Jinan Quick CNC Router Purchases

[rocket67]

G`day Shannon, Have to admit that i am finding it pretty easy to operate the machine itself. I try not to mess around with the DSP too much.

Catching onto the programming slowly but surely. Matty Zee came in yesterday and showed me a couple of things in V Carve Pro. He amazes me with his computer skills and knowledge of the program.

I still have a heck of a lot to learn!

Rocket.

[Big S]

Ha, you will never stop learning when operating a CNC, every material and cutter type has its own way to get the most out of it depending if you need speed or a certain finish.
I find that MDF is really forgiving of mistakes, its really something watching it machine at 10m/min+.
Acrylics take a bit of learning as all the colors seem to machine slightly differently. And then there's aluminium

I think the main thing is that you learn from any mistakes you make and try not to do it again (well not too many times in the same year at least)

I wouldn't recommend toying with the DSP software in the way I have, I probably really shouldn't but software modding can be a lot of fun.

Good to see you have good experiences with Quick CNC, seems that more people are having problems with Excitech going by my contacts on and off the forums. It would be good if they get things sorted out again. I think the right people for the job makes all the difference.

Shannon. (put holes in my machine bed? who me?)

[rcn30rcn]

I+ve always used aluminium in test 1

[rocket67]

A lot has been happening. The fraca with Exci.... has been a bit of a downer.

The 68 Coupe has now had the drivetrain fitted and can be moved out of the garage. The polishing of the other cars is just about finished - so time to get on with setting up the 600 x 1000 CNC Router in the garage.

Have made a small shelf unit to house the water container for the water cooled spindle, and just tonight put together a dust extractor. Here is a photo of the machine and components -



It has been as hot as hell in Adelaide for the last couple of weeks, but finally some cooler weather due on the weekend, so i hope to get everything connected and start cutting with the machine - finally!

My son finally won the battle with our Registration authorities and his 65 coupe is now registered. Last week we completed the purchase of a Rust Free 69 Mustang Grande Coupe from a really nice bloke in Arizona, and we are hoping to buy a 69 Mach1 from a chap in North Carolina late this week - subject to inspection. Jim - is your part of the USA bad for Rust in Cars?

I have hit a bit of a brick wall with the programming. Cannot seem to trace the cars properly in V Carve or Corel draw. Any Tips?

Will add a couple of photos. The first one is the Dora the Explorer sign that i cut for the daughter of one of our workers. Came out very well - except for me putting a capital letter in the wrong place. Bugger!

Rocket.

[cabnet636]

we had a car show in ridgeway sc last week, probably 25+ mustangs pre 72 and i saw no rust!!

jim

[m450n]

Greetings everyone,

This is my first posting on CNCZone (been lurking for a while).

I'm an architect/designer/craftsman with a long history of getting my hands very dirty (used to make a living as an auto mechanic). I've been working with/designing for CNC tech for some time now. I'm now overdue on taking the plunge and purchasing my own machine.

I was just about set to go for an Excitech; and intending to be clever, in order to be able to ask appropriate questions I decided to read the last year and a half of postings on the Excitech thread --in chronological order... It was looking quite rosy as I read through 40+ pages of postings in one sitting. When I returned the next day to read the final pages of postings you might imagine my dismay as I watched the whole situation turn south right at the end.

I had decided on an SHM1325, figuring on running through the whole system looking for loose wires, checking it for square, etc. probably converting to Mach3, and at worst re-milling the gantry beam for squareness. I was comfortable facing a known set of bugs in those systems.

I'd be a good candidate for building my own machine, however I'm pretty sure that, as an american living in Berlin, I'd be at least that much cash into getting the assemblies fabricated before I even had a kit of parts in front of me (never mind the stupid mistakes I'd have made in the process). I'm all for having something serviceable in front of me that can start paying for itself immediately.

So, the questions:

How are the QuickCNC machines working out?
Is there a recommended shm1325 equivalent from QuickCNC?
How many users on here are working with these?
Is Mach3 conversion a good plan? compulsory?
Has anyone imported one of these to EU/Germany yet? if so, any advice?
Any other recommendations for someone who will be mostly working with 4'x 8' plywood/mdf (though certainly the occasional piece of alu or acrylic)?

Thanks for all your contributions, with some luck I'll be joining your ranks before too long!

-Mason

[rocket67]

G`day Mason, Welcome to the Forum.

A good measure of a business is the way that they go about fixing any problems after the sale. Sadly, Excit... are now seriously lacking in after sales assistance, and going by the recent comments on the Forum - also in quality of manufacture.

On the other hand, the after sales assistance from Quick has been exemplary. You can be assured that if you buy from Quick CNC there is a very capable and honest person at their end to help with any queries or problems.

Here is a photo of the Quick1300 x 2500 machine -


Or if you prefer - the Auto Tool Changer version



I know of a 1200 x 2400 machine arriving in Adelaide in a couple of weeks that has Mach3 straight from the factory. This is probably the best way to go. Although the DSP system is mostly reliable, it does have a couple of problems. A couple of days ago i dropped a bit of MDF on the cable where it fits to the control box on the 1200 x 2400 machine, and now the spindle will not turn on. Think i damaged the breakout board. Will check it out next week.

The Quick machines are well built. I would not hesitate in buying another.

If you are going to have a Vacuum Table i would suggest the Air Cooled Vacuum Pump rather than the Water Cooled one.

Rocket.

[nash]

Hi Mason,

I'm located in Northern Italy, and have just acquired a Chinese 4,0mx1,5mx0,4m CNC router. I've been told that it will be loaded on the ship this weekend. When it is here, you're welcome to take a look at it if the distance for you from Germany to here is not too bad.

One thing I was delighted by the Chinese company from who I've purchased the router, they've been exemplary in service, clarity of information and fast. However, the main upside was their willingness to change their machine design to a design by me (done a few years back) and to engage their engineer in a dialog with me to discuss what can be done and what cannot be done. I'd done very detailed analysis of my design (FEA/Vibration etc), and I did a rerun of it, and it was still fine. This sort of openness and rapport is difficult to get with any supplier (EU/US/or name your country) anywhere in the world.

Before I got to this new CNC router manufacturer I went around asking other companies if they'd change their designs, one of them said to me if I purchased 350machines, yes!!!

Additionally, I bought some instruments from China and asked my sales agent to incorporate them in the order, and they were more than willing to do that. Now thats service that I'd come back to any day. Although I have still to receive my machine and cannot give a final judgement on its quality, till now, I'm clearly happy as a clam.

So, in synthesis: if you'd like to see my machine close to Cremona/Mantova, you're welcome. It should be here just a wee bit before X-Mass.

[rocket67]

After a very challenging week, was able to complete the dust extraction set up and crank her up tonight -


After reading a lot of posts on various forums, i had decided to go with the 2 hp dust extractor, but bloody heck - it makes a lot of noise. Think it will be necessary to build a lean to on the side of the garage with sound dampening walls.

The 600 x 1000 machine runs very smoothly and quiet. I am very impressed with it.

Decided to use automotive Coolant in the bucket for the water cooled spindle. Connected the power cord for the pump on a power board that also operates the dust extractor - just to ensure the pump is running whenever the extractor is.

So what is a suitable item to router for the first cut? - A Mustang of course!

Rocket.

[MaNo]

Originally Posted by rocket67 After reading a lot of posts on various forums, i had decided to go with the 2 hp dust extractor, but bloody heck - it makes a lot of noise. Think it will be necessary to build a lean to on the side of the garage with sound dampening walls. ...... Decided to use automotive Coolant in the bucket for the water cooled spindle....... Rocket.

Rocket, I too have a 2HP dust collector but I can't say it makes a lot of noise. Maybe I am just harder of hearing ....

Apart from automotive coolant you might collect the condensate from your home/business A/C units. Good stuff to have around for topping up car radiators, windshield washers, batteries, etc. to avoid limescale build-up

[Big S]

My 2Hp dust collector is pretty loud, but then I just take out my hearing aids and its all good.

Shannon.

[rocket67]

Originally Posted by Big S My 2Hp dust collector is pretty loud, but then I just take out my hearing aids and its all good. Shannon.

At my age good hearing is not a big issue. My wife always tells me i am deaf anyway. One day she will understand.

The concern i have about the dust extractor noise is mainly for the people next door. Their 2 very young children sleep in the bedroom closest to my property, which is only about 4 metres away from the garage. Even when i buff the cars in the garage i can sometimes hear the mother slamming doors and muttering. I know she is pissed off about the noise i am making.
So the next project is to build a small lean to on the opposite side of the garage,and line it with some noise absorbing board. The extractor can go out there. The piping was easy to fit and modifying it will be a breeze. Do not know if my wife will take kindly to losing a bit of her precious garden. That will be the next battle.

Rocket.