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As the title says, looking for a used but in new-ish condition Avid CNC Pro kit. Prefer a 4x4 or 5x5 size to keep footprint manageable. NEMA 34, Spindle, etc preferred. Let me know what you have -...

+1 interested, would you be willing to ship?

Going to start next week on building the base for my 5x8 machine. I'd like to use steel and funny enough I'm looking to learn to weld and work with rectangular stock as part of the project. :) Been...

Eastbridge - How is the build coming along? :)

Also curious here as to what PSUs you are using. I also like the idea of not having a single point of failure for everything. Which PSU do you use to connect to the BOB?

Thanks, very helpful! I will start looking around now.

Looking great Landarts! I especially like the steel table you made it turned out great. You must be chomping at the bit to get cutting soon!!

I'm in the process of planning out my table build...

+1 here!

Sounds great! Get some pictures up as soon as you can.

What are you thinking of using for holding down your stock? Clamps? Screws? Vacuum table? :)

EB - Where do you buy your precut steel from? I'm new to that part, so starting to look around. I'd really like to go steel if at all possible and not cost prohibitive. Are you going 2" or 2.5"...

Looking forward to your build as I'll be starting my 5x8 or 5x10 pro build shortly as well.

I'm also debating wood vs. steel. Wood obviously faster to construct in my case but not quite as...

Thanks Gerry, good input. It seems like 8' is a good length to work with. I'd be happy to pick up those extra 2 feet in the shop.

Trouble is I'm not cutting anything in 10 foot sheets as of now, but am I missing any future opportunities? Long board/trim work? It's likely this is the machine I will have to (read: Wife approval)...

OK - aside from my dust collection setup and some odds and ends, the new shop is pretty much ready to receive the new CNC table. The more I think about it I really wouldn't need much more than a 5x8...

Looking great man! It's inspiring to see builds like this being built so rapidly. Where did you get that electronics enclosure?

Ron - thanks for the link and thoughts. It looks like we should both be solid deflection wise on the Y.

Also to all - water cooled vs. air cooled spindle? Don't see too many here running without...

I've been looking into grinding the rails on the mechmate as it seems to be the biggest point of trepidation amongst builders. They can be purchased pre ground, but the cost is quite a bit higher....

There is no doubt there. The steel c-channel rails cost a fraction of the price of aluminum extrusions of the same length. The added labor of having to cut, grind, and weld is for sure no easy...

You're probably right. I'm about at 6k for just the pro kit with extrusions and shipping. :( I still need to build a table/base, electronics, dust collection, cable management, and spindle/vfd. Looks...

I've only heard good things about CRP as well. I had emailed back and forth with Cory a few times on a custom quote and response time was excellent.

Hi all,

I'm relatively new to the CNC world having picked up my Probotix V90 table a few months back. Now that I'm fairly familiar with the machine and the software (Mach3 / VCarve Pro) I'm...

Thanks for the input. Are you running one of the Chinese made 4KW spindles that are out there? How has been reliabilty been on those pieces? They certaintly are cheap enough. Would I be able to get...

Sean - thank you very much for a thorough and detailed response. I'm glad to hear your machines are working out well, especially under a commerical workload. That fact alone instills a bit of...

Hi All,

In the past year I've been rapidly developing an interest in woodworking - specifically loudspeaker design and building. I've come to realize that the design/build process would be much...

Looks great! I'm in the planning stages for a similar build, great to get some ideas here. Thanks for sharing and keep us posted.

Andrew