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New CNC Router

5/8/20       
Robert Member

I've narrowed my choice down to 3 machines: C.R. Onsrud, Biesse, Anderson. Pricing for the models is similar. Are you owners of these machines satisfied with performance and service?

5/9/20       #3: New CNC Router ...
Mike Grubbs Member

If your talking new routers Id rank them in this order
anderson
Onsrud
biesse

make sure your getting FANUC control
biesse service is a frustration, unless you speak Italian.
Onsrud, I have one, 6 years old and the drives are obsolete... do your homework!!

Take a look at Northwood.

5/9/20       #4: New CNC Router ...
Robert Member

Thanks Mike, I'll take a look at Northwood. Was leaning towards Onsrud because they're manufactured in the US. But I'm hearing good things about Anderson. I'm in no hurry, going to try and visit some shops with the same machines.

5/10/20       #5: New CNC Router ...
Derrek

Website: http://Closetdr.com

Biesse service is top notch. I have never spoken with an Italian on the CNC side and have had Biesse machines since 2005. The great thing is we rarely have issues and don’t need to talk to them.

5/10/20       #6: New CNC Router ...
Robert Member

Thanks Derrek that's good to know. I'm looking at the Rover K and Rover S. I hear there are quite a few near me, so I'll be checking them out.

5/10/20       #7: New CNC Router ...
Derrek

I have a rover S with auto load and unload. Let me know if have specific questions. We have been runnng daily for over 3 years and run 20 to 40 sheets a day on it every day

5/11/20       #8: New CNC Router ...
quicktrim

I have an Anderson Stratos.
Been very happy with it. The Fanuc and straight G code machine has been very trouble free and easy to work with. Wear parts are mostly availible from Bosh Rexroth and they will sell to you direct. My machine is 12 years old and still accurate to .001 with no changing of anything except to upgrade to a low TIR spindle.

Been a good experience so far.

5/12/20       #9: New CNC Router ...
Kevin Dunphy

Website: http://www.kdunphy.com

Would it be better to have 2 shopbot cnc [or similar ]for the same price .

With 2 machines you could pump out 60 to 80 sheets a day

Your cnc will never be down the odds of 2 machine down at the same time slim to none

5/12/20       #10: New CNC Router ...
Derrek

Regarding 2 shop bots.
My answer is not for the type of work we do.
12 position tool changer
18 spindle drill head
Big spindle that can run fast and hard all day.
Downtime sucks when you have it but I’ve been down with 2 separate machines a total of 5 days since 2005. I was down more than that when I ran a beam saw.

As you start running lots of sheets, material handling becomes an issue as well, loading and unloading can consume more time than actually running the sheet. That becam our bottleneck and was the reason we went with autoload and unload. If I was small starting out today, I would at a minimum look for a machine with a push of rake

5/12/20       #11: New CNC Router ...
Justin Member

We have a Biesse Rover S in our cabinet shop (mostly commercial work). This is our first CNC machine and pretty much the only sales guy that came to our shop frequently and still stops by. For what we do, programming in cabinet vision and then it posts to the cnc, it works quite well for us. Has greatly improved our capabilities and sped up production by huge amounts, not to mention making some of our work a hell of a lot easier.

Now I don't have any experience with other CNC manufacturers, but we have been quite happy with Biesse products, so much so that after we got the CNC, we upgraded to a Biesse Jade edge bander and a Biesse Viet 43" dual head sander.

Everything works great, and when it doesn't, their service has been alright. Now I agree with what someone said above on how needing to learn Italian might be a thing, as I think if you are selling machines in the States, it should be programed in English, but their service department has helped me out quite a bit in more or less understanding the machine better that I can get by without knowing Italian.

We are also considering getting a bigger CNC in the future as the one we have is just an 8 foot table. We need the 12 footer to help out with Corian fabrication.

Hope this helps

5/12/20       #12: New CNC Router ...
Derrek

Regarding 2 shop bots.
My answer is not for the type of work we do.
12 position tool changer
18 spindle drill head
Big spindle that can run fast and hard all day.
Downtime sucks when you have it but I’ve been down with 2 separate machines a total of 5 days since 2005. I was down more than that when I ran a beam saw.

As you start running lots of sheets, material handling becomes an issue as well, loading and unloading can consume more time than actually running the sheet. That becam our bottleneck and was the reason we went with autoload and unload. If I was small starting out today, I would at a minimum look for a machine with a push of rake

5/12/20       #13: New CNC Router ...
Remy Ludwin Member

Hi Robert,
I have 2 CNC’s and other machines from BIESSE. Their service is really good, top notch. You make a service call and you will get respond within one hour, if your machine is down. Send me message if you have any specific question.

5/12/20       #14: New CNC Router ...
cabinetmaker

I have a 20 year old Biesss Rover 30FT.

Still runs and parts are available.

I have a 2018 Biesse Rover S. Runs non stop no Italian needed and Biesss service very dependable. Parts are available also.

Next cnc, winstore. Load, unloader labeler- Biesse

9/24/20       #15: New CNC Router ...
FORSUNCNC Member

Website: https://forsuncnc.com/

Hello, Have you considered to make custom parts by the overseas manufacturer? We are a professional CNC machine shop in China, we can make kinds of custom made parts according to customers' drawings, our service includes a CNC router, CNC plasma cutter, CNC laser cutter. If you are interested, you can check our website.


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