Originally Posted by totalfab06  I
Now let's talk about the table. I picked my table up also. The table when I got it to the shop had some problems.The rail on the drive side of the table was bowed BAD. The gantry would not travel the lenght of the table with out hopping the v-rail. I had to remove, plug the holes and re-tap the rail. The slave side is also warped badly. These problems I have fixed to the extent that I can use the table, but I have accurecy problems dependent on where the part is cut on the table. The gantry also is light so sometimes it's not stable and shakes on long arcs. I have not figured out that one yet.
I guess the main thing I am trying to say is check the table before you load it up.. |
These are the very same problems I had with my table.
Everyone at Dynatorch that I spoke with (Greg, Russ, Leon) acted as if it was impossible for my table to have been bowed when I picked it up from them.
Leon was even so bold as to state that they run Quality Control on the tables as they arrive at the Dynatorch facility (Outsourced work). Any table that is out of specs, they supposedly don't pay for and reject.
I'd like to know their tolerances on these things!? Must be something like +or- 2".
Hearing about another Dynatorch customer with the same issues reassures me that the problem was indeed Dynatorch's manufacturing process &
they should be liable for All Repairs & Associated Costs.
However they stuck the bill to me saying that I cannot get my gantry back from them until they are paid in full for the repairs & shipping costs. Plus I am now out the expense of buying the materials to build another table!
One area to check for on the gantry is the gear on top of the aluminum extrusion that moves the torch (Y Axis). Mine rubbed from the very beginning causing drag on the torch & inconsistent parts.