The AeroSpace Engineering Department, Oklahoma State University:
"Thanks a lot as the CNC unit is now
working for 3D objects and we are starting to learn how to make molds
directly using the CNC. We are seeing that what formally would have
taken over a week to do can now be done in less then an hour. Once
again we look forward to using your unit and in fact there has been
talk about purchasing a third unit as well.
Overall we have been very impressed with the table and are looking forward to many more hours of CNC fun."
Joe
"We have an old New Hermes 3400 at work that we paid $10k for 6
years ago and I just engraved an autocad drawing that I did at work
with graphics and text with the same quality but much faster! All on
paper thin aluminum.
"I haven't used the CNC machine as much as I'd like, but have made
some plastic parts for my motorcycle projects. So far I love the
machine.
Thanks,"
Mr. Fouch
"Great cd, thanks, great to do business with. AAAAAA+++++"
Robert
"This
year we are using your CNC machine to go directly to the mold stage and
we have been able to cut at least one week from our schedule as well as
we are now able to build a mold that has details on the order of 0.005"
or even better."
Joe
"Pilot Pro, Wow! Received my combo cd and took a look at it, and was very
surprised.. The cd is everything i was looking for. I know nothing
about Cnc's but your Cd explains so much more on how things work than i
could have asked for.. Thanks a bunch.."
John
"I
received the last box today. The parts look
great! I've got
the plastic parts mostly done, the control board soldered up.. I'll be
finishing the plastic parts tonight and maybe testing my
motors... Aluminum parts
tomorrow hopefully, and maybe this weekend
assembling!!!!!
anyway, Ill keep you posted on this Pilot Pro in NJ!"
Steve
"I
received my combo CD earlier in the week and was very happy. I would like to be added to your megabot email list too.
"The machine is a work of art! Very nice!
Thanks very much"
Raymond
"You WAY UNDERSTATED how cool this
CD is. The high quality of the descriptions, the bill of materials, the
DXF files and the photographs [especially] is without a doubt one of
the best I have seen.
The design is very good too, in that it is simple [relatively] and
straight forward. It appears inexpensive to build as well, without
being cheap, which is a big downfall of many of the plans [I have more
than one.].
Being a designer of furniture, clothing and automobile interiors
there are subtle clues to quality, one of which is presentation of the
idea. The manner and completeness of the presentation of the ideas on
this CD are just a small clue to the quality of the thought behind the
product.
"
W.R.
"PHIL! I made my first cuts today!
its
finally all up and running... finally done!.... making parts,
assembling, painting, computer building, software, basement cleaning,
wiring, testing, on and on and on.. And now it all works!!!!"
Steve 
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"Got it! Great information and really appreciate the extra effort in shipping.
Have a great week!"
Dale
"Phil, Got the CD today! I'm impressed! I have an aluminum frame that's
welded 1.5" X 3" tubing, measuring 55" x 40" that I'm going to use as
the foundation. I'll upscale the X and Y to fit my frame. Going to use
1250 in-lb Nema 34 motors on the X and Y. I'll let you know how things
turn out."
Gary
"PHIL, MACHINE WORKS GREAT, WHEN
YOU SEE MY NEXT PICTURE OF A LITHOPHANE YOU WON'T BELIEVE IT!
THANKS JOSEPH"
"Hey Phil,
Sorry I did not email you sooner.
Thanks for the kind words on cnczone.com. I had a great time building from
your plans. You need to charge more for the CD. This thing has so much
information and the pictures where a huge help. Anyone could modify your plans
to make this just about any size they wanted. My welding experience was little
to none but I had no problem welding the ends up using your jig that I built. It
would also be very easy to bolt the ends together if someone did not have
access to a welder. I would recommend that anyone even thinking of building a
CNC router purchase your CD, it is packed with information.
Thank you,"
"Phil,
Everything is falling together. Very impressive design and the
templates work flawlessly! Outstanding Method! I am very impressed with
your design and it is apparent that you have spent much time and
thought on your designs."
Mike
"Hi Phil,
I am 61,
retired,
hold a couple patents and was GM of my own division of a company with 650
employees.
We built a product I designed. I
had come up through the ranks starting out
working on the Apollo heat shield re-entry program.
I feel fairly confident that I am somewhat qualified to evaluate the quality of your product,
as well as the content of your presentation.
Simply put,
yours is the best I have seen---period.
I am truly proud of some of my accomplishments and means of presentation.
This machine of yours
is top line and the subtleties and variations
you
offer are astonishing. Hard for an old dog to
admit it, but I wish
I could have shared the helm with you before I retired.
I think we
would have had great fun!
I really look forward to completing your design.
Warmest regards,"
Ray
"Phil...
Attached is the carving just completed on DeskCNC in the Carve Mode. I
used a .125 ball end mill at 30 IPM. X & Y step over was set at
.020. The depth was set to .060. The carving took just under 4 hours to
complete.
The carve is that of an Open Wheel Modified Race Car that competes at
Stafford Motor Speedway where I am a Director, here in Connecticut. The
Photo was imported directly into DeskCNC and then set to carve. Actual
size is 15" X 7.5". This carving is part of a larger piece that will be
given to
the driver of this car to commemorate his 100th victory at our speedway.
The machine runs and performs flawlessly. The fact that I can produce
this kind of a project and still be able to complete other work at my
shop at the same time makes this a cost effective addition to my custom
furniture and cabinet business.
Thanks for your continued support"
Jimmy
"Phil,
Enclosed
are pics of my machine. I had a great time making it. If you look at
the "Z" axis, I have installed limit switches. I have also fully
detailed it in Solidworks."
Tim
"Hi Phil:
Attached are several images. Feel free to take your pick.
I designed a cabinet from birch plywood that supports the CNC machine and
contains the computer, controller board, power supply and a built-in vacuum.
The top of the cabinet is melamine. Interior shelves are adjustable. The
cabinet is on rollers so I can move it around my garage. Doors are located
on the front and the back. The computer, power supply and controller are in
the front. The vacuum is in the back.
I constructed a plexiglass housing for the power supply and controller
board. It has a cooling fan mounted to one end that slides into a PVC
Irrigation fitting allowing air to enter from the outside of the cabinet. I
placed some filter foam inside the irrigation fitting that blocks sawdust
from entering the unit. You can see the connection in the interior cabinet
shot and also the exterior shot that also shows the three section switch
that controls the vaccum, spindle and controller.
Everything works great and the machine is very reliable."
Dean
"Hi Phil!
It is very nice work!"
Vigdis
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