another rare bird! this time for the west coast bridgeport haters:
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Aciera F3 with two axis DRO and swively table for 5500 $. Triumf (particle accelerator!) property tag and judging by the paint it looks like it was seldom used. (an anecdote from a friend who worked at NRC - they had an Aciera F4/5 in the shop that nobody used because everyone was more comfortable with bridgeport style machines...)
not cheap but I think IF it's in good shape that's an ok price to pay - euro mills are hard to find and most are trashed
as an aside... I've never used one of these but if I may offer my 2c as a deckel FP1 operator:
- the ergos of this machine look worse vs the FP1 - X and Y cranks are on the LHS of the machine, but Z is on the front and the spindle speeds are on the side, AND it's also belt and pulley (ugh)
- power feed on X only
- no quill on the regular head (and good luck finding a high speed head)
- cabinet base design means that you can't clamp oversized stuff to the knee like you can on the FP1
so, in my opinion, an inferior design to the FP1 but given the choice between this one with its shining paint and my hammered FP1 perhaps I could be convinced...
Aciera F3 Milling Machine - For Sale | Power Tools | Victoria | Kijiji
1972 ACIERA F3 universal toolroom mill, 620kg, good working order Specs and overview: https://anglo-swiss-tools.co.uk/aciera-f3-milling-machine/ Buyer arranges pickup
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Aciera F3 with two axis DRO and swively table for 5500 $. Triumf (particle accelerator!) property tag and judging by the paint it looks like it was seldom used. (an anecdote from a friend who worked at NRC - they had an Aciera F4/5 in the shop that nobody used because everyone was more comfortable with bridgeport style machines...)
not cheap but I think IF it's in good shape that's an ok price to pay - euro mills are hard to find and most are trashed
as an aside... I've never used one of these but if I may offer my 2c as a deckel FP1 operator:
- the ergos of this machine look worse vs the FP1 - X and Y cranks are on the LHS of the machine, but Z is on the front and the spindle speeds are on the side, AND it's also belt and pulley (ugh)
- power feed on X only
- no quill on the regular head (and good luck finding a high speed head)
- cabinet base design means that you can't clamp oversized stuff to the knee like you can on the FP1
so, in my opinion, an inferior design to the FP1 but given the choice between this one with its shining paint and my hammered FP1 perhaps I could be convinced...