[napwszzm]

Hello everyone,

Currently thinking to buy a Chinese beam saw to speed our manufacturing process, we are a new business with a limited budget with machinery. Those European bean saws are expensive for this stage, therefore thinking a Chinese beam saw.

Does anybody used Chinese beam saw before? Or can someone give me some opinions?

We mainly use the saw to cut MDF and plywood.

Thanks a lot.

Naph

[ger21]

Never seen a chinese beam saw, but I can tell you that if you aren't cutting a lot of identical sized parts, so that you can cut multiple sheets at a time, that a router cutting nested sheets may be a better choice.

[napwszzm]

Never seen a chinese beam saw, but I can tell you that if you aren't cutting a lot of identical sized parts, so that you can cut multiple sheets at a time, that a router cutting nested sheets may be a better choice.

Hi Ger21,

Thanks for your reply. I have been working as a CNC programmer and operator for few years with Biesse SKill. I left the company two months ago with start with my business with a small workshop. Currently using a small table saw to process jobs, but it is not very efficient. However, a CNC is not affordable at this stage, but I know some Chinese beam saws are around 15k. Our main jobs will be kitchens and bathroom vanities, so lots of squared parts instead of curved shapes.


Cheers


Nap

[ger21]

You can get a chines CNC Router for less than that, or about the same price.
We used to have a Schelling beam saw, and found that most of the time, we were only cutting one sheet at a time. You have to cut a LOT of identical parts to be able to cut multiple sheets at a time, which is where a beam saw is really effective. And then we still had to use a CNC on all of the parts.
Now we do all of our cutting on the router, and find that it's just as efficient as a beam saw/CNC combination, if you are cutting less than 50-100 sheets per day.

[napwszzm]

You can get a chines CNC Router for less than that, or about the same price.
We used to have a Schelling beam saw, and found that most of the time, we were only cutting one sheet at a time. You have to cut a LOT of identical parts to be able to cut multiple sheets at a time, which is where a beam saw is really effective. And then we still had to use a CNC on all of the parts.
Now we do all of our cutting on the router, and find that it's just as efficient as a beam saw/CNC combination, if you are cutting less than 50-100 sheets per day.

Hi Ger21,

It is with much appreciation of your reply.


We are a 2 man workshop as a starting small company. I had done some research on Chinese CNC, but did not find any useful information. I have no idea which one to buy as they are looking like the same with 15K price range. Also, i am not sure what controller they are using, and how to program the job after the purchase. Also, there is a guy I know using a Chinese router, he complained quite a lot on the one he is using.


At the stage, we input all parts in Cutlist, and my colleague cut them for me on a sliding table saw.


Do you know any cost effective Chinese CNC router? And what kind of software need to be purchase to integrate to the router?


Best regards,


Nap

[ger21]

Yes, chinese routers can be risky, as you don't know what you may get. You need to do a lot of research.

As for software, you need something that can do nesting. V Carve Pro is an inexpensive option.