So you say that Yenadent is better than 450i and 550i? What make it better, why with yenadent you can do abutments from disc and with 450i & 550i you can not? Please tell something detailed, because only few days separate me from buying 450i or 550i. THNX, sorry for your time.
Yenadent has many machine models like imes. I often see people talk about yenadent but they don't say the model, and we end up comparing lemons with oranges... Yenadent dc40 is the top model from yenadent, it has heidenhain linear scales on xyz (only the top model 750i from imes has this scales),also it has 3r disk holder ( you can for example stop a bar you are already milling switch the disk holder, mill another part and then get back to the bar),another nice feature from this 3r system is that you can buy for example a bar holder and then you can mill from a metal bar. You can also as an option buy hsk tool holders which give you a much more precise cut, and bigger life for the burs, this are the tool holders used on for exe. on the dmg sauer ultrasonic 20 linear, or the datron d5.
We went to Turkey to see the factory and the machines, talk with the CEO and we saw the construction from start to finish of this machines, its easy to see big differences beteween models DC40 frame and d40 have nothing to do on the inside, but if you look at pictures you don't see a big difference, but trust me there is. The CEO is a Really nice guy always ready to help and find a way to solve waht ever problem you have. We milled a few abutments with a dc40, also a bar very nice job.
We also talked with imes in Germany (im from Portugal) complete different thing... Hard people to talk with, they don't care when you are buying imagine how they are after selling. Yenadent has made more then 200 machines for imes in the past.
We end up buying a dc40 with hsk tool holders it was around the same price as the 550i. It will arrive on march. We also bought a steibichler scan st ii since we want to make hybrid bars. Can tell you more wen the machines arrive.
Drizzt has a d40 see what he say and shows about his machine.
If you are thinking 450i for abutments from a disk forget it! I dont see a desktop miller doing metal abutments from disk. 550i much better machine for that but i think you can better for that money....