I currently have no woodworking skill, or at-least no confidence in my abilities, I bought my Onefinity in 2021 and it is STILL in its 3 boxes due to health, and to my lack of skills to build a bench alone (I have no one to help or teach me.
So I am considering a QCW Fixed Stand to at least get me started being able to use the machine I ordered. But I worry about how sturdy it is and how it is in terms of vibration, racing, twisting and such or if its cutting accuracy is the same as if I had a custom built workbench for my Onefinity woodworker (Might upgrade to the wider rail in the future so need to think future proofing as well. Should I get the woodworker QCW Fixed Stand or the Journeyman to allow more space for the Controller box?
No one uses the Onefinity stands?
to me they are too restrictive. i would rather have one I made. the extra space is needed.
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Ed, here is my opinion on the QCW frames. I have a Woodworker myself and have it on a QCW frame. The frames are well built in my opinion and when mounting the machine on it, it is pretty foolproof. An additional bonus with the Woodworker is you can get it with the wheels to make the machine portable. I have found that if you do use it to move the tool around, if you do not have perfectly flat floors, it is recommended to flatten the spoil-board after movement if you are working with critical dimensions. You bringing up maybe widening the tool in the future is not possible with the QCW frame made for a Woodworker, but looking at the website, they now just sell the frame piece that can be upgraded and reuse the legs. So, to sum up, with your limited abilities to build your own, I would say the QCW is a good option and would be more “Plug and Play” for your situation.
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The controller box can be mounted right under the QCW frame. I also mounted the VFD box under mine. It really is a great system for someone first starting out. The CNC bolts right to it and is self squaring. I added t-nuts and dog holes to the inserts. So I have t track, t nuts and dog holes. There are limitations I guess, but it takes some experiance to find them. I like the fact you bolt it together, slap on the CNC and you are carving.
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