| In article , | "Morris Dovey" wrote: | || It was when I added up || the prices on this general type of equipment that I decided to || apply the crowbar for my ShopBot. | | OH!.. It's YOU again! *S*... the voice of reason!
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| You make too much sense. Maybe it is because of that little nudge | here, and little nudge there that I get from you on a regular | basis, but a Bot is in the 2006 budget... at least the expansion of | shop space is.
Take a little time to look around at used 'Bots and at some of the recent [ahem] Chinese offerings. If I had it to do over, I think I'd still go for a ShopBot because of the support available from the company and other users - but I'd have waited for a really good deal on a used machine.
| I just may have to rough it without the Colombo spindle for a | while.. without the ArtCAM Pro software...without the big vacuum | system...I have build-up systems before, in fact, I think that's | what I like best about business..the growth.
The 5HP spindle is a delight; but I don't have any of the razzle-dazzle software - and my big vacuum system is a recycled refrigerator compressor and a set of pucks. Do plan on having dust collection in place from the very beginning.
Also take a bit of time to look around for alternate sources for the Colombo. You may find it available for less than the ShopBot price -- and there /are/ other good spindles available (both new and used).
| Thanks for all the input, and I wish you the very best Christmas and | prosperous 2006.
I wish you the same; and that 2006 is the year of the 'Bot for you - and that you make it pay for itself before the year ends. Feel welcome to call if I can be of help.
| PS.. it's that piece of solid surface material on the fore-ground of | this picture that tells me all I need to know (from an accounting | standpoint....*s*) |
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you're getting really serious about this, join the ShopBot Forum and read it every day. Major new items this past week have ranged from a tutorial (from Quebec) about cutting curved moldings to a new blog (from South Africa) with a
/lot/ of photos showing how to set up and do all kinds of interesting things with the 'Bot.
-- Morris Dovey DeSoto Solar DeSoto, Iowa USA
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