Re: Looking at a 1991 VF1 possible purchase
Thought about it, but it does not have Rigid Tap and the serial number is so old that it is not in the data base with Haas service. My first Haas was a new 1991 VF-1 and its serial number was about 1530, this one is 1012 or something. It is very old.
You must have communications to use one of these machines. Entering code by hand is something I do all of the time, but not for longer major programs. It would not work for that.
The machine is on East coast of Fl and service on the West coast, service trips would be costly. If you don't know how to repair these machines yourself, I would avoid it. And I would never try to convert to some PC based system.
Mike
Two Haas VF-2's, Haas HA5C, Haas HRT-9, Hardinge CHNC 1, Bother HS-300 Wire EDM, BobCAD V23, BobCAD V28