Commercial CNC Frustration

[mcnotashark]

I am looking for a CNC router that will be proficient in a cabinet making shop, My budget is roughly $30,000.00, and we will be running some large production runs as well as many smaller runs

and my requirements are as follows:

- 5'x10' table
- tool changer or the ability to manually change tools mid program
- the ability to start / stop the spindle and change the spindle speed with the software.


Now, my frustration lies in the fact that I have been researching for a month now and still, every day I find new companies, Companies that I never found even after drudging 12 O's deep into a Google search of CNC Routers.

So far, my options are:

ShopSaber
Warthog

I am not completely happy with either machine.
Can someone please help me out, even if only by posting company names.

Thanks you, and I credit this forum with most of my information, so thank you all very much, you have really helped me out.

Mathew

[Scrit]

Matthew

I'd sincerely recommend looking into secondhand CNCs or PTPs - any industrial machine is WAY heavier than a Warthog or ShopSabre, has heavier duty spindles and will come with a competent vacuum table, etc. Go PTP and you'll get horizontal/vertical boring to boot (especially useful if you are doing dowel or KD-construction cabs). I'd also allow a goodly wodge for CAD/CAM as a CNC in a cab. shop without a good software package is a complete waste of time and/or space. One question, though, why do you need a 10 x 5ft machine? Personally, I run 3.5+ tons of Biesse Rover PTP and we don't do nested, so 10 x 5 is superfluous (have you tried manhandling a 10 x 5 sheet - that'll be anpother expense)

Regards

Scrit