Hi, i am new here
So first a little introduction.
I am 25 from the Netherlands, used to study to become a aircraft technician.
So i have some experiance with a normal mill and limited with a cnc driven machine.
Right now I am starting a small online business and for some prototyping and maybe some very small production I want to buy a small desktop mill. The material is copper and aluminium. Up to about 200x200mm (the Y axis is probably going to controll my choise)
I have been reading on this page for the last few days and read about the Sieg X1-X2-X3 mills in all types and brands. And they look like a good candidate. I don't really need 0.001mm tolerance. So anything that (even remotly) can do that type of tolerance is good for the job.
I do want a cnc machine since I love computers and hey, this is more a hobby then die-hard earning of cash. I have a dayjob, this is just for the nightjob.
I was looking around on the internet, including in China where I have a lot of contact with a machineshop that produce my products for me.
The contact showed me a webpage. (I hope it is not illigal, with commercial views etc.)
I found this:
http://www.xendoll.com/
X1 machine:
Deleted the picture of the X1, since it would screw up the width of the forum.
X2 machine:
X3 machine:
They are your typical mills i think. But fully converted to cnc already.
Nema 23 motors, MT3 spindles and including all the things you need to start playing with it from the start. (software, controllbox, etc)
- X1: $1350
- X1: $1680
- X1: $2860
The question is, what do I need to look for?
- Nema 23, is that good enough (even for X3)?
- The X2 apears to have some form of ballbearings, should I look for that?
- I noticed the lack of change in the drive, I have seen multiple kits for that sort of thing.
- The prices look ok, at least a lot better then from some companies that sell them online for $1500-2000 more. Good buy or not?
08-21-2007, 06:55 AM
Buying X1/X2/X3 from China 
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