If you have that kind of money to spend, call up Haas and inquire about educational pricing. I know you said you are looking for a router, but in case you actually wanted a CNC milling center, but didn’t think you could afford it, you probably can. The upper end of your budget is Haas TM1P territory. We’re limited by process steps, operator mistakes, and bit sizes, not by the actual machine rigidity. We’ll never be able to add gantry rigidity in a cost-effective way, but the existing cut speeds are already plenty fast.
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Plus I want everything to be visible inside the enclosure, so all the polycarb windows to enable that will add up quick. We’ve thought about building a dust/noise enclosure (similar to 971’s build) but haven’t gotten that far yet - with the 50x50 table and our average student seeming to be about 5’ tall, there’s definitely value in being able to reach in from any angle. I’m planning on sourcing a Chinese ~3kW head, cost target ~$3k, and using our Velox quick change tooling system with it.Īn actual ATC is likely too expensive & delicate for us to want to add right now. Getting a water-cooled head is next on my list, our 3.5HP Porter Cable head is sweet and powerful but also loud as ****. Both of those were easy and less than $100 each, we got the Nema 34 directly from Velox with the connector already in place for their wiring harness, and found space to thread standard 1/4" pneumatic tubing through their existing wireways to feed the mist cooling system ziptied to the head. In our more limited space, I wouldn’t wish for a 4x8 cut surface, 4x4 has been plenty for the last two years, but if you have floor space for both the machine & 4x8 stock storage…Īs far as upgrades, from stock, we’ve already upgraded the Z axis to a Nema 34 motor that matches the X & Y axis and added air plumbing for mist coolant.
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Off the top of my head, I would wish for closed-loop axis motors (ie servos instead of steppers), some additional gantry rigidity, a full dust/noise enclosure, and a software-controlled variable-speed watercooled head.
What do you want to gain by going beyond the standard Velox VR5050? We paid $15k for the fully loaded option (delivered 100% ready to run), and by the time we’re done upgrading it will probably have put another $4k in. TL DR In your shoes, I’d ask myself what I really need beyond a standard VR5050, then talk to Velox about a custom build to meet those needs.
I’ve seen recommendations for several CNC routers in the $5K-15K range such as Velox, ShopBot in other threads, but are wondering if folks have any recommendations for a higher end machine in the $20K-40K range? Our school is building a new STEM center and they are purchasing several new machines.
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