Originally Posted by
Learning2Machin
I have been dragging my feet for 2 weeks now in making an order for a new 1100, my last decision is to buy an ATC or not to buy an ATC.
I have decided on the full enclosure to keep the chips and coolant in, and have been reading threads about the ATC. I will not be doing production type work, more prototypes and one off's. That said, I would love the ability to run a job and be doing other things. I can afford it if I want it, but I am slightly concerned about the reliability from the posts. Also, can the tool setter be integrated into the ATC macros so that every time you do a tool change you automatically get the tool height?
Any opinions one way or another would be helpful, this is the last holdup on my order.
One thing I would like to add, since I will be buying the enclosure with the mill, I feel like its now or never for the ATC. Once I get the enclosure on, I really don't plan on taking it off to put an ATC on, so that is why I am struggling so much. If not for the enclosure, I would just say I will hold off for now on the ATC and see how it is without it, but I feel some pressure for this reason.