Quote Originally Posted by Andrewg View Post
Thanks Doddy, clearly those trying to design a 'kit in a box' have slightly different design and costs pressures to the self builder, so I am interested in the cognescenti here views on the design .
The design is ok and can't fault it really because to be honest Shaun as took most of my design principles and used them, just with different materials and put is own twist on it with twin rails. But essentially he's used my design principles, whether he'd admit that or not I doubt it.!!

Now I see issues with it which I'm not going to enlighten him or you with.!! . . . But what I would ask is why would anyone buy a machine they have to build themselves, which effectively means all they are doing is saving them selfs drilling and tapping holes in aluminum plate.?

Also, why buy a machine who's got an electrical spec which is far less than ideal and run on a Micky mouse control system running on a £9.50 development board fastened to another board that you can only buy from them when it goes Boom.!

Ok it's got closed loop but they are cheap nasty things with unknown integrated drives and running on 36v.! . . . Those that know, know that 36V is pathetic for router and these guys know this.!!. . . So a good question to ask would be why are they using 36V.?

Oh and then for £5.5K you still have a bloody Dremal for a spindle.!!