I’ve ordered an HDM but now I’m wondering if I’m making a mistake. I really want an ATC, but it seems like most of the ATC solutions require an ATC spindle, and retrofitting is not that simple. I would prefer an ISO solution rather than a home-grown solution using the current collets (cool as those are).
This post:
…is essentially what I’d like to do, but I don’t really want to have to throw out the HDM spindle to get there. I did find one company that makes an adapter:
https://www.mechatron-gmbh.de/produkte/stc-serie/
…but it looks like they don’t have an ER20 product, and it may not fit any old spindle anyways.
So I’m wondering if I’m just fighting an uphill battle here and should be looking at a different machine instead.
Anyone have any words of wisdom on this?