Re: Am I in the right place?

"Steve B" <boozoochavez@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote in
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Thanks. If it is the Cliff I am familiar with, I will not be adding
to his comments.

I am considering buying a CNC plasma cutter. Some names that have
come up are:

Plasmacam
Dynatorch
Torchmate
Multicam


I have been looking at these, and some come with a table, and some
come with component parts, and you have to manufacture the
table/chassis assembly.

Insights, caveats, and heads up appreciated. I want to buy the best
value, and not necessarily just the highest price model.


Just from a machine building/purchasing standpoint, you should look at a
few things.
1. What is the cost addition of the table from the manufacturer?
2. What are your capabilities of fabrication of a table?
3. What are your capabilities of assembly, debug and checkout of the
equipment (including time required) that would need to be assembled, vs.
purchasing a turnkey, tested system?
4. If you do not have the capabilities to manufacture a suitable table,
what will be the cost to have this fabricated out of house?
5. What are the differences in the various software offered by each
manufacturer?
6. What are the warranties from the various manufacturers?
7.
a.) What are the service reputations of the various manufacturers?
b.) How far away is the nearest service technician and service
center from your location?
8. If you build your own table, and buy a component system, will the
manufacturer actually honor the warranty should you have problems, or
will they be blaming you for all problems in order to avoid warranty
costs?

--
Anthony

You can't 'idiot proof' anything....every time you try, they just make
better idiots.

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