Need your testimony ( Mach2/3 users )

[ynneb]

I am currrently redoing the Artsoft web site ( Mach 2/3 ) ( Dont bother looking its not uploaded yet)

I need a collection of testimonies from Mach users.

If you would like to help out could you please either post your testimony in this thread along with your real name, or email me the testimony to shoot.the.cat (at) gmail.com.

It would also help if you could either post a picture of your machine, and or something you made with your machine while using Mach.

My feeling is that Art has offered a low cost product, and free upgrades for the past 4 years, that the least we can do is support him by posting a testimonial.
Not to mention the generous untimed 1000 line demo that allows many users to never have to even purchase a copy.

It doesnt have to be a lecture, just a few lines. But lectures are fine if you want.

Remember, pictures would be benificial.

Thanks so much for your support, here is your chance to show your appreciation.

EDIT: By posting in this thread, you are acknowledging that you give permission for this to be used on the Artsoft web site.

[turmite]

Benny here is my story:

My name is Michael Turner. I own Turner Customs and produce a line of competition rifle stocks and pistol grips as the primary product, but we do branch off into other wood and foam projects.

Right after the terrible events of 9-11 happened my business took a nosedive and during the next 18 months we experienced a chain of events that nearly put us under. One of those events was my cnc machine broke and it was going to cost nearly as much to repair it as it was to upgrade it.

I had just started reading a new website called CNCZone and kept hearing people talk about something called Mach1 and Gecko's. I called both companies and discussed my situation with them and they agreed at it would be better to upgrade than repair.

Other than doing the upgrade work myself I would not class myself as a DIY guy since I use this machine nearly every day to produce part of the household income.

I would like to say that without the great software, support and the fact Art is generally just a good guy, I would not still be in business. It has taken a while but things are turning around and I'm getting some sizeable contracts which will all be carved on a Mach controlled cnc machine.

Art I have told you on the phone, I have told you on the forums and I have told you in emails...........Thank you for what you have done for the small guy.

Mike

[marcel beaudry]

Dear Sir

Last year i had an opportunity to buy a cnc lathe it was a denford orac in it's original condition the owner BFCarbon said he would change all the electronics and put gekko drives and a program called Mach 2 to run it . Having worked on a cnc lathe in the 80's i though it was time to buy one for my hobby, never having made a program to run a lathe i was quite apprehensive but decided to buy it .When my lathe finally arrived the owner Steeve Spenard showed me the rudiment of programming with G codes .I was quite impressed with Mach 2 the ease of programming the displays where quite intuitive easy to learn and the graphics showed me where the tool was and error i made in programming where easely visible . The first i did was buy a licence THANK YOU

Marcel Beaudry

[ynneb]

Thanks guys for these, I will put them on the site.
I dont suppose you could upload a picture of your machine and/or a picture of something you made with your machine while using Mach ?

Thanks

[ynneb]

Here is what I have got so far. I have others still yet to publish, along with pictures etc.
http://www.machsupport.com/artsoft/testim/testim.htm
Thanks again.

[DennisCNC]

My name is Dennis Izoita

I was starting a granite countertop fabrication business and needed to obtain the tools, as the tools are very expensive I decided to build some of them my self. That is when I needed a cnc mill to machine the parts to make the tools. I found a 1946 Bridgeport mill in good mechanical condition that I converted to CNC with MACH controlling it. As this was my first cnc experiance I was not sure how or if it will work. In about a week of compeleting the convertion I was able to cut the first part with ease!! Art is doing a fabulous job on the software!

[ynneb]

New testimonials are starting to come in. http://www.machsupport.com/artsoft/testim/testim.htm
Anyone else?