Never seen a chinese beam saw, but I can tell you that if you aren't cutting a lot of identical sized parts, so that you can cut multiple sheets at a time, that a router cutting nested sheets may be a better choice.
Hello everyone,
Currently thinking to buy a Chinese beam saw to speed our manufacturing process, we are a new business with a limited budget with machinery. Those European bean saws are expensive for this stage, therefore thinking a Chinese beam saw.
Does anybody used Chinese beam saw before? Or can someone give me some opinions?
We mainly use the saw to cut MDF and plywood.
Thanks a lot.
Naph
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Never seen a chinese beam saw, but I can tell you that if you aren't cutting a lot of identical sized parts, so that you can cut multiple sheets at a time, that a router cutting nested sheets may be a better choice.
Gerry
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Hi Ger21,
Thanks for your reply. I have been working as a CNC programmer and operator for few years with Biesse SKill. I left the company two months ago with start with my business with a small workshop. Currently using a small table saw to process jobs, but it is not very efficient. However, a CNC is not affordable at this stage, but I know some Chinese beam saws are around 15k. Our main jobs will be kitchens and bathroom vanities, so lots of squared parts instead of curved shapes.
Cheers
Nap
You can get a chines CNC Router for less than that, or about the same price.
We used to have a Schelling beam saw, and found that most of the time, we were only cutting one sheet at a time. You have to cut a LOT of identical parts to be able to cut multiple sheets at a time, which is where a beam saw is really effective. And then we still had to use a CNC on all of the parts.
Now we do all of our cutting on the router, and find that it's just as efficient as a beam saw/CNC combination, if you are cutting less than 50-100 sheets per day.
Gerry
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Hi Ger21,
It is with much appreciation of your reply.
We are a 2 man workshop as a starting small company. I had done some research on Chinese CNC, but did not find any useful information. I have no idea which one to buy as they are looking like the same with 15K price range. Also, i am not sure what controller they are using, and how to program the job after the purchase. Also, there is a guy I know using a Chinese router, he complained quite a lot on the one he is using.
At the stage, we input all parts in Cutlist, and my colleague cut them for me on a sliding table saw.
Do you know any cost effective Chinese CNC router? And what kind of software need to be purchase to integrate to the router?
Best regards,
Nap
Yes, chinese routers can be risky, as you don't know what you may get. You need to do a lot of research.
As for software, you need something that can do nesting. V Carve Pro is an inexpensive option.
Gerry
UCCNC 2017 Screenset
[URL]http://www.thecncwoodworker.com/2017.html[/URL]
Mach3 2010 Screenset
[URL]http://www.thecncwoodworker.com/2010.html[/URL]
JointCAM - CNC Dovetails & Box Joints
[URL]http://www.g-forcecnc.com/jointcam.html[/URL]
(Note: The opinions expressed in this post are my own and are not necessarily those of CNCzone and its management)