On Apr 7, 9:43*am, Steve Turner
wrote:
On 4/7/2012 12:22 AM, Robatoy wrote:
https://www.inventables.com/technolo...-kits-shapeoko
Rob, do you have any experience with Legacy CNC products?
http://www.legacycncwoodworking.com/
The owner was giving a seminar at the woodworking show in Houston which I quite
enjoyed, and his machines looked very nice, but I really don't have any idea
how they stack up to the competition.
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I am a little familiar with their older, tuning/router systems and
found them to be well-made. Pricy, but well made.
The one important question you have to ask yourself is: what you plan
to do with it. And in what quantities.
I think the Legacy is very much geared towards a production shop and
is likely priced that way.
A very wise man, who shall remain nameless (Morris) once told me that
once I acquired a CNC, I would have no idea where it would take me. I
bought it to do sink-cut-outs for my countertop shop and now am
cutting complex 3D signs for a handful of local sign artists, who used
to carve these kinds of signs by hands, sometimes taking weeks what I
can do in a day (and better too). So he was right.
Another piece of advice was that I should take the plunge and buy a
CNC with a spindle as router-based machines are just not designed to
run 5-8 hours at the time. I am very glad I took that plunge.
One thing I could have done differently, was to have bought a smaller
bed. I like that I have a 4 x 8 footer, but a 32" x 24" would have
done 75% of my tasks saving a boat-load of cash.
I would give the ShopBot Buddy a serious look as the current software
allows tiling with high precision. One should be able to have a 2HP
spindle CNC for under $10K. And 10K ain't what it used to be.
I'm sure the Legacy is nice, looks good, love the idea of an A-Axis
and uses the exact same bearings as my General, a company which has
also just introduced a smaller machine.
HTH