https://www.inventables.com/technolo...-kits-shapeoko

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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On Apr 7, 9:43*am, Steve Turner
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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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Any given amount of traffic flow, no matter how
sparse, will expand to fill all available lanes.
To reply, eat the taco.http://www.flickr.com/photos/bbqboyee/

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

On Apr 7, 1:22*am, Robatoy wrote:
https://www.inventables.com/technolo...-kits-shapeoko

I've been looking at the hobbyist CNC mill designs for a while now,
and have pretty much settled on this design (Shapeoko).

I was rather disappointed that the price for the full kit was so much
more than the $300 price-point originally envisioned --- getting $649
past the finance committee is a bit more awkward. It would help if
they'd offer an option to purchase the kit in sections --- the
hardware for $195 first, then the electronics, then the router and
bits and base.

William