[cabnet636]

most all cnc's will move in three axis at the same time, this is not an indicator of 3d. there is no issue with me that the gerber is a good router, seen plenty of em! in this day and economy they are readily available at prices that are unheard of. i would advise what ever you get told private to bring it back here, even consider the ez router they have a good unit!

while the gerber is a excellent and expensive router they are virtually unheard of in the woodworking world and out side of 2d letter cutting and expensive artcam software sign making due to the propietary controller.

jim

[cabnet636]

if that router is what you are looking for it probably is worth 18

[cabnet636]

ping, how are you coming on your router? my hope is you were not contacted privately to purchase a chinese router from the northeast US like i was. the gerber is a fine router just make sure you have followed thru on software and approved by gerber. i also found i had the manual for the sabre
but at 1+ mb i cannot load it here,

jim

[Ping]

Thanks for your concern cabnet,
No, I will not buy a chinese router and if I would, there is distributors here in Sweden. Only reason for importing from USA is that the machine is made in USA.

But something came up just today. Mentioned to a friend about my plans for CNC and he instantly came up with several very special products that he wanted me to manufacture.
To make them I need to buy a sturdy machine capable of very precise 3D routing and a 4th axis.

When I think about it, it should be better to buy the whole package at once. In that way the manufacturer is responsible for the function from start. Table, spindle, 4 servos and software.
So there goes another bunch of $$.

Do you guys have any experience of work with the 4th axis?
Is it much more complicated to set up the software for cutting?

[cabnet636]

the company who builds my machine is pretty well versed in 4rth axis, i am posting a forum where 4rth axis is well disscussed, there is another fellow here on the forum "guy mathew's" who i have had do files for me
, he post in the camaster section as well as cam heads

jim

www.camaster.com


http://www.camheads.org/

[Alaska Biff]

The only reason that the 408 won't rout 2.5D is because the owner didn't buy the program for it. ArtPath will do 2D toodpaths. AutoCarve 3D is Gerber's program for V carving (2.5D). To run non-Gerber software like V-carve Pro for true 3D, you have to go change the parameters in Set-up on the control panel. You can switch from Gerber to G-code there.

For most of your routing, ArtPath and AutoCarve will be sufficient. For design, Gerber's Omega software is designed to run seamlessly with the machine. I have been using Corel Draw for the last 10 years succesfully with ArtPath and AutoCarve. Saving the Corel file as a CMX will allow it to be read by ArtPath.

Software and upgrades for the 408 can be purchased at http://gspinc.com

[Ping]

Its, done!
I am the owner of a used Gerber Sabre 408. $15k was the price (excl deductible tax). Now, all it takes is to "pick it up" well, load it to a trailer and install in my new shop. Had to move to be able to start with CNC.
Cant wait to start my self studies. Hope to be able to switch the CAM-sw to Deskproto. And V-carve Pro seems to be a good choice too.

Thanks to all you guys for your help in this matter!
I.Eriksson