The true Beast From The East

[JAZZCNC]

It certainly looks a beast, and I don't doubt it's ability to do the job. But anyone who has trawled the build logs will see a lot of comments about the need for bracing in a frame and this conspicuously has none visible. Is it all down the the quality of the welding and the size of the steel used, or is there more to it than that?

Kit

Fair comment Kit and it's a combination of all the things you mention plus a few more. This JZR machine design was built solely as a wood router aimed at a specific budget and market, (though it does cut harder materials like aluminium, brass very nicely.)

It was mostly aimed at the serious hobby user or small business to be bench mounted, so to this end, the frame was built from thick wall tubes and fully welded with lots of attention paid to key areas like the Z-axis, ball-screw placement etc, so is more than strong enough to meet the design goals and all those who own one will testify they are not weak or lightweight in any way shape or form.

People started to ask if it could be freestanding so a lower frame was built, this frame just acts purely as a base and plays no part in the strength or performance of the machine and between the lower tube bracing plus the upper mountings onto the mainframe it makes for a strong base at a sensible cost.

Cost is the key here.? Yes I could easily build a much stronger machine, and I do, but these have a much higher cost associated with them which for the typical hobby or small business user just isn't required so would be a waste of money, neither are they affordable for most hobby users.

Because we are a business then we obviously have to make a profit which if you are DIY building then you are not constrained so much to meeting a price point. Also, most DIY builders want the mythical machine which can cut all materials to the highest standards and this requires a different design with much higher strengths and considerations. Comparing would be like comparing apples with oranges.

Now to blow my own trumpet I can honestly say there isn't a machine I know of in the same price point that can come close to competing with the JZR range we sell. The electrical and mechanical spec plus the strength of the machine and build quality blows away anything in the UK.
Then factor in the warranty and backup service we provide and you start to see the true value of the machine.