Brian Owen, ShopBot Wrote:
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> Mark--you've got an x-carve, right? Does the power
> for the spindle run through the control box or do
> you just plug the router into the wall and turn it
> on and off when you cut? Also--how many driver cha
> nnels are there? What connection type do you use t
> o connect the motors?
Brian, sorry, I don't have an x-carve, until my Origin comes the handibot is my only cnc router.
I've looked at them fairly extensively though and I've never seen a fourth axis or a router controller.
That is quite a price difference but for a nice, easy to use and set up control box, it may well be worth the difference to some, well to me for sure. If you could pull off bundling the controller with Vcarve you'd sell to those who want to build their own and understand the differences.
You know I try to steer people away from belt driven hobby routers for their first.