I've been following Probotix.com's facebook page, and today they confirmed to me that all their machines except the V90-MK2 now come standard with a 6060 gantry beam, taller gantry side plates for a true 5" of Z travel above the bed, and a spread/split Z bearing layout for the stiffest possible Z axis assembly.
Updates to older machines don't appear feasible. The cable chain, and almost all gantry parts are different.
They have been shipping all new machines like this since December. It is the new standard configuration, and so far hasn't raised the listed price.
This would erase any previous reservations I'd had about the stiffness of the long beam on Asteroid and Nebula 36" wide machines. The new stiffness should permits more challenging cuts.... aluminum perhaps. Vibration setting off limit switches should be minimized.
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Updates to older machines don't appear feasible. The cable chain, and almost all gantry parts are different.
They have been shipping all new machines like this since December. It is the new standard configuration, and so far hasn't raised the listed price.
This would erase any previous reservations I'd had about the stiffness of the long beam on Asteroid and Nebula 36" wide machines. The new stiffness should permits more challenging cuts.... aluminum perhaps. Vibration setting off limit switches should be minimized.
4D