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Onefinity CNC vs X Carve Pro - gad5264 - 10-07-2020
Has anyone purchased one of these or considering purchasing one?
Also, did any of you see the introduction of the new X Carve Pro yesterday? It has quite the price tag on it.
RE: Onefinity CNC vs X Carve Pro - BloomingtonMike - 10-07-2020
(10-07-2020, 06:05 AM)gad5264 Wrote: Has anyone purchased one of these or considering purchasing one?
Also, did any of you see the introduction of the new X Carve Pro yesterday? It has quite the price tag on it.
Xcarve are super lightweight hobby machines that are "cheap". Folks buy them because they are cheap and have a community of users and easy software.
We can talk specifics about the build if you want. I don't want to sound to negative on my own lol.
I build my own machines and retrofit industrial machines have for a long time. Cheap machines get asked about a lot.
As to the pro, they get away with charging $6K because people charge $10K and $17K for heavier duty machines and $6K for similar machines. You can charge what some people will pay.
RE: Onefinity CNC vs X Carve Pro - gad5264 - 10-07-2020
(10-07-2020, 07:06 AM)BloomingtonMike Wrote: Xcarve are super lightweight hobby machines that are "cheap". Folks buy them because they are cheap and have a community of users and easy software.
We can talk specifics about the build if you want. I don't want to sound to negative on my own lol.
I build my own machines and retrofit industrial machines have for a long time. Cheap machines get asked about a lot.
As to the pro, they get away with charging $6K because people charge $10K and $17K for heavier duty machines and $6K for similar machines. You can charge what some people will pay.
I was just completely shocked of the X-Carve Pro price after the introductory price wears off. $12K for a 48x48 seems completely insane in my opinion.
RE: Onefinity CNC vs X Carve Pro - Phil Thien - 10-07-2020
I wasn't aware of the Pro models.
Wow.
I've been happy with my Carbide3D Shapeoko, fits in nicely between low and pro.
Still I wouldn't mind something with a stiffer z-axis design. I think I'd like a Tormach or something of that caliber.
RE: Onefinity CNC vs X Carve Pro - JDuke - 10-07-2020
Just saw the advertisement for the x-carve pro.
It looks to be a very different machine from the x-carve.
The pro has linear glides and ball screws as opposed to the regular x-carve which is belt drive with v-wheels on aluminum extrusion. They are completely different classes of machine.
Kind of like comparing a bench top direct drive saw, which will get the job done but You will have to work around it’s limitations
Compared to a 5hp unisaw with Biesemeyer fence (the pro)
You can cut a lot more with it and push it harder.
I have had 4 x-carves and sold all of them, they are good beginner machines and you can do good work with them, but I built a home build with 80/20 linear slides and rack and pinion drive that’s much more robust, faster, and overall more enjoyable to use for just under 5k