
- #Cnc table kit install
- #Cnc table kit driver
- #Cnc table kit manual
- #Cnc table kit upgrade
- #Cnc table kit full
#Cnc table kit install
This is a turnkey package that you can install into your Avid CNC machine.ĬNC Depot buys the Spindle Control Box from Avid CNC and modifies it to convert the whole package into an ATC.
#Cnc table kit upgrade
This is a third-party spindle upgrade for Avid CNC machines that converts the single tool spindle to an Automatic Tool Changer.Īlthough it's expensive, it doesn't cost as much as the ATC upgrades of other CNC brands. The NEMA 34 just helps in achieving the cuts faster which are important for production.Īnother upgrade that you should consider is the S30 ATC spindle upgrade from CNC Depot. If you are not doing production work, a NEMA 23 electronics bundle will work fine. If you choose the CRP4896 standard CNC kit with a router instead of the Avid 4x8 PRO kit above, you can keep the total cost to $8,000. Yes, I know that came to $11,62, but this is the cost with almost all the features maxed out (except maybe the 8 HP spindle). I compiled a table to show how much you will need to spend to get a fully setup Avid CNC Pro 4x8 Machine: PRO4896 4' x 8' CNC Router Kit (NEMA 34 compatible and 12" Z travel)Ĥ HP Plug and Play Spindle with spindle mount and ER20ColletĬost of a fully setup PRO4896 4x8 CNC Machine with max configurations With this machine, you are looking at an accuracy of 0.005" and repeatability of 0.002", which is more than enough for almost any woodworking CNC job.Īll these features make the Avid CNC PRO4896 a great choice for woodworking production work for businesses.
#Cnc table kit driver
The stepper driver used in this kit is a CRP8070 driver that can handle up to 7A. If you do production work, I highly recommend you get the NEMA 34 version which can achieve a cutting speed of 500 ipm and a rapid speed of 1000 ipm (yes!). I talk in detail about CNC software choices here- Best CNC Software A new license for Mach4 will cost you $200. Mach4 is the software option if you go with the plug-and-play bundle. Avid CNC NEMA 34 Electronics Bundle inside Enclosure I loved the electronics bundle which is incredibly powerful and also packed neatly inside their custom industrial NEMA enclosure. If you don't want to custom-build the electronics, Avid offers a fully bundled plug-and-play solution for the electronics of this machine, which has to be bought separately along with a few other things like the z probe and Mach4 software. This can arise if you want to work with 5x5 or 5x10 sheets like large baltic birch and MDF sheets. The size of the bed can be expanded later, by buying an additional length of frames if necessary.
#Cnc table kit full
In terms of pure specs, the cutting area is 49-½"x 97-½" which means a 4x8 full sheet material will fit in fine. Any CNC machine of this size comes with a lot of cables, as expected. I personally loved the cable management tracks which run by the side of the avid.
#Cnc table kit manual
This 4x8 CNC comes as a router kit and needs to be assembled using the manual and Avid makes it as easy as possible using their well-documented manual. This makes the lead screw drive an acceptable choice here, instead of rack and pinion. Since the Z-axis need not cover large travel distances, you don't need it to be as fast as the X and Y axes. The Z-axis of the avid uses a precision ball screw drive which is much more accurate than Acme drives. Racking can cause the X-axis to flex and produce inaccurate cutting. This helps avoid an issue called racking which's common in 4x8 CNC gantry's, due to the long Y-axis length. The avid PRO4896 runs its Y-axis on dual drives, meaning each Y-axis is run by a separate NEMA23/34 stepper motor. The frame of the CNC is high-quality extruded aluminum, which stays rigid without flexing even when run at the highest speeds.Īlthough some machinists insist on welded steel as the frame material, as some of the models that come in the latter part of this review, the frame on the Avid CNC is strong enough to produce accurate cuts for even medium-grade production work. While a belt system offers good speed it is not accurate enough for 4x8 CNCs, and this is where a rack and pinion system wins. The speed is a major challenge with full sheet CNC routers, due to the large travel. The Y-axis is 8 feet (96"), the best choice for the drive of a 4x8 CNC is a rack and pinion system, and the avid uses that. Unlike 4x4 CNCs and other smaller CNCs, 4x8 CNCs are complicated due to the long travel distance that's involved. The brand and the product are highly reputed in the CNC community due to the quality of their machines.Īll Avid users I know swear by their Avid, and these are people who've been using the same machine for at least 3 years. The Avid CNC-CRP4896 is the best and only choice in my opinion if you are looking to get a high quality 4x8 CNC router under $10,000.
