[iwantonetoo]

Hi all, I'm in the market for a CNC router that I want to keep in my garage due to the limited space in my shop. So the size may be a bit of concern. However I stiill need to be able to work on 4' x 8' sheets.

The materials that I'll be working on are mainly acrylics with the thickness from 1/8" up to 1". Aside from that, I'll also be cutting thin aluminum (0.4mm) and rarely steel (1-2mm).

My budget is roughly below $20,000. I can change the tools manually myself as I don't think I'm doing door cabinets at all. Prefer to come with a high CFM vacuum and also trying to minimize and maintain dust-free environment since I'll be doing it in the garage with limited source of getting open air. I'm not too familiar with the torque/HP for the spindle, is 24000rpm enough for what I'm trying to get done?

I'm located in Toronto area if anyone local that's operating similar setup and don't mind sharing their experiences and perhaps even give me a little tour please PM me.

Thanks!

B

[cabnet636]

CAMaster stingers have a large following of owners doing the same thing

CAMaster Home Page

look for the page on the stingers

join the machine forum for the owners

CAMheads CNC Router Forum By: CAMaster CNC

there are machines in Canada you can go see in shops

[SPC-laser]

i attached a doc, may be you will like it. and the price is 1,4100usd


Standard configurition:
1, USB port
2, RECI laser tube(the best quality one)
3, Chiller LW-16&air pump(precision 0.1degree)
4,Japan Panasonic servo motor(high precison)
5,Taiwan lead screw&linear guide
6,Y axis DUAL lead screw
7,National Auto-adjuster (Charge Sensing)
8, German copy laser head
9 ,Z axis automatic tracking
10, American Imported 26 mirrors &focus(water colled)

LC1313 Metal&Nonmetal machine
Specification :

Model LC1313
Engraving size 1300*1300mm
Overall dimensions 2,100*2,000*1,200mm
Laser power V6(130w)
Cutting speed 0 – 50 mm/s
Reposition accuracy ±0.05mm
Working voltage AC110- 220V±10%,50-60Hz
Consuming power less than 1,000W
Working temperature 0 - 45°C
Working humidity 8 - 95%
Minimum letter size English :1 x 1mm Chinese:2 x 2mm
Supported file format BMP, HPGL, PLT, DST, DXP, and AI
Driving system Servo motors
Laser tube cooling type Water-cooling chiller LW16 or cooling machine and protection system
Other auxiliary equipment Exhaust-fans and air-exhaust pipe
Laser control software DSP control system
Compatible software CorelDraw AutoCAD Photoshop
Laser tube type: Sealed CO2 glass laser tube

[fixtureman1]

I cut acrylic on my Shopbot also so aluminum and a lot of pvc. You can post a want to see a Shopbot on their forum and visit a shop that has one to see if it would work for you.

[TurkishDelight]

The man asks for a CNC Router and suddenly a Laser salesman from China pops up with his detailed post. I think I could buy a chinese CNC Router which is almost a "Dream Machine" for 20.000 $ btw. European and US made machines are just too expensive. Still I would look for used US/European machines and maybe you could find a bargain.