Looking at a cnc at a local auction, invoice says dli4896dst (DynaCNC 4x8'). (Attached images)
It was upgraded to servos from steppers, gecko drives. I believe the initial invoice came out to around 13k. It includes a steel plasma bed and also a router/woodworking deck.
I talked with the initial owner and he said his wife bought it as a 'business' then couldn't make it work. Im trying to decide if she couldn't make it work because of her abilities, or because of the CNC itself. I have read briefly of DynaCNC going out of business, problems with the controllers/touchoffs, and people being quite pissed with the machines.
This machine is brand new, I would guess it has been ran for about 10 hours total, but no clue if it works. The controller box looked like it had been gone through pretty good, all wires labeled, ect (a bad sign to me, as the original owner tore it down trying to make it work).
Wondering if anyone knows what the thing is worth? I don't really have use for it right now but could in the near future if I had it at a good price. Also wondering if anyone knows what the cost and headache would be if I had to replace all the controls on the unit?
This unit actually sold at the last auction, but the buyer apparently didn't pay. It seemed like guys backed off at about the 3500 to 4k price (auction also included a computer for the cnc, brand new ~450$ jet dust collector, ~350$ porter cable router, corel draw, sheet cam). I believe the auction ended around 5k.
Finally I have heard they are a bit inaccurate due to the heavy construction of the gantry and motor system, i.e. it is hard to stop such a heavy thing accurately with fast servo motors flinging it all over.
Should I buy this thing or just leave it alone?? My gut tells me to let it go. What would be a steal of a price?
Thanks for the analysis,
cfehringer