So I'm about to order a Rapid Turn (as soon as stock comes in). This is because I cannot justify $20k for a Slant Pro, which got me thinking.....
Wouldn't a Mini Slant Pro pair pretty nicely with a PCNC 440? Seems with the guts of Rapid Turn, paired with a 440 and say a 5 tool changer and you would have a nice little baby Slant Pro in that $8k range.
My other thought is to purchase a PCNC 770 (I already have a full blown 1100) to mount the RT on and it act basically as a full time turning center. However, I'd then have a backup to my 1100 and have a unit with 10,000 RPM spindle.
Unless I'm missing something, there's nothing out there in the $8k range. I also own an Emco PC Turn 105 (purchased right before RT was announced). This was replaced with the Emco Concept Turn (I think 120). The problem with Emco is that if you sneeze on the German
machine, the replacement parts are $500 just to wipe the snot off. If I'd known RT was in the works, I'd held off on buying the Emco.
Thoughts anyone?
Later,
Awall