Thanks Bill, I am finind out that my dollars might be better spent else where..
Thanks again! Steve On Jul 28, 6:31 pm, "Bill Bulkeley" <bulke...@mmnet.com.au> wrote: > Hi I am from Australia and I have a legacy 900 and a revo and I wont beat > around the bush the back up is shit from legacy according to many of the > comments I have seen here over the last year or so.and from my point of view > it is hard to find out anything from way down here. > but even then as far as information goes it doesn't matter you can find out > all you ever want to know here on this site I do.great guys on here very > very helpful..try emailing magnate they are very good they always answer > emails I send to them and you can buy most legacy stuff from them as well. > as far as which machine to buy I think it all comes back to how much you got > to spend these new cnc machines are great wish I could afford one they will > do easily what you would have a great deal of trouble and time doing on the > manual machines. > and the legacy site seems to be aimed more at the cnc guys now with all the > info they post on there > good luck with your decision on which to buy all great machines I love em > Bill > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "SteveEJ" <s.jacobs0...@gmail.com> > To: "Legacy Ornamental Mills" <Legacy-Ornamental-Mills@googlegroups.com> > Sent: Wednesday, July 29, 2009 7:52 AM > Subject: Re: Noobe questions.. > > Rich, > Is the rotary axis mod you speak of your own design or are there > actual printed plans for it? Does your Joe use Mach3 for control or > something else? I presume it uses stepper motors and controllers as > well? Also, does humidity have any type of adverse effect on the MFD > framing? (I presume that it is painted and sealed well). > > Thanks, > > Steve > > On Jul 28, 1:45 pm, "Rich Goldner" <rgold...@iname.com> wrote: > > Actually, you will be able to handle rotary stock up to about 12" X 40" if > > you build your rotary axis the same way I did. > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Legacy-Ornamental-Mills@googlegroups.com > > [mailto:legacy-ornamental-mi...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of > > akran...@tx.rr.com > > Sent: Tuesday, July 28, 2009 1:11 PM > > To: Legacy-Ornamental-Mills@googlegroups.com > > > Cc: SteveEJ > > Subject: Re: Noobe questions.. > > > > How is the company to work with for service and support? This question > > > makes it very obvious that you are new to this forum. I am not the one > > > to answer this question because I believe that it is safe to say that I > > > am VERY!! low on Legacy's love list. > > > My sugestion is to build the Joe CNC 4by4 Hybrid and add a rotary axis. > > This will give you a fully functionaly CNC router and ability tt do rotary > > stock up tp 6" by 36". Total cost will be around $3500 which is les than > > the CNC 900 and a lot more useful machine. > > > ---- SteveEJ <s.jacobs0...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > Pens, Mouldings - both straight and curved, spindles, pilasters, > > > limited jointery. > > > > Is it more cost effective to buy the CNC up front or get the non-CNC > > > version and upgrade later? ie: will there be parts/adapters that are > > > removed and not used anymore once the CNC is installed? > > > > How is the company to work with for service and support? > > > > Thanks again, > > > > Steve > > > > On Jul 27, 8:10 pm, <akran...@tx.rr.com> wrote: > > > > There are several options avaliable but most important is what do > > > > you wnat the machine for > > > > > ---- SteveEJ <s.jacobs0...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > > Folks, > > > > > I am new here and looking seriously at buying a Legacy 900. > > > > > There are several options available as well as a CNC upgrade. The > > > > > Legacy web site is not very informative about the CNC upgrade(s). > > > > > With money and the economy being as it is, and I am saving for the > > > > > machine I want to make sure that I make good decisions up front. > > > > > So with that in mind, is buying a 900 without the CNC upgrade > > > > > smart or would it be better if I save a little longer and get the > > > > > machine with the CNC upgrade? I don't want to but accessories and > > > > > have them obsolete as soon as I get the upgrade. > > > > > Another concern I have is the company itself. Post purchase > > > > > service and help is a big thing for me. I may be a little gun shy > > > > > here as I bought a CarveWright and had repair issues right out of > > > > > the box. Down time really has put a damper on my enthuasiam towards > > > > > the CarveWright. > > > > > It is working well, for now and I wanted to mix the capabilities > > > > > of each to make some unique hand down furniture, etc. > > > > > Software requirements. Is there any software that is not > > > > > provided with the CNC upgrade that would be considered essential? > > > > > If so, how much more of an investment would that be? > > > > > > Thanks for sharing your knowledge and experience! > > > > > > Steve Jacobs > > > > > Brighton, TN- Hide quoted text - > > > > > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Legacy Ornamental Mills" group. 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