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46 www.CNC-West.com CNC WEST October/November 2018 prehensive Guide to Practical CNC Programming by Peter Smid. His first CNC was a Hardinge retrofit with an ana- log controller. “I wasn’t sure what to expect so I bought it at auction for like $2000,” laughs Nate. “I figured if I was going to fail, then fail fast, and fail cheap. That was only 5 or 6 years ago. It was a great way to start, but old ma- chines come with old machine problems. If there was an issue I didn’t know who to call for service on a 30-year-old piece of equipment. I wanted a new machine and just bit the bullet when I found one. Best decision I’ve made as president.” Service and support were as big a part of the buying process as the capabilities of the machine. Nate did his re- search and decided to give Ganesh Machinery a call. They were located just down the street from his shop, and had a good reputation. Automatic Specialty Co. provides personalized service to their customers, and Nate appreciates companies that do the same. “I prefer not to deal with huge corporations that treat you like a number,” describes Nate. “I’ve had a good experience with everyone I’ve come in contact with at Ganesh. From sales and service to tech, everyone has treated me like we’ve done business together for decades. Ganesh worked with me right from the beginning. It wasn’t a matter of showme the cash and we can talk about the machine, they understood where I was as a company Nate Donaldson pulled the trigger on Automatic Specialty Co’s first new CNC less than a year ago. He purchased a Ganesh SL20Y2 Swiss turning center. It is basically two 4 axis lathes. Cross milling, drilling, live tooling everywhere, and has a bar feeder. He thinks it’s “awesome.”