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Yes, that is a good point. In a market as big as the US a dealer could be a win-win. Not so sure about elsewhere.

Thank you Mr Handle. That is exactly the point. I for one, never want to have anything to do with a "dealer".

I emailed them months ago.

I have not had any inconsistent communication with Defeng nor am I in the USA. Whereas, in response to my email to Tormach regarding the complexities of purchase, import tariff and the Form E that I...

Re: Lack of machines
Some of those, like me, may have stated their intention to buy but have not actually ordered yet. I am sure if someone had placed an order for a machine and paid for it then...

I am completely out of touch. Thanks all for setting me straight.
A software layer is being used. A good article here
The Power and Value of a Converged Real-Time, Deterministic Platform | RTC...

Siemens make their own controllers.

In any case unless, like Louie suggested, you use an external controller, (which has to run its own OS), to bypass the Windows OS, the problem of not having a...

But the Windows controller that they used for the last 10 years was appropriate?
No, it was not.

They switched because Mach3 has bugs, not because it was Windows based.
Incorrect.

Don't...

Tormach are using an embedded system because Windows is not appropriate. Please see Engineering Documents - Tormach Machine Controller | Tormach Inc. providers of personal small CNC machines, CNC...

I have never used Mach3, but I have programmed in G-Code. Any machine control software that runs via Windows is bound to have problems.
Windows is specifically designed to stop you having direct...

Hello All,
For almost 3 years I have been looking for a small CNC mill. This is the only machine that meets my requirements that I have found, so I will be ordering the SVM-2P.
Will post details...