Just wondering if theres any others that have bought a machine from them?. What were your thoughts on it?

thanks

I have a dyna cnc table. I have not used it that much, I started a house project and things are so busy here that I have to do all the work myself.
I'm happy with it I would have liked to have a manual with it but they are fairly new and are working on things. The coustomer service has been good they fixed problems with the machine and know what they are talking about.I like the fact that if they closed the doors tomorrow that I could still get info on my software and table. When I researched mine I found that they had some good features and seemed the best bang for the buck. I have cut steel and all the software works good and the machine works well. I have a milwakee 3.5 horse router for it (plasma/router table) that I have yet to use just got my floor poured in my shop so it should be back up running soon.
They use the electronice from cand cnc to build the tables and it works well. The THC works good and this is a feature that I liked that some other tables did'nt have. Like I said I have'nt used it that much but what I have used works good. www.pcsplasmacutting.com is another in calagary and they build lots of tables for industry and know thier stuff go to thier web sight and have a look. A 4x8 table was about 10,000.00 last spring. You could add toms THC as they use mach 3 also. I wanted a 5x10 and thiers was 24,000 and dyna's was 15,000 I think.
It was between dyna, PCS and the dynatorch system are the three I liked best dynatorch seems to have experience actually using thier machines and dyna seems to know how to built them. But dyna uses proven systems with lots of outside support so you really don't have to pay for tech. support. And you have software that thousands use. One I would stay away from is practical 'cause of all the horror stories. My 2 cents.

What other companies have you looked at.

What other companies have you looked at.

Just the dyna cnc, pcsplasmacutting.com, dynatorch, torchmate and tracker, kickass and one from B.C.

I Ordered A Dynacnc 4x8 Plasma Table,been Shipped Already.should Be Here On Wednesday.the Table Is Pretty Much Going To Arrive Within The Time Frame They Gave Me.sandy At Dynacnc Was Very Helpful In Answering Any Questions I Had And Always Returned My Phone Calls Or Emails Quickly.as Far As The Unit Itself I Strictly Went On The Research I Did.i Will Find Out
How The Table Is Soon.

I have a DynaCNC and it has been a great machine. Bottom line is : I make money with the table. They have great people to deal with.

Sid

Hello everybody:
First of all happy holidays and prosperous new year.
i like know some user of dynatorch in spain or Your France. to interchange opinions
I want to buy a table of 6x10 with oxyfuel and accesory of pipes.
I request me opinions about the functioning of this accessory and of the quality of court(cut) of the machine.
Another doubt is if with a few basic knowledges it is possible to make work the machine and repair it in case of breakdown, since I live far enough and is to begin problem that I have.
All the years the machine can work without giving problems and as it is the cut in unoxidizable steel they are other doubts that I have.

(wrong)


DynaCNC is made by:

http://www.dynacnc.com/

Monroe, Washington (close to Seattle WA) USA



DynaTorch is made by:

http://www.dynatorch.com/

Paducah, Kentucky (other side of the US)

Very different designs and features between the two brands.

Hello Everyone!

I am new to the forum. I have been researching cnc machines for months. Quite frankly, I'm still lost! Thought I had it narrowed down, but after reading some posts here, I'm not so sure. I realize that as with any piece of machinery, there are going to be problems, either mechanical, electronic, software or user inexperience or a combination of all. Hopefully some of you more experienced users can help with a few questions:

We are General Contractors building rustic cabins and timber frame homes. Our specialty is making our own cabinets and we add our own touch with rustic hardware, gussets for timber joining and anything else we or our customers can think of to add a rustic look. The look of wrought iron and metal mixed with wood and rock gives a stunning finish look to most rustic projects. More and more our clients are asking for personalized signage, entrance gates, etc., which has sparked my interest in the cnc machines. We need a machine that can do both metal cutting and routing. I have heard conflicting stories on using a combo machine. It would appear that taking into consideration that when cutting metal the torch never touches the material and therefore can glide along it's tracks freely, while when routing material the spindle blade is actually being pushed through the material.

1. Will this create inaccuracies or slack in the machine as wear takes it's toll?
As most of us are, we are on a budget and can not afford two machines to perform seperate tasks at this time.

2. Metal frames vs. extruded aluminum. Obviously metal is stronger and more rigid than aluminum. Different companies build with different material. Any opinions here?

3. Some companies are offering the option of building your own frame and just buying the motors, gantry and controller/software from them. What kind of headaches are involved here? Obviously you could save money on shipping as well as material, but the drawback is that they could not test the machine on your table! It also gives the manufacturer a scapegoat in that potential problems would more than likely be blamed on your table! (Just a thought)

Any input on these issues is greatly appreciated as this will be our first experience with cnc. And also any suggestions as to which manufacturer might fit our needs best. I had pretty much narrowed it down to Dynatorch, Dynacnc, and Torchmate. Dynatorch does not offer a router configuration with their machines, but they seem to be the most knowledgeable when it comes to plasma cutting. Plus they are within a reasonable driving distance from our shop even though it would be an overnight trip.

Thanks in advance for any help!

I can understand your confusion. The first thing I will state is what a friend of mine said to me a long time ago:

"Internet Opinions are worth exactly what you paid for them, Worthless!"

If you choose to believe everything you read on the internet, this forum or others, good or bad, I have a bridge to sell you.

My suggestion is to go visit the factories, see the production lines, ask a lot of questions, maybe visit some of the customers sites, and then make your decision. See if they offer training on-site and at their place of business. It sounds like you will need training.

I do not recommend relying on the advise or opinions of people that make comments on the internet using alias names. You don't know who they are, what they have on their agenda, and their knowledge. There are a bunch of scams going on today and these people sure sound and talk a good story.

Good luck.

Point well taken!

Check my decorative steel cutting site at
www.FourHillsDesigns.com

If that is the kind of items that interest you then check:

www.CandCNC.com just to get a point of technical reference.

Drop me a line or join my product support group CandCNCSupport yahoo group



tomCAUDLE
(My REAL name)
www.CandCNC.com
BOB's
Digital THCs
DXFTool Software
Complete Electronic Packages
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Hand Controllers

Thanks Tom! I sent an email. I look forward to talking with you!

I saw you e-mail come in but I think my spam filter ate it! Please send again... i am not ignoring you :)

I have been using the a 5x10 drop side table with the air handeler for about 9 months now. I am what most would consider a power user and, by trade, am an engineer.

With that said, the DT system I have is an excellent system that has paid for itself many times over in the short time we've had it (again about 9 months). We have many pieces of CNC equipment and this is the first one that truely did what we thought it could do after the learning curve was covered.

We production cut 16ga to 1/4" 6061 T6 Aluminum regularly, 16ga to 1/2" mild steel, and have wandered off to play with some exotics for a few customers just to see if we could save them some time (many cut pieces by hand).

Cut quality is excellent on all applications once you find your speed and height settings. Understand that faster isn't always better when it comes to cut quality and slower isn't always better. There is a sweet spot where the dross is minimal and easy to remove while keeping the cut quality peak. If smaller hole accuracy is critical (under 3/4") then you need to punch them. If they are not critical the system will make a nice smaller hole if you have the speed, torch height, and plasma cutter set up correctly. There are some features on this system that help with the smaller holes.

This table will cut well out of the box. This table cuts exceptionally well if you take the time to get to know what makes it click and how to tweak it to maximize your return - example - we have learned to adjust the voltage setting on the height control as the tips wear and we've managed to increase the life of our consumables even longer.

One word of caution. When you pick a system, make sure the company selling you the system knows enough about the system to truely help you if there's an issue. DT does have a group of well learned guys who can figure out what's going on if you have an issue and they will help you resolve it. Some of the other companies out there, in my personal experience, may not be able to help you if you get stuck. This is the first machine where I've not not had to solve something on my own because tech support couldn't.

Matt

I agree totally on learning the machine. We tweak all the time on the fly and Matt and I have traded ideas and settings. I feel good knowing I can just sit down, open sheetcam, make my tap files and hit cut!!! I had about 2 weeks of holy crap but now its all good.
Now all I need is to get the DXF tool from Tom over at CandCNC and figure that one out. I have had a few customers request signs out of AL and have put them off. Hopefully do that this week. Bad thing is I have 3 computers that I use to design stuff and dont know whether I have to buy 3 licenses, oh well money well spent.

Thanks Guys for all your help! I may have to call on you from time to time once I get this machine. Tom over at CandCNC is alos trying to guide me through this. Thanks to you as well Tom!

Just wondering if theres any others that have bought a machine from them?. What were your thoughts on it?

thanks i havea dyna 2400 . but i have a problem downloading programs. i would like to know if there a way to download program from xp or vista

A DYNA 2400 is a mill. This is about plasma.(wrong)

I Ordered A Dynacnc 4x8 Plasma Table,been Shipped Already.should Be Here On Wednesday.the Table Is Pretty Much Going To Arrive Within The Time Frame They Gave Me.sandy At Dynacnc Was Very Helpful In Answering Any Questions I Had And Always Returned My Phone Calls Or Emails Quickly.as Far As The Unit Itself I Strictly Went On The Research I Did.i Will Find Out
How The Table Is Soon.

I didn't see any followup posts from Disconnected in relation to how his or her table is working when they got it. I'm looking at buying a used Dynacnc 4x4 table and I'm not sure how the support would be (if any) for someone that wasn't the original purchaser. I'll have to check with them and see I guess.

MetalMomma

Table is working pretty good.There is a learning curve.I had a few small issues with the table at first.Also I have nothing to compare it too.If you but a used DYNACNC table make sure it is one of there later machines that runs the CandCNC THC and MACH3. I believe they had some problems with there earlier electronics but do not hold me to that.Remeber also that a 4x4 table is limited as to what you can do and indexing sheets of metal to make something bigger than 4x4 is a pain in the you know what.........

Any used machine will have our (CandCNC) Digital THC and PC interface with MACH. Their new machines do not use our controls. Early problems were mostly from the way the Table I/O card was mounted. We will honor any warranty on our electronics (the MP1000 box and the Axis I/O card and Table I/O cards mounted in the metal control box.) up to one year from original date of purchase of the table (proof of purchase from original customer required)

Worst case,complete MP1000-THC with all new cards is only $795.00 since you should have the MACH3 license and cables with the deal. I will allow a $200.00 trade in on the old MP1000 unit so you can have new interface electronics for $595.00.

With a new unit your warranty (on CandCNC supplied stuff) starts over and so does the support for the THC and setup. You can join our CandCNCSupport yahoo group and get free online support for any CandCNC product after the one year.

Disconnected is right. A 4 X 4 is limited. We (fourhillsdesigns.com) cut mostly smaller or really big decorative steel. On the small designs average size is 18 to 22". On the big stuff its 15 to 30 ft!. Has to be tiled and welded to a framework anyway, so making 4 X 4 (actually 46" square since I leave a 1" clamping gutter on any cut) lets me piece together very large and complex designs like for a 16ft gate.

Also METALMOMMA,
If decide to buy a used machine make sure it is still tight.If you do not know what to look for as far as the mechanics of the machine to see if anything is worn.Have the person you are buying it from cut some circles 1inch and larger and some other shapes.The last thing you want is a sloppy machine,although it can be fixed if you want to tackle that sort of thing.Remember conventional plasma cut metal is not perfect,but a properly tuned and properly working machine can do some cool stuff.

MetalMOMMA,

As a distributor of DynaCNC, and the provider of tech support for the product line, I would like to speak with you directly.

I am sure that if you were to upgrade to our state of the art, American made control box we could work something out along the lines of tech support/training.

The machines were designed to be adjusted with ease and although I do not recommend buying used, DynaCNC machines were made to last--- teaming it up with our new control box could prove to become a valuable investment.

Feel free to email me at tyler@epikltd.com and we can get on this right away.


Thank you,

Tyler Shinaberry
EPIK Ltd.

This is my first post. I bought a DynaCNC Machine. I wanted everyone to know how disappointed I am in that fact that I have NOTHING to complain about. The machine arrived Early, it worked right out of the box, I never needed any help or documentation due to the fact that my 10 year old passed the round peg in the round hole test and could put the "x" plug in the "x" hole. Real easy even a 10 year old could do it. I cut product the first day!

Good Job DynaCNC!

I hope to learn from you folks in the future.

oh and "lowpull": I read all of you posts. What a nightmare.

i contacted dyna cnc about two weeks ago about purchasing a 4x8 router
(my first) in all conversations and correspondance they have been absolutly
forthwright with all i have asked and have expanded my knowledge concerning
my cnc needs. i base this on all of the contacts i have had with the five other cnc manufacturing companies from whom i am considering a purchase.

i have a cabinet shop well known in my area for over 21 years of projects
from federal courthouses to kitchens how i ever got away without cnc this long i'll never know. recently i purchased a small carvewright machine an within 30 minutes of opening the box i was carving signs for my horse farm and shop. that thing paid for it self in three days! but further it exposed me to cnc and its benefits. it is resonable to expect that the next purchase of a 4x8 or5x8 machine should payoff in less than three months, the cabinetmakers who work for me are extatic that i am going to do this.

i have now spent the last month scouring these forums and visiting cnc manufacturing facilities lookin for the machine that will fit our needs.
( my wife thinks i am involved in hanky panky on the internet)

as for mr. lowpull
i built a kitchen two years ago for a man i will now call an ambush artist
the kind of guy tort reform is aimed at, and while i have had many good and bad experiances with purchasing large woodworking equipment, some highly
technical in nature (edgebanders and saws) all were ultimatly resolved and the equipment has given me many years of great service. (the edgebander even though brand new was an initial nightmare) i pray to remember what
i am trying to achive is the main objective and not to get sidetracked
with insincere methods that only postpone my objective. lowpull my hope for
you is calm collection. cabnet

update:

I ended up getting in contact with tom at c and cnc (yahoo group) He nailed the problem first try. It turns out the specific box I had ended up being mounted to the table and this caused the ground from the plasma to mess with the controls, giving an "estop" command.

I removed the box from the table and grounded it through the ac ground and poof, not a single e-stop...

I did get another contact this evening from the dyna cnc tech. he referred me to Tom.(@candcnc)

So for now, I am back up and running. Tyler did mention he had internet connection issues the past week. He has been the most helpful of all the people I have dealt with through DYNA cnc. thanks Tyler!

Just thought I would mention that I was looking at Dynacnc's website and noticed their new warranty which I have cut and pasted. Kudos

5 YEAR MANUFACTURER WARRANTY ON
All DynaCNC Mechanical Parts

2 YEAR MANUFACTURER WARRANTY
ON DynaCNC Manufactured ELECTRONICS


Unlimited Lifetime FREE Tech Support on
all of our DynaCNC CNC Machines!

i take it that after the post in november your machine is up and running??

jim mcgrew

I just got the controller back. Its been bitter cold here so I havent got the computer hooked up to it yet. But the controller by itself powered up, but it wont do anything without a computer. Hope to have it running sometime next week.

I teach High School. Last year we purchased a 4'x4' plasma table from Dyna CNC. Before purchasing, I checked out several of the manufacturers and tried to look at machines that are in use in my area. Several of the manufacturers would not refer me to any users. They cited "privacy issues, etc. I was in the area, so I called ahead and stopped by Dyna CNC's manufacturing facility. They graciously showed me their operation, and Dave Cress made it a point to talk to me. I was impressed by what I saw and the attitudes Dave and his staff exhibited. I ordered the machine and received it in November of 06. Everything about this machine has been impressive. It is well built, performs flawlessly, and stands up to the abuse that my inexperienced students give it. I am fairly new to CNC and had a lot of very basic questions. The Tech support people have gone out of their way to patiently explain even the most basic things to me as I learned to run the machine. Every teacher who comes to our Metals Lab is impressed by the quality of our machine. I have found Dyna CNC ot be one of the best companies I have dealt with during my teaching career. They practice true "service after the sale", and I have yet to find something to complain about.
Any company can produce a faulty machine from time to time. Based onmy experience, and that of others I have talked to, I am sure that Dave and his staff are committed to producing a top quality product and keeping the customer satisfied. I cannot say that about many of the companies I have dealt with over my years of teaching.
This machine has been a wonderful addition to our metals program, and it has revived interest in metalworking by providing a motivating avenue for students to explore. I would purchase from them again.