Tip for the bar feeder: if you're loading even remotely shiny material (like aluminum). Scuff up to ends or paint them black. The "optical" sensor relies on a reflective piece of tape rather than a separate emitter and receiver. Sometime it doesn't sense the end of the bar and will push out way farther than it's supposed to and wipe out your tools. Ask me how I know. I have videos to prove how it doesn't pick up the ends of the bars. Just be aware. Also, deburr the ends of you bars or they shred the plastic spindle liners

Great addition to your shop. I love seeing American manufacturing going strong and supporting American machine manufactures.

Considering a bar fed machine without a chip conveyor belt, was an option to you? That's insane. This machine will run all day. Who has time to remove chips, after all that, assuming the machine doesn't get full in the process? Conveyor belts should basically be standard. I see no reason not to get them. Far easier to wheel out the full chip bin, and replace, than scoop out the machine. Looks pretty nice though. Wonder what parts are going on there. :)

Love the editing in these videos man nice work!

Lathes are awesome for certain jobs they can't be beat.

Congratulations on your new machine! Looking forward to hearing your thoughts on HAAS vs Doosan lathes again now that you own both. Can't wait to see the sorts of parts you'll be running lights out on this machine given your background in automation!

What ever happened with the follow up video? Wondering how the st30y is working for you.

Congratulations on expanding your shop and machines. My work is about to purchase a VF4-SS. I am super excited!

You’re down the street from where I work that’s awesome!

Jay getting probing, that's almost like Saunders getting a lathe.

Great Video man. Always

Thanks for sharing, Jay.

I watched a video on this channel not long ago about the benefits of buying a Doosan CNC Lathe over a HAAS CNC Lathe what changed ?? I am very curious Why the sudden switch to HAAS over a Doosan. If i already had experience with owning a Doosan CNC i doubt i would buy another HAAS machine again. Jay can you Please do us a favour and tell us more about Why the sudden switch to a HAAS CNC Lathe in your next video, it would definitely help those who watch your channel to understand buying such a machine. I only ask as you are Big on education through your channel. There are many guys out there that watch your channel for Information and Education.

Its lazy to have a chip conveyer??? 😱😱 Thats a sentence i never thought i would hear.

I want one :D Great video, looking forward to see some chips flying. :D also, cred to the one filming and / or editing, it looks very professional.

Be careful with that bar feeder. I worked at a shop that had a ST25 with the bar feeder and often it would overshoot by a couple of inches when it first fed a new bar.

I'm only 2:24 in but holy cow man, love the editing.

very nice, im interested in a similar setup machine but wasnt expecting this to be a twin spindle.

NICE! Yeah, I wouldn't get a lathe without a chip conveyor!

Hey Jay, great video. Quick question though, you are primarily a Haas mill, Doosan Lathe shop. What drove you to switch to a Haas lathe? Was it cost? It can't be performance. As an owner considering buying a lathe, your insight would definitely help? Thanks in advance

Congrats on the new machine. That means a step forward for you. But why?why haas? The price should be almost equivalent for the Doosan if not lower. Performance wise, you'll never get the same experience with Haas. Yes, it's true that the chip conveyor is another brand, the oilskimmer is another brand an so on, and so what if Doosan takes care of it, meaning as a whole package in terms of service. Best luck and be healthy!

Best par about auto doors : they're auto. Worst part about auto doors : going over to your older machines and hitting cycle start with the door open. Or worse , standing in front of the other machine like an idiot waiting for a door that will never open 🤣

Great video as always. You love doosan lathes, so why Haas?

If someone came to me and said hey you've been assigned to run this machine without auto door and auger I'd show myself out. Why didn't you go with doosan this time?

How is the Haas working out for you , I had a Haas ST30 and hated it , I replaced it with a Doosan Puma 2600 which I love, However I am not a Haas hater I have had SL10 for 16 years and I love it still making quality parts , let me know what the new Haas is like

Soo love this videos!!))

How do you fund these machines ? You guys keep growing at rapid pace, I wonder how. Could you enlighten us with your financial planning.

Fun video, just had an ST-10 (And VF-2) installed and so a lot of the steps are familiar to me now, having gone thru it. It was amusing how after the machine moving montage and epic music and slowmo just finished, it kicked right back in for the bar feeder all over again. I was half expecting after that there would be another pause and then BAM right back into yet another montage with boxes and accessories. And another kicks in with lunch. And another would kick in with some other stuff. And then it just gets ridiculous after that... Anyway you showed restraint where I would not. The ST30Y with Sub Spindle really does seem like it's just a few details away from being a DS30Y. Is there really any major difference in capabilities besides just the base casting and even then? I'd always assumed that the DS30Y WAS just an ST30Y with the sub spindle option and so putting that on the ST30Y was just getting a DS with a different badge. But it seems like for now at least that there is some distinction with the DS and ST at a base level so its cool to see that it takes up less room. One thing Haas really needs to work on (And I understand why they don't but lets imagine here) is giving relatively up-to-date features of what THIS YEAR MODEL of machine is, and differentiating that from previous year models. Show us what the models look like side-by-side. Give us a feature-by-feature breakdown of why two similar machines might exist and what differentiates them for the nuanced buy. Just knowing that the machine I got (2020 ST-10) doesn't actually look AT ALL like the images on the website is really amusing. Essentially If I looked at the gallery page and fell in love with that design of machine, with the rounded angles and so-on; I'd be surprised when I get it, and it's this geometric box of a thing. That said, I'd seen what the current gen looks like and prefer it, so no real complaints (and I get that we aren't buying these machines for style like one might get a car, otherwise they would offer different colorways and chromed door handles as upgrade options) but still it's really amusing and frustrating that Haas machines are almost sold like year-model vehicles where each couple years is a complete new bodystyle with small refreshes and updates year-to-year, even if they fundamentally share the same bones over long stretches of time. Haas doesn't seem to provide much in the way of "if you haven't looked at a ST-10 in the last few years here's what's new with the latest edition" for any of their machines and it's a missed opportunity in my book.

Are you happy with the Haas lathe? Do you wish you wouldve bought another Doosan?

What’s the song name?? So hype...

I don't see the part 2 video.

You used to have a Lynx with barfeeder, you still have it?

Nice video thanks

I’ve ran machines without chip Conveyors it’s such a waste of time scooping chips out by hand not to mention it’s dangerous climbing around a machine I cannot believe people would buy machine without one

nice lathe

Awesome news Im really happy you to have ST30Y. We were thinking ST20Y with sub recently. But I will consider buying/Upgrading Half indexable 24 station BOT turret because when you have live tools and regular turning tools you can Stack the regular turning tool on one station and half index them to open up some spaces for live tools. I wonder why you didnt chose half indexing 24 Station turret. May I ask why you didnt chose half indexing turret?

with autodoor, it not lazy, it lean

Price of this machine?

good luck, never again HAAS-lathe!

Hey Jay your shop seems awfully quiet, do you film during off days?

Don't get 2 different size qg chucks. Im trying to get my boss at work to move away from that because of the space in collets it takes up when doing a wide range in size of parts. It also makes your machine more capable to have qg 80 on both. Actually now that I think about it, the castings on Haas lathes aren't as big as Okuma to where collisions could occur with that.

May be just adv.

why does everyone get a barf-eater with their lathe?

V.L0771.. 🤓