Basic CNC Router for 60cm x 60cm 18mm Plywood

[Black Diamond]

Friend of mine runs a small business making noticeboards and suchlike, and wanted to be able to engrave writing and logos in-house. He bought a 6090 size machine from Acctek a couple of years ago for about £3K, including shipping. It's a bit rough round the edges and needed a day or two to set up but has been running pretty well for his needs. He spent quite a lot of time talking to them via Skype to agree the detailed spec. I doubt if you could buy a new ready-to-run machine for much less, at least one that will stand up to light commercial use. There is always a bit of uncertainty in buying from China but it all worked ok in this case. As already mentioned, there are other possible lower-risk and maybe better quality machines available - but at a price.

Thanks Neale, we do a fair bit of business in China over all the businesses, so have agents who can help with the occasional language difficulties. Thanks for the steer to Acctek, I'll have a good look at their offering.

Again, many thanks for your reply, much appreciated.

[routerdriver]

You have obviously got a job for a machine to do and are doing the right thing in seeking advice.In addition to buying the machine,you will have to learn the software to generate the program or delegate this part of the process.You really need to be doing the same sort of research in this respect as it will be immensely frustrating to have a new shiny machine sitting there doing nothing.

Do you have a suitable area for the machine to occupy?They do make a bit of a mess and noise, even more so if they use a vacuum pump to hold the job in place.To the extent that a phone call will be extremely difficult.Best of luck with whatever you decide.

[Black Diamond]

You have obviously got a job for a machine to do and are doing the right thing in seeking advice.In addition to buying the machine,you will have to learn the software to generate the program or delegate this part of the process.You really need to be doing the same sort of research in this respect as it will be immensely frustrating to have a new shiny machine sitting there doing nothing.

Do you have a suitable area for the machine to occupy?They do make a bit of a mess and noise, even more so if they use a vacuum pump to hold the job in place.To the extent that a phone call will be extremely difficult.Best of luck with whatever you decide.

Thank you, Routerdriver. The software is equally bothersome, as I understand this area can vary in expense and efficiency almost as much as the machine it drives. So I will be devoting a lot of attention in this area.

Work area, noise and mess are already well covered! We produce over three tonnes of sawdust every year and the factory is ear-defender central! Most of the work surfaces are dedicated, so I will build a bespoke work area for the CNC once we decide which type and what its particular requirements are.