Used Storm CNC for sale.

[Mc2]

This is the first Storm machine ever made. I have removed a few compnants from this machine to reduce the cost. It will need a spindle motor, cnc controller, and a motor for the taig spindle for live turning. I can add these items for an additional cost.

This machine has a travle of about 40" in the X, 8" in the Y, and 6" in the Z axes. Depending on the controller and software used both the X and Y axis can run up to 150 ipm. Both the X and Y axes have ball screws and ball nuts and the Z axis has the standard Taig colum with leadscrew.

I would prefer sell this machine to someone that does have an idea of what they are doing. I will offer some tech support however I am not willing to teach someone how to make cues. I will of course provide help with setup of Mach3 and I am very familiar with Bobcad v23. I would be happy to provide a few programs that where written for the machine including taper programs and point cutting programs. Mach 3 will need to be purchased.

Selling price is $3,500 plus shipping. Machine is being sold As is with no returns though it functions correctly. Local pick up is prefered so that I can show buyer how to use. If items need to be added to machine, I will do so at a reasonable cost.

thanks, Jim.

 

[KJ Cues]

This offer is definitely worth a bump.
Anyone looking to get into CNC would be wise to give this a 2nd look.
Good Luck with your sale Jim.
I'm sure that in a better economy, this would have been gone yesterday.

 

[Mc2]

This offer is definitely worth a bump.
Anyone looking to get into CNC would be wise to give this a 2nd look.
Good Luck with your sale Jim.
I'm sure that in a better economy, this would have been gone yesterday.

Thanks for the bump Kj. I am actually quite supprised that I have only had one response on this machine. There is no way someone could have this much machine for this little unless they built it themselves and it still would be close to my asking price. I may have scared them off because I stripped the controls off of the machine. Even if they purchased the controls themselves or used the controls off of a taig machine they are still saving money. I of course could build this machine new for someone but they would be looking at $5,000 to $6,000 from me depending on options.

Jim.

 

[Mc2]

Ok, I have been told that I will have better luck with a complete system. I will be happy to include a Gecko 540 4 axes controller the missing stepper motor, and a Kress router with both 1/4 and 1/8 inch collets. I will also give buy the correct profiles for this machine to run in Mach3 with mill operation and a profile for lathe operations. Of course that means the price will be increased to $4200 plush shipping. By the way, I will be at the SBE next month so I can deliver it there for free. I will need a week though to be able to set up a dedicated control for this machine.

This is as about as close to turn Key as I can get. Others may claim turn key however they are not. I suppose that I could make this closer to turn key however the buyer will miss a great learning exercise. We build cues here. If we can not figure out how to set up a machine and run it, then we wouldn't be very good at making cues. Please don't miss understand me. I don't want to sell this machine and never talked to that person again as they can't grasp the concepts that are needed. I want them to be happy with their purchase. This can not be achived unless the customers already knows a great deal about using a cnc or they need some help but can figure some things out for themselves. If they need a turn key system then the shouldn't be making the investment. CNC is not for them. I will not sell this machine to someone that doesn't have a clue as to what they are getting into. I do not need the money that bad.

If any other changes need to be made then let me know as I am the most qualified to make the changes.

Jim.

 

[aphelps1]

Sounds like an awesome deal on a CNC machine. I can't imagine this one will last long.

Alan

 

[RBC]

I have seen this machine run and it's a very good design.

Solid, strong and capable of doing whatever CNC work you could need to do on a cue.

It's a great deal!

Royce Bunnell
www.obcues.com

 

[JoeyInCali]

That can sure do a lot of tasks in the shop.

 

[Blue Hog ridr]

6K is still 2K cheaper than the *** *******
$4200.00 is a steal. If I thought for one minute that I was ready for CNC, I would jump on this.

 

[masonh]

did you do much tapering with ?
how did it do on butts and shafts?
how fast did you spin the wood?

 

[Mc2]

did you do much tapering with ?
how did it do on butts and shafts?
how fast did you spin the wood?

Actually, I have taperd several items on this lathe. I would spin the wood at between 100 and 300 rpm though spindle can do up to 750 or 1k. I don't like feeding faster than 15 ipm and only 6 ipm on final passes of handles. I have not done alot of shafts on this machine though I can't see why there would be any issues. With the taig tail stock and Mach3 it is easy to get this machine to hold down to .001" Not bad if you ask me for a wood chuck. This machine realy shines on inlays. Expecially with the macro programs that I have that work with Mach3. These programs by the way will go with the machine. The programs will include taper, indexing, and point cutting. The point cutting program does require a little thought to use it as it is quite configurable.

Jim.

 

[hdridertroy]

hi i am a amenture pool cue builder right now and wood like to have this to build with and everything that goes with it too will you ship to this zip code thanks and i am pretty good at getting things to work all right thanks troy let me know i would love to have it

 

[Mc2]

Sorry, machine is concidered sold

Sorry guys, machine should be concidered sold. I of course would be happy to build another if anyone is interested. Please let me know. Please keep in mind that it can't be as cheap as this machine was. The reason I was selling this cheap is an attempt to get away from the stigma of Lee and Briana Products.


Jim.

 

[Craig Fales]

Sorry guys, machine should be concidered sold. I of course would be happy to build another if anyone is interested. Please let me know. Please keep in mind that it can't be as cheap as this machine was. The reason I was selling this cheap is an attempt to get away from the stigma of Lee and Briana Products.


Jim.

Funny how even Lee's biggest supporters eventually see the light when things come full circle. Of course it's quite well known that Lee can't do any of these projects on his own. He couldn't build cues if I weren't there or he was on the phone snitching gcode for inlays from others. He had to resort to having Hubert (the owner of the machine shop with the green walls that Lee claims he owns, LOLz) make all his machined parts. Look at his history and tell me what you think about him. Why do people keep doing business with him is beyond me.

 

[Mc2]

Funny how even Lee's biggest supporters eventually see the light when things come full circle. Of course it's quite well known that Lee can't do any of these projects on his own. He couldn't build cues if I weren't there or he was on the phone snitching gcode for inlays from others. He had to resort to having Hubert (the owner of the machine shop with the green walls that Lee claims he owns, LOLz) make all his machined parts. Look at his history and tell me what you think about him. Why do people keep doing business with him is beyond me.

Craig, I owe you an apology. You tried to warn me a while back on here and I didn't listen. Several others warned me. In the long run though I have the upper hand. I know how to use this equipment to its fullest. Its like owning a pianno but not knowing how to play it. He can bang on the keys but he will never here anything other than noise.

Jim.

 

[Cuetips]

Bashing Lee..... again and again and again

Funny how even Lee's biggest supporters eventually see the light when things come full circle. Of course it's quite well known that Lee can't do any of these projects on his own. He couldn't build cues if I weren't there or he was on the phone snitching gcode for inlays from others. He had to resort to having Hubert (the owner of the machine shop with the green walls that Lee claims he owns, LOLz) make all his machined parts. Look at his history and tell me what you think about him. Why do people keep doing business with him is beyond me.

Nice move,,,, this post was originally to sell a product but you have turned it into a bash thread against Lee, again and again and again

If you dont like Lees products etc,, real simple rule, don;t buy from him

It;s guys like you that keep harping on guys like Lee that do nothing but contribute to this industry, and then we wonder why they stop contributing on this forum. Once you get rid of Lee, who will you be working on next, Chris Hightower , maybe Joe Porper or the Unique guys. Keep it up and you will eventually get rid of all of them and then everyone can thank you for doing such a good job of doing what...

Shame you can't let go and move on with your life, I'm even more surprised that you haven;t been banned for your vendetta type actions.

Just my 2 cents, and yes, I've been dealing with Lee, Joe from Cue Components, Chris Hightower, Todd and numerous other for over 10 years and never a problem with any of them, guess I'm just lucky I haven't been stung ( yea right), but then again, I deal with them because they are all straight shooters in my book and have done exactly as they said they would.

Have a great day

 

[Craig Fales]

Nice move,,,, this post was originally to sell a product but you have turned it into a bash thread against Lee, again and again and again

If you dont like Lees products etc,, real simple rule, don;t buy from him

It;s guys like you that keep harping on guys like Lee that do nothing but contribute to this industry, and then we wonder why they stop contributing on this forum. Once you get rid of Lee, who will you be working on next, Chris Hightower , maybe Joe Porper or the Unique guys. Keep it up and you will eventually get rid of all of them and then everyone can thank you for doing such a good job of doing what...

Shame you can't let go and move on with your life, I'm even more surprised that you haven;t been banned for your vendetta type actions.

Just my 2 cents, and yes, I've been dealing with Lee, Joe from Cue Components, Chris Hightower, Todd and numerous other for over 10 years and never a problem with any of them, guess I'm just lucky I haven't been stung ( yea right), but then again, I deal with them because they are all straight shooters in my book and have done exactly as they said they would.

Have a great day

It's obvious that you are completely oblivious to the big picture. Did you not read any of the other posts? I've never bashed WHAT Lee was making Einstein. I only have problems with his integrity. You keep hanging from his nutz, I don't care. And BTW I've kept quiet about a lot of things I could have spoken up about. I don't make comments about people just to ***** like you seem to think. Really you should just keep it shut if YOU don't know what you're talking about.

 

[Mc2]

Nice move,,,, this post was originally to sell a product but you have turned it into a bash thread against Lee, again and again and again

If you dont like Lees products etc,, real simple rule, don;t buy from him

It;s guys like you that keep harping on guys like Lee that do nothing but contribute to this industry, and then we wonder why they stop contributing on this forum. Once you get rid of Lee, who will you be working on next, Chris Hightower , maybe Joe Porper or the Unique guys. Keep it up and you will eventually get rid of all of them and then everyone can thank you for doing such a good job of doing what...

Shame you can't let go and move on with your life, I'm even more surprised that you haven;t been banned for your vendetta type actions.

Just my 2 cents, and yes, I've been dealing with Lee, Joe from Cue Components, Chris Hightower, Todd and numerous other for over 10 years and never a problem with any of them, guess I'm just lucky I haven't been stung ( yea right), but then again, I deal with them because they are all straight shooters in my book and have done exactly as they said they would.

Have a great day

Craig is correct. You should really read the post first. This is not an advertisement to sell a machine rather me defending myself from Lee. Again it is amazing how well smoke a mirrors works. Good luck with your endevors. Concider yourself warned. Please though complain if this ever changes. Maybe someone else with enough sense to listen will save themselves alot of hassle. Obviously you do not fit the bill here. And for others, who may have purchased this machine, I will help if needed but I do want it publicly known how it is you asked me for help.

thanks, Jim.

 

[Cuetips]

Guess I need to take some remedial english courses cause if your first post on this thread was not trying to sell this unit, I'm totally confused on what you're saying. Please correct me if I am wrong

you stated " I would prefer sell this machine to someone that does have an idea of what they are doing. I will offer some tech support however I am not willing to teach someone how to make cues. I will of course provide help with setup of Mach3 and I am very familiar with Bobcad v23. I would be happy to provide a few programs that where written for the machine including taper programs and point cutting programs. Mach 3 will need to be purchased.

Selling price is $3,500 plus shipping. Machine is being sold As is with no returns though it functions correctly. Local pick up is prefered so that I can show buyer how to use. If items need to be added to machine, I will do so at a reasonable cost.

thanks, Jim.

 

[Mc2]

Guess I need to take some remedial english courses cause if your first post on this thread was not trying to sell this unit, I'm totally confused on what you're saying. Please correct me if I am wrong

you stated " I would prefer sell this machine to someone that does have an idea of what they are doing. I will offer some tech support however I am not willing to teach someone how to make cues. I will of course provide help with setup of Mach3 and I am very familiar with Bobcad v23. I would be happy to provide a few programs that where written for the machine including taper programs and point cutting programs. Mach 3 will need to be purchased.

Selling price is $3,500 plus shipping. Machine is being sold As is with no returns though it functions correctly. Local pick up is prefered so that I can show buyer how to use. If items need to be added to machine, I will do so at a reasonable cost.

thanks, Jim.

I am sorry, you are correct. There are actually two thread going on here. I have had alot of pms regarding both. It is hard keeping up here. Again sorry for more than this mistake.

Jim.

 

[KJ Cues]

Funny how even Lee's biggest supporters eventually see the light when things come full circle. Of course it's quite well known that Lee can't do any of these projects on his own. He couldn't build cues if I weren't there or he was on the phone snitching gcode for inlays from others. He had to resort to having Hubert (the owner of the machine shop with the green walls that Lee claims he owns, LOLz) make all his machined parts. Look at his history and tell me what you think about him. Why do people keep doing business with him is beyond me.

To Mr. Craig Fales,

I said I had washed my hands of this matter and I was content to abide by that.
However, given a statement that you've made, I feel I must now re-enter in order to set the record straight.
You've made the statement that Lee could not build a cue without you having been present in his shop. I respectfully disagree and take exception to that statement.
Lee Malakoff is very capable of building cues and has been for at least the past 15 yrs that I'm aware of. You see, Lee and I go back about 20+ yrs now.
You, as well as many others, are acutely aware that Lee and I haven't exactly seen eye to eye on at least a couple of occasions so why would I of all people, now step forward to dispute your claim? Because I'm more about truth and accuracy in what's being presented to the forum than I am about choosing sides.

You're certainly welcome to recant your statement or offer the proof to support it. Please be advised that I can offer testimony to the fact that Lee was selling cues of his own making as far back as the early `90s at one of the last original 'Glass City Opens' held in Toledo. That's where I was first introduced to the Honorable Mr. Dennis Dieckman and if I recall correctly, Earl Strickland won the event.

Now, before you go getting all ballistic, let me remind you that I have done work for Lee as well as you have. I'm also very mindful of what he's capable of.
A prime example would be that you couldn't build a veneer cutting fixture such as he has without first knowing how to do points.

As I recently stated in a post to Lee, some things can get said in a heated discussion that wouldn't ordinarily be said. It's possible that is the case here.