Re: Want a FineLine 2’x3’, but. . . .
I've had the same experience as David. We waited weeks to even get a quote after our initial conversations with Nate, but once the order was placed it was handled quickly and on time. One of my students has since placed an order with FLA with the same experience. He almost backed out for lack of response, but just heard back that his machine will be ready to ship in a little over a week. He bought it with full knowledge that Nate is notoriously slow to respond.
Having said all that, in my experience, most issues that new CNC owners encounter are related to controllers, electrical drives and software. I advised my student to purchase those components through another source with known, quick response to problems so that there are no conflicts where support is concerned. It's rare to have significant mechanical problems that can't be resolved easily and quickly. Nate has been good about retroactively acknowledging and upgrading known issues.
Saturn 2 4848
CRP Plug & Play NEMA 34, 2.2kw Spindle, Mach3