Hey everyone,
So a little background:
I’m currently shopping for a 2’x4’ CNC router. My purpose for the router is manufacture of electric guitars, so I’ll be cutting mainly hard/softwoods, plastics, and maybe occasionally some metal. Wanting an air-cooled spindle, probably 2.2kW or better.
My goal is to get up to producing 50-60 guitars a year, so I need a machine sturdy enough to handle such a workload. The machine won’t be running every day, but will get a fair amount of use.
The machine currently at the top of my list is the Avid CNC Pro4824 with the NEMA 34 and Avid
Now the actual point of my post:
I recently spotted an Avid CNC/CNC Router Parts machine on my local classifieds (actually 2hrs away). The machine is from 2015, single owner, light use. It has a Chinese 2.2kW Huanyang water cooled spindle, and a 4’x4’ bed. (I would likely change out the spindle for something air cooled, and collapse the machine down to a 2’x4’ bed, as space is a premium for me.)
Here are the listed specs for the machine:
-CNC Router Parts Pro 4848
-Pro cable track kit
-4x 960 oz. NEMA 34 motors
-Pepper I + Fuchs proximity limit switch kit
-2.2kW water cooled spindle w/inverter
-ER20 precision collet set
-Kent CNC dust shoe
-Spindle mount
-4x motor cables
-Ignus chainflex
-2.5”x2.5” steel tubing table
-Mach3 software license
-Triple edge finder
-2HP Harbor Freight dust collector w/hose
-Control system, including PMDX-126, PMDX-134, PMDX-107, and 4 Gecko G-203V drivers
Asking price is $6,300. Is there much that’s changed since 2015 regarding Avid’s machines? Other thoughts? Any insights are appreciated. I know relatively little about CNC at this point.
So a little background:
I’m currently shopping for a 2’x4’ CNC router. My purpose for the router is manufacture of electric guitars, so I’ll be cutting mainly hard/softwoods, plastics, and maybe occasionally some metal. Wanting an air-cooled spindle, probably 2.2kW or better.
My goal is to get up to producing 50-60 guitars a year, so I need a machine sturdy enough to handle such a workload. The machine won’t be running every day, but will get a fair amount of use.
The machine currently at the top of my list is the Avid CNC Pro4824 with the NEMA 34 and Avid
Now the actual point of my post:
I recently spotted an Avid CNC/CNC Router Parts machine on my local classifieds (actually 2hrs away). The machine is from 2015, single owner, light use. It has a Chinese 2.2kW Huanyang water cooled spindle, and a 4’x4’ bed. (I would likely change out the spindle for something air cooled, and collapse the machine down to a 2’x4’ bed, as space is a premium for me.)
Here are the listed specs for the machine:
-CNC Router Parts Pro 4848
-Pro cable track kit
-4x 960 oz. NEMA 34 motors
-Pepper I + Fuchs proximity limit switch kit
-2.2kW water cooled spindle w/inverter
-ER20 precision collet set
-Kent CNC dust shoe
-Spindle mount
-4x motor cables
-Ignus chainflex
-2.5”x2.5” steel tubing table
-Mach3 software license
-Triple edge finder
-2HP Harbor Freight dust collector w/hose
-Control system, including PMDX-126, PMDX-134, PMDX-107, and 4 Gecko G-203V drivers
Asking price is $6,300. Is there much that’s changed since 2015 regarding Avid’s machines? Other thoughts? Any insights are appreciated. I know relatively little about CNC at this point.