[drakke]

Hello all,

Has anybody been in contact with Brian Oltrogge of Platform CNC Platform CNC
He last posted on this forum in May 2014 and I cannot seem to get a reply from his email address.

I suppose he is very busy and making CNC machines is really not is main line of work.
Considering how popular his kit seems to be I did not expect a quick reply but I would like to know if this project is still alive.

I want to use the machine to cut parts of 1/8in to 1/4in sheet plastic to very high accuracy and am curious if the Platform CNC can do this?

It has to be precise as the parts will snap fit together.

I would like to buy a machine is 18months

If anyone has any information that could help please PM or reply.

Thanks.

[hobbydobbie]

I'm interested as well! Knock 500 off the price and I'll buy one.

[Grunblau]

I'm interested as well! Knock 500 off the price and I'll buy one.

Haha! In that case, I would be paying you to buy one of the kits! The only reason I can do them for what I do is because I do them in large batches. I actually order the aluminum in sets of 24 because it is so expensive to have them cut, CNC tapped and finished. The first machine cost me over $6500 and I had to tap all of the holes in the steel and aluminum myself! CNC Routerparts recently put together a complete Platform parts bundle that knocks $100 off the total cost without having to source from multiple vendors. I know it isn't $500, but it is a start!

Hello all,

Has anybody been in contact with Brian Oltrogge of Platform CNC Platform CNC
He last posted on this forum in May 2014 and I cannot seem to get a reply from his email address.

I suppose he is very busy and making CNC machines is really not is main line of work.
Considering how popular his kit seems to be I did not expect a quick reply but I would like to know if this project is still alive.

I want to use the machine to cut parts of 1/8in to 1/4in sheet plastic to very high accuracy and am curious if the Platform CNC can do this?

It has to be precise as the parts will snap fit together.

I would like to buy a machine is 18months

If anyone has any information that could help please PM or reply.

Thanks.

Hey Drakke-

I must have missed your email, I am very sorry about that. I know that I have not been posting here recently. This was one of the downsides of having a private forum for the Platform CNC. I am posting there all of the time, helping with questions and new builds etc... I hope to have more stuff to post here soon as I have completed documenting the 3D Printing conversion. There is a teaser on YouTube of the R&D machine printing while it is up on my wobbly old drafting table, but I am going to finish documenting it soon. I have also not been actively posting online about the Platform CNC as I am only able to do 12 machines at a time. These machine kits are almost always spoken for by the time I have all of the powder coating done for a run, so I am happy you found out about it on your own! This has been a fun hobby/2nd job for me. I usually try to respond right away, unless it requires a very detailed, lengthy response. Then I usually try to catch up on those on the weekend...

Hope this helps!

Brian

[Tazz]

I am also trying to contact Brian. I have sent him a couple emails with no response. Brian, are you out there? I am very interested in purchasing one of your machines.

Tks,
Tazz

[arg617]

I'm also trying to contact Brian. Please let me know if this kit is still available.

[Grunblau]

I'm also trying to contact Brian. Please let me know if this kit is still available.

I am still making kits! I did two consecutive runs that were just for those people that expressed interest via email. I get between 20-40 emails most days, so many times I mark them for 'next run interest' and I send a heads-up email when the next run is ready for deposits!

I took a couple months off around the holidays and I have been playing catch-up ever since. I just finished run #17 and I am shipping today. I will be starting run #18 soon!

Hope this helps!

Brian

[arg617]

That's great to hear Brian!. So, is it safe to assume that if someone emailed you......July 1st......we'll be on the list for run #18?