Originally Posted by
Plazmo
I have found these ART ROUTER machines by Thom Carr to be a very BIG purchase mistake the gears are PLASTIC only one gear and rack was steel and that was on the Z axis, the racks are homemade from black ABS PLASTIC not a precision rack and gear match, the underside bearing surface of both side rails is also plastic, the bearings for the most part are glued to plastic rod while some are pressed on a steel rod which was not even the right size and had been ground down to fit the bearing on it. I have been working on rebuilding one of the expensive wrecks. I will post photos of the parts that were used on this so called CNC machine. Due to the CHEAP materials used, this machine was never even used, not once for fear of a possible 30,000 rpm missile which could cause serious injury or worse. With this said I will in the coming weeks start posting pictures of what the parts look like as well as the materials used to put this contraption together. So you can make an informed decision about any thoughts of a purchase. There is only one thing I can honestly say that is good about this mess and that is its design. Hope this helps prevent another $2,000.00 - $3500.00 mistake