# Should I buy onefinity? If it’s worth it? Guide for those who joined the forum but haven’t ordered the machine yet. How to buy cnc machine **URL:** \ **Category:** Original/PRO Series (Buildbotics) (Gen 1)\ **Created:** [August 21, 2021, 2:33pm UTC](https://forum.onefinitycnc.com/t/should-i-buy-onefinity-if-it-s-worth-it-guide-for-those-who-joined-the-forum-but-haven-t-ordered-the-machine-yet-how-to-buy-cnc-machine/7321 "2021-08-21T14:33:22Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 13
**Author:** ![349iq2345](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/3/bb73d2/32.png) [@349iq2345](https://forum.onefinitycnc.com/u/349iq2345)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2022, 11:10pm UTC](https://forum.onefinitycnc.com/t/should-i-buy-onefinity-if-it-s-worth-it-guide-for-those-who-joined-the-forum-but-haven-t-ordered-the-machine-yet-how-to-buy-cnc-machine/7321/13 "2022-07-09T23:10:17Z")
Hey Derek, hey all, > [@WaywardWoodworker](#): > > The unique design of the Onefinity recently allowed me to take on a project which other systems would not have been able to. I was hired to inlay a company logo into a conference room table that was built in 6’x8’ sections making it impractical to move or fit inside many other CNC. I was able to place the Onefinity on top of it we ended up choosing the [Onefinity Journeyman](https://www.onefinitycnc.com/product-page/onefinity-journeyman), but one machine that this would also apply to is the cnc-step High-Z. With a size of up to 82.7″ × 41.3″ (6.9′ × 3.4′) and its open, extruded aluminium frame, I think this job would have been possible with it too. ![cnc_router_high_z_s_1000t-1 _1000ms](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/uploads/onefinitycnc/original/2X/e/ec82bc5355e02164fd40b3330f30ec0e61a055fd.gif) ![milling-cut-out-control-cabines](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/uploads/onefinitycnc/original/2X/f/fd3c26dbc92483ad68f20a4b2d467a61c853c96c.jpeg) I think that there are a number of machines out there that use this simple concept of an open extrusion aluminium frame. However, aside from being open, it is not comparable to the Onefinity as you either built a base or table for it or use the [QCW frame](https://www.onefinitycnc.com/product-page/journeyman-qcw-frame-secure-from-above) which is also different. The question is what about the stiffness of the frame, but I think both types of frames need to be adjusted in their final working position. By the way, it was very hard not to buy this machine as it also has ball screws and with its [plain bearings](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plain_bearing) (instead of [linear ball bearings](https://www.onefinitycnc.com/product-page/50mm-x-rail-linear-bearing)) on steel bars it even mills steel, and with its power chain cable management (which of course costs) it is very convincing. It also has a 43 mm Euro mount (which is [still missing](https://forum.onefinitycnc.com/t/air-cooled-spindle/5951/24) on the Onefinity CNC) that allows for a variety of single-phase (non-VFD) milling motors such as [AMB (former Kress)](https://www.amb-elektrik.de/en/products/milling-motors/), [Suhner](https://forum.onefinitycnc.com/t/machinist-in-x-50/8159/18#suhner-milling-motor-1), [Mafell](https://produkte.mafell.de/en/mortising/milling-motor/milling-motor-fm-1000-pv-er), etc., but spindle mounts e.g. for [Mechatron](https://www.spindel-shop.de/en/high-frequency-spindle-standard-series/) are also available (this machine was already discussed the other day [here](https://forum.onefinitycnc.com/t/machinist-in-x-50/8159/10) and [here](https://forum.onefinitycnc.com/t/machinist-in-x-50/8159/18)). > [@WaywardWoodworker](#): > > > [@Off-kilter](#): > > > > Wow,@WaywardWoodworker . That sounds like it was an awesome project. Do you have any pictures of the process and the end result? > > I don’t have pictures, since it was a company logo in their conference room I didn’t feel it was appropriate to take any or to share them. Understandable. But I would have liked to see it too 🙂 > [@WaywardWoodworker](#): > > using a squaring jig and due to not having an integrated table as many desktop CNC do I was able to complete the carve right in place. How thick/stiff was your squaring jig for the Onefinity and what was it made of? --- _[View the full topic](https://forum.onefinitycnc.com/t/should-i-buy-onefinity-if-it-s-worth-it-guide-for-those-who-joined-the-forum-but-haven-t-ordered-the-machine-yet-how-to-buy-cnc-machine/7321)._