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Buying an old Fanuc control machine | Draft
Screens, memory, drives, batteries, communications and service.
Screens, memory, drives, batteries, communications and service.
Price, warranty, inspection access, loading and accountability differ.
Interface, speed, machine ecosystem and available tooling.
Backups, screens, drives, memory and service access can decide uptime.
Usable envelope depends on fixtures, holders, rotary axes and access.
Repeatable demand and easy setups beat unused capability.
A machine without holders, cutters, workholding and metrology is not production-ready.
Sort compatibility, condition and replacement cost before assigning value.
Preserve plates, cabling, options, tooling and condition before disassembly.
Good iron, documented geometry and a realistic electrical plan are prerequisites.
Warm bearings and cleared alarms can hide useful evidence.
Freight, rigging, controls, tooling and downtime can erase the apparent bargain.