Potential Surplus Matsuura MC760V-DC

[chris m]

Good morning,

 

In our never-ending quest to jam more iron into this building, we have [2] machines currently on order for which there is no room on the shop floor. Because of this, we are likely looking to deal a couple of our older machines for short dollars to prevent them from being relegated to the scrap yard. The one that I really don't want to see go to junk is a 1981 Matsuura MC760V-DC twin-spindle. The machine has a Fanuc 6MB on it, 24-tool ATC on both sides, BT40, 4000RPM with a 2-speed gearbox, RS-232, flood coolant system, spindle cooler, etc. Do any of you guys use these machines? If so, would you be interested in another one for short $$? The machine runs fine, but doesn't fit our production system any longer, so it really just occupies floor space that I need for other equipment.

 

C

[chris m]

ttt

 

I take it from the deafening silence that there isn't a lot of interest in 30-year-old machines...not surprising. It makes me sad to think of this machine going to the junkyard, but I guess they all end up there sooner or later.

 

C

[chris m]

ttt

 

OK, folks, this thing is going out the door next Tuesday or Wednesday, to the junkyard or to a new home; if you have even a vague interest shoot me an email: cmoffattATharmonicdriveDOTnet

[Joe788]

Chris, I bet you'll get people beating each other with baseball bats to get first dibs on this thing if you post it over in the CNC Machining section at PracticalMachinist.com . A couple pictures would probably seal the deal.

 

It's always a bummer to see something like that just get sent to the garbage, when it could serve somebody out there well.

[chris m]

I'll see if I can get her up there, Joe; thanks for the idea!

 

C

[robk]

Too bad you have to let her go Chris. About 3 years ago we also had to scrap 2 perfectly good mid 80's Matsuuras MC-800V for the same reason you are. They were perfectly good machines but nobody wanted them.

[chris m]

Yeah, it just makes me sad to see such a beautiful machine go to the crusher; maybe it is silly that I feel it so much but Matsuura builds fantastic machines and the fact that she still runs makes me feel like Jack Kevorkian...

[GoetzInd]

May she rest in pieces

 

Mike