Excitech Cnc Router Purchase

[cabnet636]

i have been invited to see the machine in a shop here in the southeastern us


i will go there today and i was given a good review by the owner

he is a well known local cabinetmaker and well respected here

i'll let you know

cabnet

[KeithG]

Hi, I purchased a Camaster CNC for my shop in October 2006. I got a 4' X 8' table and upgraded to a 5hp spindle and a vaccum table. I have been well satisfied with my machine. Last month, Bill came back and installed a second head on my machine so I can now line bore. My friend down the street has a Shopbot in his shop. He was in my shop last week and commented on how heavy duty my machine was. It is a solid machine. Well built by the Chinese and modified to my specific needs by Bill Glenn. Over the past year I have come to know Bill very well. He is a good man who is concerned that you get what you need to do the job in your shop. He is a hard worker and a straight shooter. In my experience, 32 years in the cabinet business, there aren't a lot of those type people left. Especially in this industry! His son Josh is also a good guy. When we added the boring head, Josh modified the code for Win CNC so that my machine would process these operations automatically. He also worked with my software provider, Frank Jiminez of Cabinet Pro CNC, to write a post so my software would communicate properly with Win CNC. Overall, I am extremely pleased with my machine, my software, Bill, Josh, and Frank. We're a team! That's really important to remember because you're going to be working with these people a lot. These are also very patient people. They had to be to get me this far !!!

[KustomKoncepts]

I think what we are learning here is there are a lot of chinese factories, different names, distributors and specs. These all look similar to me but have some different parts and configurations that this machine seems to have be made. the real question is what is the best way.

Carvin you did get a lemon and I understand that was the xyhd model but they have obviously made quality control improvements because of that model. I would not be able to say that these are good machines unless I could see and feel these machines for myself.

Now a more technical question. I guess when I started looking on this site I was under the impression that servos were better than steppers and anti backlash ball screws where better than rack and pinions.

what are the better ways?

I'm not trying to start a whole new fight here. it seems servo's are the better and It seems on the more expensive cnc's that rack and pinion on xy and ball screw on z verticle seem to be the standard. Is this the general consecus of you all here?

I don't want plastic gears I don't want a screamin motor or I would buy a standard router attachement. it was my understanding spindels were quite quiet.

[cabnet636]

i am sorry to say that i have been to see the machine
and now i 've got to do some work within my business
however as soon as i can i will sit and post a lot more
about the machine

somthing to expect
!!! the machine was extremly well built!!!
!!! the owner was extremly happy with the provider www.camaster.com
!!! i saw the machine operate and was so involved i forgot to put the camera card in the camera so i am going back to get some photo's

cabnet
carvin is the machine still for sale?

[Esmae]

Hi rocket,
I'd say if you have purchased vcarve, you won't have any need for type 3 or the dreaded wentai software.

I agree with Jimmy, give it a few days and you'll be a pro. Just keep your finger on that stop button when you first start your program and don't put finger clamps in the cutting path

[rocket67]

G`day Scott, Yes i will be sure to stand well away when we start it.

Before we ordered the machine i sent an Email to Vectric asking about suitability of V Carve Pro for this machine. Tony Mac himself replied and answered all of my questions. So we purchased the software and we think it is going to make our work first rate. Vectric also have a forum about the software and so i will join that as well. If i run into any difficulties i am sure that the people on the forum will point me in the right direction.

Rocket

[Esmae]

No, i mean "finger clamps" they are the little hold down clamps that will come with it. Yes vectric seem to have a very good product and fantastic support. Good to see

[cabnet636]

photos from camden sc shop for camaster

these came fromthe owner i'll go back and get some broader shots and more closeup
this machine is what they say it is
cabnet

they have come back and added a drill for shelf pin holes and plywood caver for dust collection

[KustomKoncepts]

I understand that v carve, cut 3d, bobcad, rhino, ect are design and tool path programs.

but what or how does a guy actually send the cut info to the machine?

what program does that? isn't there a preview file that you can see what the machine is doing and them it tells you what tool to put in next then hit button to do the next comand? It I would just see someone do this once I would understand it.

[Jimmy007]

Nice pics cabnet.

Will attempt to get some shots of my machine (exitec) this evening or tomorrow am from same angles.

At the risk of being flamed for a dumb question- how do I post photo's? Are there size limits- that is should I reduce to a particular size before posting?

From what I can see there are substantial similarities between the camwood and exitec, almost like cousins.

How loud is the spindle on that machine? I would think with the water cooling that it would be fairly quiet- I am convinced that it is the top mounted cooling fan on mine that sounds like a jet aeroplane on reverse thrust :-P.

[cabnet636]

look at manage attachment below keep photo to 250-500 kb in size
I think

dude that machine was quiet we were carrying a conversation at three
feet away with out raising our voices
cabnet

[carvinmarvin]

Cabinet, I got a better offer for mine!!

The trade rep in China gave me the name of another company here in the US who is importing the same routers as Cammaster, he's selling them for about $5000 less than camaster and has sold more of them.. He's actually going to take mine and swap it for a new one!!

He said he'll worry about dealing with the factory.. I just have to pay for the crate and shipping!! I'll be crating mine up tomorrow!!