I've been on the fence the last several months on what CNC to buy. I searched used, looked at Camaster, Shop Sabre, Importers of Chinese machines and ebay. The more that I read about horror stories of importing machines from China the less I wanted to go through the hassle. Camaster and Shop Sabre were just out of my budget and the imported machines being rebranded and sold were being priced in the same range as the US made ones granted they have a little more that comes with them. I happened upon an ad from Acctek USA where they have the machines imported into the USA already and they did not have the huge mark up. They were in the Chicago area and since I had a trip already planned to Chicago to visit family, I decided to go take a look at them. I liked them, especially for the price so put a deposit down on the AKM1325. Now I have about 2 weeks to get my garage ready before I make the drive back to Chicago to pick it up. I felt much better about being able to see the machine run and touch the machine before letting my cash leave my hand. Best thing was with a spindle, it came out to maybe about 1/3 what I would have paid to some of the other companies.
Looks like a pretty solid machine even though I chose the basic model. I really wanted the ATC machine that they had. Now I have to do a crash course in learning to operate Mach 3. I might be seeing an upgrade to Acorn in the near future. Really looking forward to getting back into the CNC world again with a larger machine. Here are some pics that I snapped with my cell phone. Not the best photos. I'll be posting more about my opinions on the machine once I get it all set up and start making some chips.
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