Re: Max 10 questions.

Alternatively you can use a Taig as the donor machine and for the
same money or roundabout you can get a far more robust machine with
the longer travels.

John S.

>--- In CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@yahoogroups.com, "Tim Goldstein" <timg@k...>
> I am a Sherline dealer and while I think their machines are very

nice

> and use them quite a bit myself, I am left a little cold on their

CNC

> turnkey package. Seems to me that at $2350 for the package is a

little

> steep. Especially when you figure in the support that is listed on

the

> site as: Support: 1 hour free phone or e-mail technical support.
>
> $825 5400 CNC mill
> $210 3 of the 67127 stepper motors with plug
> $268 for a fast computer from the same manufacture through Walmart
> $0 EMC
> $500 Complete turnkey Xylotex based driver box from a variety of

sources

>
> ------------------------------------
> $1803 Total
>
> Heck, I will even save you an additional $155 if you buy the mill

and

> steppers through me. So I can't quite figure out what it is in the
> Sherline turn key system that makes it worth the extra $550 - $700

over

> using the exact same mill and software and doing it yourself. Heck

you

> even save enough that you can buy an XP license and Mach1/(2) and

have a

> 4th axis that is actually usable and pay for the rotary table too

and

> still have some change for dinner out. While what I am suggesting

is not

> turnkey, if you can't handle bolting on some motors and plugging

them

> into a fully wired and tested box than you probably should not be
> considering a CNC machine.
>
> Tim
> [Denver, CO]
> Sherline products at Deep Discount
> Mach1 & DeskCNC with credit card ordering
> www.KTMarketing.com/Sherline