, blueprinting, chambering, fluting etc although I'd like to end up manufacturing my own actions and bolts as well as silencers, and I'm also working on a single shot rifle design and would like to manufacture my own sidelock and shotgun actions and components. So initially production runs will be relatively low.

For a lathe I was considering a Haas TL-1, looks like a great compromise between a CNC/Manual machine. As for experience it's all been manual so far...

Any input appreciated, thanks.

 

[LRI]

If your truly going into a production format for anything you need something like this:

Machine selector - find your DMG MORI CNC machine

Lean on the pen, press hard, make two copies. Hang one on your bedroom mirror. It'll motivate you to get out of bed each morning I promise.

Good luck.

C.

 

[Matabele]

Thanks for the reply Chad, appreciate it. Had a look at the Mori's....daaamn, awesome machines. Think I'm gonna have to sell a kidney to finance one but where there's a will....

 

[JBRC]

Check out the used market. There are some decent machines out there for half the price of new that still have life in them. Banks will still lend on them...despite what you hear.