When it comes to better routing quality do you think stronger axis assemblies are more beneficial than linear rails and closed loop stepper ?

Hey Arthur, I think you can’t tell this in general. All factors have an impact on the stiffness of the machine. Also there are much more factors. If your bit is dull or you choose a too long bit which will bend, the best machine cannot compensate this. There is good knowledge and much experience r…

Thank for the informative and interesting reply. Asking questions of people rather than bots is a much better way to go. I am still shopping and learning. My background in ceramics seems to be directing me towards smaller table-sized CNCs and I am inclined to think even the OneFinity Woodworker i…

Maybe the Onefinity Machinist is more your fit (16x16)?

Yes, good point, but the Elite series, with its heavier materials, closed loop motors and Masso controller are distractingly attractive. I’ll take another look at it.

Hey Arthur, [image] ArtPetch: but the Elite series, with its heavier materials The hardware of PRO and Elite Series is identical. The PRO now have the 30 mm drag chains of the Elite Series and are also delivered with the Z-20 “heavy” Z assembly . So they differ only from the CNC controller an…

It is great to know that I could retrofit the sensors to match the Elite, do you think I could also buy and use a Masso controller?

With the Machinist, you get an incredibly stout machine for the $$. It uses the original 35mm dia. rails, so the size of the machine does not really merit an upsize to 50mm. Heck, 35mm is almost overkill on this machine, which is one of the reasons it’s so stable & repeatable. If you do like to tin…

Hey Arthur, [image] ArtPetch: do you think I could also buy and use a Masso controller? if you buy a Masso G3 Touch directly at the Masso shop, then… [image] Onefinity Foreman Pro ordered with out the black box [image] Would you buy 1F again …this is a bare one! It lacks… a power s…

I have now been given a taste of the tremendous usefulness of the OneFinity Forum. You all have given more than a headful of information on how the Machinist can meet my current needs and positive advice on the possibilities for refits that may be needed to fulfill my imagined aspirations, Clearly…

The Masso controller doesn’t need closed loop servo motors. The open loop steppers will work just fine. All you need to do is add a driver for each motor. Not sure where you live but in the US a driver is very cheap. I paid about $50 for a pro series stepper and driver from Steppersonline for my…

Hey Alex, hey Arthur @ArtPetch , [image] Dr-Al: Not sure where you live but in the US a driver is very cheap. There is one linked in my post above: [image] Can you upgrade controller only …you would need to buy four external stepper drivers separately (see also explanations here ). …

Determinants of quality routing results

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Hey Alex, hey Arthur @ArtPetch,

There is one linked in my post above:

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