Buying a Horizontal CNC Mill? Here are the lessons that we have learned!

We LOVE our Okuma MB-4000H Horizontal CNC Mill! Having run vertical machining centers over the past decade - from TAIG to Tormach to Haas - the productivity of the horizontal truly is amazing. However, there are many lessons (some painful!) that we have learned in our first six months of running this machine. If you're thinking about buying a horizontal, this video is a must-watch for machine options, workholding, and production info! 00:00 Intro 02:00 ATC Size 02:45 Pallet Pool Quirks 03:50 Fixturing & Tombstones 06:00 Fixturing Advice 06:25 Y-axis: Horizontal's big limitation 09:33 Loading Parts 11:30 Balancing machine workload 12:30 Cost of mixing metal chips 14:08 Tool Life Management 17:40 Tool Break Alarms 18:15 APC Design 19:25 Coolant Consumption 20:30 Daytime versus Lights Out ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Reach us / CNC Info: Fusion 360: http://dsi.fyi/3yu7Mt0 CNC & Fusion 360 Training: https://bit.ly/3TRHs4J SMW Products: https://saundersmachineworks.com/ Speeds & Feeds: https://provencut.com CNC Resources: https://www.nyccnc.com