Hi everyone. I have been following the posts here on the chinese cnc machines and have some questions. First of all, I live in Ontario,Canada. Has anyone had a machine shipped from China to southern Ontario and what has your experience been. I am looking for a machine 4x4 or 4x8 with price being the issue for size. The materials I intend to cut are polyethylene plastic, marble tile, and up to 1/4" thick aluminum. From what I have read, the cnc woodworking router is more robust than the engraving/advertising router, correct? I would like a machine that can use and is set up for Mach3. Z axis travel is important as I will do some 4th axis work of 3" diameter tubing and would like to have at least 8" z travel. I also want to run on 220 volt single phase and use a water cooled spindle of at least 3hp. Dual motors for the y axis, steel machine frame, steppers are ok. Has anyone had any issues with r and p for accuracy? Should I go for ballscrews instead? The machine will not be used as a hobby-type machine but rather a semi-production unit but not running 24/7. I will possibly be purchasing before the New Year if that makes any difference and I want to make sure the machine is up to the tasks that I outlined. I will spend a little more rather than settle for junk. Does anyone have a machine like the one I am looking for? I am looking for your opinions/recommendations. i will mention that I have looked at the Vortech machine in the 4x4 configuration and it seems to be a decent machine
o be a decent machine. thanx for any help/suggestions/opinions/comments.....Pete ps, all the machines have the same Jinan name, what does this mean?