CnC Machine

does everyone know
if I want a mini cnc machine , about 100 lbs

where can I find?

thanks:)
 
Adonisy said:
does everyone know
if I want a mini cnc machine , about 100 lbs

where can I find?

thanks:)

Adonis. I'd personally recommend staying away from the cnc mini mills for cuemaking. It's not that it can't be done, but my friend Dick Neighbors tried that route. He did about as good a job as anyone could have and came up with some pretty ingenious jigging, but he finally gave up and built a gantry system. I think the Gantry type systems are much more versatile and if you set one up with a 4th axis on one side and a vacuum table, or jig to hold the inlay material for the male portions of the inlays, on the other, you can do some really exotic stuff! The problem with the mini mills is that you're limited to about 8-9 inches of travel. This is plenty long enough to do any inlays as long as you can position the cue properly and rotate it accurately. By the time you build a jig to mount to the mini mills bed to accomodate those needs, you have a pretty heavy set up, no matter what it's made of! The weight of the jig causes the little stepper motors on the mini mills to lose steps. Dickie once told me that he destroyed at least 25% of the cues he tried pocketing on his mini mill due to this fact. Maybe he'll see this and chime in here with his experience. He had counter balances and other devices he'd made to minimize the weight and bulk of the set-up but it's just a bit too much for one of these. A gantry system can be bought and/or built for about twice what you'd have in a cnc mini mill, with much more versatility and reliability.

just more hot air!


Sherm
 
See my www.hightowercues.com shop tour for a mini mill that is doing a great job for me for about two years. If you leave the feed on rapid movement they will miss steps. Slow it down to about 7 inches a minute and you won't have any problems. Mine has 12 inches of X travel.
 
cueman said:
See my www.hightowercues.com shop tour for a mini mill that is doing a great job for me for about two years. If you leave the feed on rapid movement they will miss steps. Slow it down to about 7 inches a minute and you won't have any problems. Mine has 12 inches of X travel.

Chris,
Do you pocket/inlay the forearms and buttsleeves before you attach them to the handle?

Sherm
 
cueman said:
See my www.hightowercues.com shop tour for a mini mill that is doing a great job for me for about two years. If you leave the feed on rapid movement they will miss steps. Slow it down to about 7 inches a minute and you won't have any problems. Mine has 12 inches of X travel.

hello cueman, can you tell me , where can I buy these mini cnc machine?

and weight? thanks

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CNC for cue making

Adonis:

I recommend the CueMonster from Unique Products. Mine works like a charm. Tapers (butts and shafts), inlays, pockets and scrolls are no problem. See if Brian will upgrade the BobCad program (version 17) to Version 20. Weight about 100 pounds and costs about $9,000. You can also buy pre-canned cue programs for $7.50 each program. Send me an e-mail to denalicues@comcast.net and I will hook you up with the programmer. If you buy the pre-canned programs it will give you a jump start on getting the most from your CNC.

Bob Flynn
Denali Cues/Guitars
 
thanks everyone's suggestion

I found another good choice

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this is one of best , but much expensive
 
cuesmith said:
Chris,
Do you pocket/inlay the forearms and buttsleeves before you attach them to the handle?

Sherm
I have only occasionally done it that way. I usually assemble the cue first and then inlay it. I do have to turn the cue around to get to each end. If you try to make it to where the whole cue fixture will slide under the head to any position you get too much weight hanging off the end and cause a bind.
I have the mill drop shipped from the factory and provide the rest of the software and hardware except for the copmputer. I charge $4500 for them but the catch is that they are on their own learning how to use it. No training is provided except Bob Cad software training videos and manuals.
 
QMAKER said:
Adonis:

I recommend the CueMonster from Unique Products. Mine works like a charm. Tapers (butts and shafts), inlays, pockets and scrolls are no problem. See if Brian will upgrade the BobCad program (version 17) to Version 20. Weight about 100 pounds and costs about $9,000. You can also buy pre-canned cue programs for $7.50 each program. Send me an e-mail to denalicues@comcast.net and I will hook you up with the programmer. If you buy the pre-canned programs it will give you a jump start on getting the most from your CNC.

Bob Flynn
Denali Cues/Guitars

I second that.
I have used a CueMonster for about three years now and never had a lick of trouble with it.
How tight are the inlays?
Just look at my avaitar.
Dont get any better than that.
 
Sherline?

Other than the travel limitations of the sherline, are there any other issues with them??
 
Adonisy said:
thanks everyone's suggestion

I found another good choice

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this is one of best , but much expensive

That machine would make a very poor inlay machine for cues.
Much modification would be needed and then I doubt it would do well.
 
Techno Isel

if you're going to do this for your main source of income i would recomend investing in as good a machine as you can afford. for the money Techno Isel makes some of the best machines on the market.
 
Align Rite Gantry CNC

Go here;

http://www.alignritetool.com/cnc_router_poolcue.htm

Call Matt and tell him that you want the Gantry model, I think they stopped making the Gantry in favor of the one shown in the link. :confused: I ain't convinced.

The Gantry model is Great! :D Does not take up much floor space, smooth and quiet if you get the NSK spindle.

And you get the support from a 19 year cuemaker to help get it going.

Tom
 
Cuesavvy said:
Go here;

http://www.alignritetool.com/cnc_router_poolcue.htm

Call Matt and tell him that you want the Gantry model, I think they stopped making the Gantry in favor of the one shown in the link. :confused: I ain't convinced.

The Gantry model is Great! :D Does not take up much floor space, smooth and quiet if you get the NSK spindle.

And you get the support from a 19 year cuemaker to help get it going.

Tom

What is the going price for that model?
 
Align Rite CNC

Price??

I'm not sure. But I bet the one you see in the link above is cheaper than what I paid for the Gantry I have. I sent a message to Matt this morning asking if he will build me another Gantry.
 

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