Hi All,

Do many of you folks use cnc routers or other tools? I'm trying to find a
good value in a well built 4' x 8' 3 axis system. Any recommendations
would be really appreciated.

If this is OT I really apologise.


Charlie

Hi Charlie,

Do you have a budget figure in mind? These animals are not cheap, and

depending on what you have to spend, you may want to look at used stuff

coming out of a furniture factory closing up and auctioning off its stuff.

The Chinese have been doing that lately to lots of American furniture

operations! I worked for 27 years as the Director of Product Design for

Baldwin Paino & Organ, and we had three or four of these things, in various

states. The last one we bought was about $300,000 new, but when Baldwin

folded about three years ago, that machine sold at auction for only $140,000

(about 18 months old). It was a Northwood. We also had two Eckstrom

Carlsons, an Onsrud, (older and less expensive), and a Shoda (Japanese -

great machine but big bucks). There are smaller, lesser duty machines for

50K to 100K, but anything in the 4' x 8'range with a couple of heads and

intended for production work will probably exceed $100,000 new. Hope this

helps. If you need any further info on the subject, email me at



Joe Seawright

www.dv4tv.com

"Charlie Edwards" wrote in message
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Hi All,

Do many of you folks use cnc routers or other tools? I'm trying to find a
good value in a well built 4' x 8' 3 axis system. Any recommendations
would be really appreciated.

If this is OT I really apologise.


Charlie

From: Charlie Edwards

Do many of you folks use cnc routers or other tools? I'm trying to find a
good value in a well built 4' x 8' 3 axis system. Any recommendations
would be really appreciated.

http://www.shopbottools.com/products.htm

On 27 Sep 2003 12:25:51 GMT, (Minorite) wrote:


From: Charlie Edwards

Do many of you folks use cnc routers or other tools? I'm trying to find a
good value in a well built 4' x 8' 3 axis system. Any recommendations
would be really appreciated.

http://www.shopbottools.com/products.htm

If you want absolutely NO support after purchase,
or if want clueless support staff, then you should try
http://www.routermaster.com

There are a LOT of homemade CNC routers out there. You just need to
google on it, and pick ideas. Your greatest challange is making a system
rigid enough to handle a 4'x8' area without excessive vibration and sag.
There there are the leadscrews ($$$) for this size. There are
alternatives to leadscrews, but I didn't look into those.

John