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One more thing I should add (other than I couldn't make it to talk to the one employee there today), is that when speaking to the one large mutual customer they said the main advantage was speed. Gemini, they said is usually better quality (marginally) but takes up to 3+ weeks to get anything...

1) agree 2) I'm actually very impressed by the output of the working machine which is the older one. The newer better one should be as good, same brand. Better than my machine which, while not great, is better than my previous machine and probably already better than the majority of machines in...

My gut says buy it if it's cheap. They have run it into the ground in sales that I might be the only guy around that thinks that. But I see the double benefit of learning their processes and not having to compete in a limited market with a successor. Those are worth the trouble to buy the place...

Well, key to the whole place I think is the current woman working there that has been prepping the letters, even if she moves to oversight and someone else does the work. The existing guy will still paint as a subcontractor and I'll probably learn to paint. I think I can manage the paint side...

Yeah, ok, these would be called millwork shops in my locale. I suspect some shops can do their own work in house but I don't know if this company even has ever marketed themselves to that industry....they might only do the jobs that millwork shops sub out to sign shops who then in turn sub some...

Price conscious is ok, that's more where my existing work is at. My ultimate conclusion is pretty much already to buy if the price is cheap. The bigger question is if all 3 partners (the 51% in particular) will agree to such a price. I do suspect the 3/4 and more can eventually be reclaimed...

Hello everyone. I'm reposting this in the "open to all section as I now know its where more of the conversations are. You can look up my original post, my first post here. As per the original post, my background is acrylic fabrication for over 20 years most of those with CNC cutting as part of...

What control software does it use?

The ethernet cable is twisted pairs...if it's properly shielded, even better but just the twisting helps a lot with noise. Been there with noise issues, it sucks big time!

Well, I suggested meshcam for the idea that it is simply a middle ground 3D specific software. Only 2 things worth paying for in CAM. Capabilities and time savings. Time savings can come from the capabilities, the UI, or intelligent help to apply the programs capabilities (like feature...

Well Vcarve and such are also great for one-time purchase versus monthly. However, they are not machinist level packages....if you need to reverse "engineer" parts, then they might not work. If you are simply trying to get old signs scanned and recut then they should still work ok. Efficient 3D...

Vcarve. Even if you buy something else for "real" 3d if you need it, the speed and ease of use is easily worth the price. On the other hand....you might never learn that other program as you will use Vcarve for 95%+ of work I'd bet. I'd also never ever buy Bobcam, although it's probably...

That's exactly the idea of the lookup table.....I particularly like the part of "smallest scrap I want laying around that isn't paid for" Realistically, for yourself, having the rules in your head is enough. For staff, a grid with allowable sizes is enough (with extra markups or discounts or...

You can automate if you can copy and past from the main app and get a result from the other app (even if that means your guys reading the nesting # of sheets, etc. I have in the past used autohotkey, a very versatile macro programming system, to solve little problems like this. Tools like it...

Cutlist plus ($200 ish)will work fine, good for those jobs where it's a bunch of random sizes. It might be able to input from excel if needed and can output to cad if needed for a little more. Don't reinvent the wheel.

I'd personally go for the rebuild if you use it at all. The trick you might try first is getting the up down to work with a switch (what wires, what voltage, etc). the steppers should be easy enough to wire to new drivers at $20 each. Then I would (and just did), buy a AXXB-E controller and...

Have you thought of a robot arm to automate the process? Actually could work ok for the corners. I assume the corners are the worst part. We've thought about such things but rarely have jobs so repetitive. Other thoughts might be to stack the corners to route 10-20 with a jig and a regular...

It's more focusing the air flow capacity of the higher pressure pumps. They can't handle letting the air out in the not-important areas. The thicker MDF machine top is the same idea and I agree it's not intuitive. I never used pegboard but did use sintra with 1000's of smaller holes. That...

Try acrylic fabricators or their suppliers....it's glue to us although it's also a liquid for us and not a gel like paint strippers often are. Or just chemical companies....although that could get your name on a list depending on the rules for your area.

I'm guessing the reason to do this via cnc is the pre-printed part? It would seem a laser line, a shear, and a corner punch would be wayyyyy better than figuring out hold down on thin aluminum on such small parts. You'll have to premask everything as the vinyl cut bits will stick to the part...