Need Help!- Anyone own one of the Hurricane brand lasers

[cnctoolman]

I am looking at them and Fulll spectrum for one of the 36x24" models. So if anybody owns either one, what have been your experience with them.

Thanks in adavance

[Drad98]

cnctoolman,
I ordered one, is suppose to be here Tuesday I will let you know. I also researched Full Spectrum and they appanently sell the same manufactures systems as Hurricane. I will keep you updated.

[laserenthusiast]

I don't own one, but looking into the background of this company made me decide against ordering from them. See this post:

http://www.cnczone.com/forums/laser_...ne_lasers.html

[Asynchronism]

They resell machines from G. Weike... I have one currently on order direct from the manufacturer in China for considerably less money. For a newbie, might be worth it to have domestic support... I'm considering mine a "project" until proven otherwise.

[cnctoolman]

Originally Posted by Drad98 cnctoolman, I ordered one, is suppose to be here Tuesday I will let you know. I also researched Full Spectrum and they appanently sell the same manufactures systems as Hurricane. I will keep you updated.

Please do as I am still in the process of trying to decide

Originally Posted by Asynchronism They resell machines from G. Weike... I have one currently on order direct from the manufacturer in China for considerably less money. For a newbie, might be worth it to have domestic support... I'm considering mine a "project" until proven otherwise.

Hopefully its not a project. That is not what I am looking for. I just dont have the time for it at the moment. need one that I can hook up and get running. Only options so far that I see for that for a fact is epilog, and that size is out of my budget range at this time, with other purchases going on.

[RossMosh]

When buying a Chinese machine, you have to prepare for the worst. If you aren't willing to do that, then you should buy a domestic made machine or buy from a Chinese machine from a reliable domestic reseller.

Based on my research the name that I've heard the best things about is Rabbit Laser - USA. They seem to have a good business model. They are setup to troubleshoot via phone or internet. They will deliver the machine to you and set it up. They have spare parts and are ready to ship if you need them. They're definitely more than a website and a PO box.

[Asynchronism]

Originally Posted by cnctoolman Hopefully its not a project. That is not what I am looking for. I just dont have the time for it at the moment. need one that I can hook up and get running. Only options so far that I see for that for a fact is epilog, and that size is out of my budget range at this time, with other purchases going on.

There are some decent used machines out there from Epilog, Universal, Vytek, etc... Laser Resale – We buy, sell and broker qualified used equipment

I agree with the other poster, you have to be prepared for the worst (although I'm somewhat optimistic with my purchase, I still am!). A US company reselling a machine isn't the same as one that manufactures it, although they may make the process easier.

If you need 100% uptime, immediate support and next day / same day parts availability and service, look to one of the US companies. Last month my employees nearly burned my ULS to the ground... the damage was incredible... ULS had me back up and running within 48 hours.

My Chinese machine is going to be a second machine (I already have a ULS), so my need for reliability is a little lower. If it becomes a critical machine for us, I'll purchase an identical second one as a backup, a pile of parts, and/or a third machine for spares. The flip side is that I can get 3 of them for under $20k, and a comparable machine from ULS would run me $75,000...

[bonedoc]

I received my Hurricane Laser last week without a hitch. The machine is nice. I bought the Ivan model. They told me up front that they are from G Weike.

BUT....I talked to every Chinese company there is and they were all so vague, and then there is the nightmare of importing. I figured this way I had an experienced USA importer in the laser market. They could guarantee everything, and have more pull with the factory. In the worst case situation, I know where to get parts in china.

Everything is going good so far. Just trying to get through the odd lasercut software that is on virtually every machine.

[bonedoc]

I have the Hurricane Ivan. Everything is going great! They have gone to extremes to make me happy and earn my business. If you have any questions, I have the machine at my place and can tell you whatever you want. I am a happy customer and want to return the favor.

[DionneD]

I'm really considering either the Andrew (36 x 48) or the Charly (24 x 36). Anyone on here have any experience or feedback on either of those big mamalukes? I've been working on an Epilog Legend 36EXT and I've gotten really comfortable with it, but it's twice the price. I'd obviously rather spend half the money, but at what cost? Has anyone on here been able to compare Hurricane and Epilog? What are the big differences? I would expect a learning curve and I'm not scared of that (not $15K scared). I am a little wary of quality issues though. Any feedback would be really appreciated. Thanks

[Asynchronism]

Originally Posted by DionneD Has anyone on here been able to compare Hurricane and Epilog? What are the big differences?

I currently run a ULS machine (Epilog's primary competitor), and have a 48x60 G Weike (the machine Hurricane imports) arriving in about a week. I'll be posting about the new machine and comparisons in detail once it's here. FWIW, everyone seems to rave about the support from the folks at Hurricane.

Dave

[DionneD]

I've read a lot of good feedback on the forums today too. You know, just hesitant because it's a lot of money for me and they're still really new. But, I'll look forward to your review.
Thanks so much!

-Dionne