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    If you go the route of buying a second hand flat bed router, check the linear rails for wear. If they have distinct grooves in them, the machine has been run "dirty" or poorly maintained and the bearings will most likely be fubar. With chewed up rails, the machine runs like a real bucket of crap ie. You can feel the machine ride up and down the bumps in the rails.

    FWIW running a CNC is 95% programming in CAD/CAM and the last 5% is done by the unskilled lacky at the machine. I was actually knocked back for a job because I was over qualified. They just wanted someone to load sheets and clear away cut components.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Kuffy View Post
    If they have distinct grooves in them, the machine has been run "dirty" or poorly maintained and the bearings will most likely be fubar.
    If they're that bad I want to know what the hell they've been doing; the rails are hardened and have dust wipers built in to the blocks that run along them. Not even aluminium or composites should be able to chew them up

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    Seen it on two different older Multicams. A 2400x1200 bed and a 2400x1800 bed. Each in different businesses. One was purchased second hand from "somewhere", and the other was brand new cutting acrylics for signage.

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    So...any other brands for recommendation? I’ve got a meeting with the boss tomorrow to discuss $$$.

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    If you're talking $$$ with the boss, perhaps concentrate less on the actual make of machine and more on the desired (or required) capabilities.

    Things that I think might be "key decision criteria" are:

    speed -- is it desirable for the machine to be capable of completing a significant cutting task inside the length of a standard lesson.

    cutting vs engraving -- which do you want

    ease of changing cutters -- I can see this being an issue within a school environment where every assignment might require a cutter change or perhaps several changes per job.

    setup time

    required operator skill -- should the kids (at least in year 12) be able to load and cut their own work


    I'm sure there are other criteria. Perhaps explore with the Boss the scale of his notional budget and what he sees as the purpose of the machine.
    regards from Alberta, Canada

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    Quote Originally Posted by lewisc View Post
    So...any other brands for recommendation? I’ve got a meeting with the boss tomorrow to discuss $$$.
    Recommend you consider Axiom Precision being sold by Carabatec.

    I have had a good look at these and they are quality for the money.

    Proper linear rails, ballscrews, high speed spindle. Solidly built. Running UCCNC control software.

    And locally available.

    (please don't waste schools money on shark)

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    Quote Originally Posted by Greolt View Post
    Recommend you consider Axiom Precision being sold by Carabatec.

    I have had a good look at these and they are quality for the money.

    Proper linear rails, ballscrews, high speed spindle. Solidly built. Running UCCNC control software.

    And locally available.

    (please don't waste schools money on shark)
    what is the size of the Axion?
    Lewis is looking for 1200 x 1200 -- half a sheet of ply
    Biggest I can see on the Carbatech site is 1200 x 600 -- which is only a 1/4 sheet
    regards from Alberta, Canada

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    Quote Originally Posted by ian View Post
    Lewis is looking for 1200 x 1200 -- half a sheet of ply
    Sorry. I did not read all of the above posts.

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    Hi Greolt,

    That one you suggested looks pretty good. I might have to look into that more down the track a little bit. Looking at the videos it seems to take your own router/trimmer?

    And I cant see if it has a laser engraver adaptor with it. I would definitely only want the smaller model.

    Paul

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    Quote Originally Posted by Pauls321 View Post
    Hi Greolt,

    That one you suggested looks pretty good. I might have to look into that more down the track a little bit. Looking at the videos it seems to take your own router/trimmer?

    And I cant see if it has a laser engraver adaptor with it. I would definitely only want the smaller model.

    Paul
    There was a discussion a little time ago, on this forum, regarding the Axiom system and whether a trimmer router would be powerful enough for the job. Worth a read.

    Importing machine from China
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    Didn't get the chance to talk to the boss. A few more days to look around.

    Quote Originally Posted by Greolt View Post
    Recommend you consider Axiom Precision being sold by Carabatec.

    I have had a good look at these and they are quality for the money.

    Proper linear rails, ballscrews, high speed spindle. Solidly built. Running UCCNC control software.

    And locally available.

    (please don't waste schools money on shark)

    Thanks for pointing that one out. In comparison to the the shark, the Axiom looks a little more substantial. Maybe they've done a better job at making videos and marketing it?

    Even though a 1200 x 1200 machine would be a nice compromise in size - we're running into the issue of where to put it. There are a few options but all involve taking away space from other areas. The one area that would be least intrusive is near our welding bay and not as close to our timber machine room and benches as I'd like.

    The size of the Axiom would be a winner for this reason.

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    Hi Lappa

    Thanks for that link. The decision gets more confusing all the time. Need to ponder much more.

    Paul

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    Quote Originally Posted by lewisc View Post
    Even though a 1200 x 1200 machine would be a nice compromise in size - we're running into the issue of where to put it. There are a few options but all involve taking away space from other areas. The one area that would be least intrusive is near our welding bay and not as close to our timber machine room and benches as I'd like.
    please don't overlook the dust collection issue.
    CNC, especially in MDF, will produce a prodigious amount of dust
    regards from Alberta, Canada

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    Quote Originally Posted by Lappa View Post
    There was a discussion a little time ago, on this forum, regarding the Axiom system and whether a trimmer router would be powerful enough for the job.
    I could be wrong but I think Carbatec are only selling the speced up models that have a water cooled high frequency spindle.

    Axiom do make a cheaper version but not sure these are being imported.

    Link to importer, https://bgprecision.com.au/axiom-cnc/

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    Quote Originally Posted by ian View Post
    please don't overlook the dust collection issue.
    CNC, especially in MDF, will produce a prodigious amount of dust
    If we can’t fit it into near our main ducting, we’ve got a 2hp extractor that I’ll fit with a cyclone/seperator and use that.

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