Question Before Purchase of Hobbycnc 4 Axis Board

[washingtondude]

You can do as you wish with the fourth axis, populate it or not, it won't affect the operation of the other 3 nor will the components suffer any catastrophe should you decide to install and not use the fourth axis.

[jaypal]

hi , i am intrested in buying it i am from india , what the best price can u offer , reply me immediately

[jaypal]

Originally Posted by DIzZy I have a brand new 4 axis HobbyCNC rev2 board for sale. Assembled never used for $80 if interested.

Hi dizzy,
i am intrested to buy your board if are gonna sell , give me the best price
i am from india , probably i can use the board, based on your offer i will reply
i hope board works fine reply to the below mail


jaypal@tessolve.com

[pbunnstf]

There is nothing wrong with the HobbyCNC board. It is low cost and works as advertised. The components are standard and the board is well made.

Dave can be a real prick, and he has been that way to many customers in the past. It's his way or the highway and that is is choice. It's his company.

If I ran either of my companies the way he run HobbyCNC, I'd be in the unemployment line.

[HobbyCNC]

Originally Posted by pbunnstf There is nothing wrong with the HobbyCNC board. It is low cost and works as advertised. The components are standard and the board is well made. Dave can be a real prick, and he has been that way to many customers in the past. It's his way or the highway and that is is choice. It's his company. If I ran either of my companies the way he run HobbyCNC, I'd be in the unemployment line.

Glad you like our products!

[massajamesb]

Originally Posted by pbunnstf There is nothing wrong with the HobbyCNC board. It is low cost and works as advertised. The components are standard and the board is well made. Dave can be a real prick, and he has been that way to many customers in the past. It's his way or the highway and that is is choice. It's his company. If I ran either of my companies the way he run HobbyCNC, I'd be in the unemployment line.

I don't believe there is any need to flame ANYONE on here, degredation of someones name or business is unneccesary, and in this case it is not true . I put in a query to Dave months ago about his board, and a possible application of such. He emailed me back, and was polite but firm, in his response. I have emailed him back a few times since then with questions, both simple and complex. His answers are always right on the mark, short and simple. He is not by any means rude or childish, such as someone who would come here and call him a prick. He has his way of running a business, which seems to work quite well, actually. Apparently, he has not pissed off that many people, for his products to sell like they have. I am going to take a stab in the dark, and assume that he was never out to get rich from the sale of SLA7062 chips, since he has now introduced a new board, that prevents the failure of driver chips, for all but the clumsiest of people. Hmmm... sounds like a good businessman to me. The customers spoke, he listened. He is constantly evolving his product to be bigger and better. Those of you who complain that his constant fix is to re-flow the solder to a non working component need to understand, if you don't already, that it might be his suggestion because of the knowledge of his product, and that some of his customers are not up on their PCB soldering skills. On a board that size, decent connections are everything. If you rushed the soldering job, you may have a bad connection. Either way, Dave and his business have (so far) stood the test of time. He, IMO, should not be looked at as rude or disrespectful, nor a poor businessman. He has gone head and shoulders above and beyond what I would ever expect. I don't have time to sit and yack with a tech on the computer or phone, and Dave doesn't have time to yaw on about my problem, you give him a question with decent info, he responds in a timely manner, with a short and simple response. I cannot speak highly enough of his service, and for that matter, his product. My advice is, if you are a hobbyist, buy his product. If you are looking for an industrial drive, look elsewhere. I did quite a bit of research before buying anything, and I feel like my money was quite well spent, in comparison to the competition, wherein the same general product was twice the price, at least, even though it is a great product as well. It boils down to this, I and hundreds of other people have had fantastic results, and a miniscule amount of problems once in a while, all of which Dave happily helps you out on. If something goes wrong with the board, it is not Dave's fault. Go look in the mirror so you can remember who assembled it. Sorry for the long post, just got me going on a good rant. I believe it is sad that the thoughts and opinions of a few sourpusses could offset the opinions of so many good legitimate customers. Anyway, back on topic, I suppose.

[pbunnstf]

Dave treated me like I was an idiot with no technical ability. He did this in a public forum. And when he was called on it - he did it again. Doing so in public, right or wrong, makes him a prick in my book. When you are wrong, it makes you an ignorant prick.

Want me to publish the emails I got from his Forum Members after it happened? I don't think Dave does.

I am not a typical HobbyCNC builder. I bought the system because it is cheap and does the job. No need to try to re-invent the wheel. It takes essentially no skills to build, if you think you need to be skilled at soldering to build this board, then you are not skilled.

There is a history of an attitude problem at HobbyCNC, one that is "if Dave didn't think of it, it is wrong" That is fine. It is his business to run the way he wishes. He is the HobbyCNC master and Guru and the greatest electronics designer of all times.

BTW - Dave - I ran the 3 terminal regulator on the bench under the conditions that I stated for 2 weeks with a 1" x 2" heatsink and it never did "destroy itself" Never got above 125F - But then , that is what the data sheet said would happen. You might spend some time reading it. But then , you would have to understand what "Internal thermal overload protection" means

Have a nice day and I love your product.

[massajamesb]

No, it does not take any "skill" to solder this board. That is right. BUT, that fact alone does not keep some people away, some who don't know the difference between rosin core and lead or acid core solder.
And honestly, ****e happens. If you want to be justified in demanding "kiss my arse service", you shouldn't be purchasing a 79 or 99 dollar board. I believe there is a reason that Dave has no tech line. Honestly, if I had to have as much patience as Dave does, I would go out of my mind. I have seen some real no brainer questions on the support group, Dave has always been a real stand up kind of guy, and I believe that some people take his forwardness and bluntness as rude or uncaring. Just my 2 cents. I know I, as well as several hundred other people, are more than satisfied. Beyond that, you are right. He does business as he likes, and I find that more than acceptable. Beyond that, I don't believe there to be any point in repeating myself, or someone else. I will stand firm in my opinion of Dave, do or believe as you see fit.

[pbunnstf]

Massajamesb,

I would suggest you take some time and read the posts. When did I ever demand "kiss my arse service"?

My board was up and running in less than an hour after I started it and it works perfectly? Why would I demand service?

My bone is that Dave treated me in a bad fashion on his forum and I darn well didn't like it. That is my problem and it happened. It's not some myth or story, it happened.

No one likes to be put down in public. Not a beginner or an expert.

[ger21]

Let's just let it go and move on, since we all agree that Dave makes a fine product.

[joecnc2006]

Originally Posted by massajamesb I don't believe there is any need to flame ANYONE on here, degredation of someones name or business is unneccesary, and in this case it is not true . I put in a query to Dave months ago about his board, and a possible application of such. He emailed me back, and was polite but firm, in his response. I have emailed him back a few times since then with questions, both simple and complex. His answers are always right on the mark, short and simple. He is not by any means rude or childish, such as someone who would come here and call him a prick. He has his way of running a business, which seems to work quite well, actually. Apparently, he has not pissed off that many people, for his products to sell like they have. I am going to take a stab in the dark, and assume that he was never out to get rich from the sale of SLA7062 chips, since he has now introduced a new board, that prevents the failure of driver chips, for all but the clumsiest of people. Hmmm... sounds like a good businessman to me. The customers spoke, he listened. He is constantly evolving his product to be bigger and better. Those of you who complain that his constant fix is to re-flow the solder to a non working component need to understand, if you don't already, that it might be his suggestion because of the knowledge of his product, and that some of his customers are not up on their PCB soldering skills. On a board that size, decent connections are everything. If you rushed the soldering job, you may have a bad connection. Either way, Dave and his business have (so far) stood the test of time. He, IMO, should not be looked at as rude or disrespectful, nor a poor businessman. He has gone head and shoulders above and beyond what I would ever expect. I don't have time to sit and yack with a tech on the computer or phone, and Dave doesn't have time to yaw on about my problem, you give him a question with decent info, he responds in a timely manner, with a short and simple response. I cannot speak highly enough of his service, and for that matter, his product. My advice is, if you are a hobbyist, buy his product. If you are looking for an industrial drive, look elsewhere. I did quite a bit of research before buying anything, and I feel like my money was quite well spent, in comparison to the competition, wherein the same general product was twice the price, at least, even though it is a great product as well. It boils down to this, I and hundreds of other people have had fantastic results, and a miniscule amount of problems once in a while, all of which Dave happily helps you out on. If something goes wrong with the board, it is not Dave's fault. Go look in the mirror so you can remember who assembled it. Sorry for the long post, just got me going on a good rant. I believe it is sad that the thoughts and opinions of a few sourpusses could offset the opinions of so many good legitimate customers. Anyway, back on topic, I suppose.

I totally agree, I have had boards from him and all worked without a hitch. Just follow the instructions, Like cutting parts for your machine, measure twice cut once, READ twice and assemble once.

I just shake my head when it comes to a thread like this, Dave is going an excelent job in my opinion, An excelent board for the price, what more do you want?

I know in my designs on machines I waisted a heck of a lot more money on parts, and cutting parts, so others do not have to go through that, and Dave has done the same thing.


Joe

[AngelT]

After opening my HobbyCNC kit, found out that a small capacitor was missing. Contated Dave Rigotti via email and had an answer in less than one hour. He offered to send me the capacitor. Have read in different forums that this is small problem with their packages but as far I am concerned, Dave is a profesional and takes very seriously his bussiness...