Originally Posted by
NickB00
Hi Guys,
I've just finished reading this whole thread, Whew!, and it is full of great information for a Newbie like me.
I have not pressed the "Buy" button at Omio yet but have been thinking of getting the X4-800L USB or the orange box X4-800EPL machine.
I have been playing around with a T8 Hobbyking Engraver using Inkscape and Grbl and have had some success, but I have always wanted a cnc machine so hence the post.
There has been lots and lots of info on the X6 on this forum, which applies to the X4 as well, and many of you have been happy with them and some not.
Also the orange box has had some users talk about it, but not a lot, so I want to know more about this machine before I fork out the dough.
One user had success using Fusion360 and Mach3 with Boxy?? set as a post-processor, but I thought this machine did not need mach3 as it is built in? Has anyone had success with any of the software that Omio recommend?
Is the Orange Box easy to use? Once you have plugged in the usb stick with your cad model, what do you need to do and what controls do you have, and is a separate hand controller handy or do you just do that off the screen on the box? I really like the fact that you dont need a computer to run the machine, (like my Tevo Little Monster 3D printer which uses an SD Card) and they say that if there is a power interruption or you need a break, you can re-start the job from where it stopped.
Has anyone tried this and does it work?