Haas Trunnion Post question

[mkd]

I tried a Ti hogout with my VF-3 in the best case block-on-the-table setup. Epic fail. Something between spindle, drawbar or coolant. Just couldn't get tool life worth a crap. Wouldn't even bother doing Ti on their table top joke-trunnions. Too many better options out there, if you have a solid contract. (I didn't)

this is a small job shop my employer purchased at fire sale prices
the shop has been building these parts with really bad 3D files since 2009.
They were programmed by a contract Catia driver and the CAM files are no longer available.
They are stuck in a loser LTA and must deliver the parts on a regular basis
They currently machine them 3D ... with hours of waterline passes on walls that could be swarfed
on a 5X machine.
Days of bench work and straightening are required to produce a part.

Put the part on a better machine and lose less money (or possibly be profitable), or change the business name and walk away from that project.
 Might just threaten to walk away from it as a needed negotiation tactic. If you're NADCAP/ISO/AS9100, go direct to the prime.

[mkd]

what's a fully loaded MU-6300 with turning cost?
 Seem like if that mom and pop is running Haas, and M560v-5ax would suffice at much less coin.

[So not a Guru]

what's a fully loaded MU-6300 with turning cost?
 Seem like if that mom and pop is running Haas, and M560v-5ax would suffice at much less coin.

Looks like they start at 134K
https://www.okuma.com/products/genos-m560-v">https://www.okuma.com/products/genos-m560-v