Glad you like them!

Any time!

Thanks David, I would love to pick your brain as to why you decided to upgrade these specific parts and what improvements will they make to your operations? I would like to upgrade the controller and use a proper version of mach3/4 but i really have no clue how to wire and set it up so for now I have to stick with what i've got.

@@ThisDesignedThat Well, I got the water cooled spindle mostly because is more quiet than the air cooled. I haven't heard good thing about Mach3 being reliable. But a lot of people use it and they are happy with it. I heard better thing about Mach4. In my case for the purpose of my machine it doesn't make sense to pay $175.00+ for a Mach3/4 license. I decided to go with LinuxCNC because it's open source super stable and flexible. The down side of Linux CNC is that the learning curve is pretty high and if you are not familiar with Linux it might be harder to learn. I upgraded the drivers and the stepper motors to make sure I don't loose steps and to run the machine's rapids faster. I also rewired the whole router with shielded cable to eliminate erratic behavior due to electrical noise generated by other electronic devices and components in the enclosure. I'll do a video at some point showing what I'm currently doing with my machine. I could help with wiring and any upgrades you are planning to do. I'm not an expert but I know 1 or 2 things hehe!. We all can learn together! Also take a look at the UCCN software it's the Mach3/4 competition and a lot of people like it better that Mach3/4. It's cheaper than Mach3/4 and the controllers can be used with Mach3/4 as well. www.cnc4pc.com/uccnc-control-software.html?gclid=CjwKCAjw5_DsBRBPEiwAIEDRWzL35BUhK7hzs4FXpO6ApDr-n1CJ23nxK021HWqkfvuTQETwWKYeSBoCFH8QAvD_BwE Keep in touch my friend.

@@00daveR Thanks for explaining all that and please do keep me updated with your upgrades, I'd love to see how it all comes together as I'm sure I will want to do the same in the future.

haha i know, had the alert on ebay for over a year!

Electronics is not my strong point, I'd love to build a new CNC control box with Meanwell PSU and a UC400 board but I have no idea what I'm doing. I pretty sure the CE on this machine means China Export come to think of it haha

nice just subbed, very good enclosure! i wish i had the space for something like that, but the cnc is already taking up the full width of the table top in my utility room :(

@@ThisDesignedThat I get you! Sorry for the bad English in my comment. Have a New phone that doesnt seem to like writing at Another language. Anyway, regarding an Enclosure, I dont know have much experience you got. But I had none experience, i was very suprized at how nasty the steel chips are. They are super tiney and will easily penetrate and get stuck Through the skin even through gloves. You might know that but since I didnt i tought I would let you know. They Will be a bit here and There around the router. So I wouldnt recomend to cut steel without an enclosure, even Though I am shure your router Will handle it just fine. Good lock with the router I Will check out your future videos. :)

you can go with something cheaper if you are just machining wood and rubber stamp. This machine would be great for it too

i would love the er20 collet size, how thick are your Z alu panel on the x6? Im wondering if they are the same as the x4. I might think about upgrading the spindle and electronics of my x4 because i feel it is underpowered

@@ThisDesignedThat If anything, the X4 should be stiffer than the X6. I have the email address for the engineer at Omio that knows the product inside out - I’m sure he’d be able to advise on any specifics with respect to design, electronics and upgrades. The 2.2kW spindle is really cheap - it’s become a commodity part - you can buy it in Europe for under £150.

one per side

@@ThisDesignedThat Thanks. I ordered similar frame. Also with one rail per side. Will see. Are you happy with the rigidity?

@@petercsizmadia9642 Yes rigidity is good, its good enough for small aluminum parts and wood. Definitely not steel though

@@ThisDesignedThat thank you Sir.

Definitely get the 1500W. 800W will cut but I can tell (especially when cutting metal) it needs more power and would speed up the jobs a lot having 1.5 or 2.2kw spindle

@@ThisDesignedThat thank you for the reply and honesty!

The feature that makes the omiocnc so good, compared to the generic 6040 routers, is the extra rigidity given by heavier gauge construction and linear rails. This combined with the 2.2kW spindle gives it standout performance for the money. Putting a 2.2kW spindle on a “flexi” generic router will be good for ripping through thin flat plates but less use where surface finish (especially on the side) and precision are important…

Im also using an old windows xp laptop. What is the error you are seeing?

@@ThisDesignedThat Hi I just wrote a couple of lines for you and deleted it for since I wrote that I got my very old winXP to install the mach3. I could not even do that I got a white page, but now I can see all the didles and nobes and knobs and ( what ever they are called. Please forgive me and my bad english :) ) But Stil I have trouble to make anything move. Before when I installed the mach3 there was something wrong with installing the parallel port driver from mach3, but now it went and there seems to be no problems, so why I still can not get it to work. Do I have to do anything to the control board? so that it knows that it has to give the control away to the computer? I really am very Grateful for any kind of help. Thank you

yes I think it's needed, any ideas on best way to build one?

for cnc its cheap! So far the linear rail have been a great. Keeps it very rigid

1600 is cheap? All relative I guess but for its size the price is too much for new even with the linear rails. As I said I am surprised to see linear rails on one of these but there is absolutely no reason they aren't being used (even the small machines could use MGN12c rails and blocks). I guess it is due to penny pinching by the Chinese.

@@thebeststooge Oh yes agreed, £1600 is expensive. I got this for £800 second hand so would consider it closer to a bargain

Yep, £800 is a great price though that still pushes it to around 1k USD. You made out like a bandit with that machine. :)

Btw, this seems to be the only machine out there using linear rails and a water cooled spindle with the fourth axis for 110v will cost me over 2000 USD to get to me. Compare that to the exact same machine but uses rods (so the only difference is the rails) of around 700-800 USD to my door. *sigh*

ships from China I believe, they do ship worldwide so you should be able to get one without any issues

@@ThisDesignedThat i'm not sure, my order from aliexpress have been stuck for 3 months by covid19

@@cuongduong209 ah yes. You ordered at the wrong time. Lots of things i ordered from aliexpress also taking longer to arrive. What model did you go for?

Well, 2 sets of hiwin linear 12 for my 3d printer.

Yes its a great machine for the price range. I would prefer a vertical mill converted to CNC if i was doing purely metal work. Much more rigid. Conversion kits for common mills are quite expensive though $3-4k range

I no it says 3040 but can you actually cut 30 x40 cheers

It varies but for on my machine its 26cm x 36cm so pretty close to 3040

I built one last year :) kzfaq.info/get/bejne/aciRdrGB07-mhY0.html

Nothing under $1k is going to cut aluminum very well without significant mods. 400W could cut in very small passes but its not ideal. For engraving it might work but definitely not full on machining aluminium into parts etc. My machine can cut aluminium ok BUT you will need air compressor and workholding such as a vice to help you cut properly and get good finishes. It can easily take the total cost up to $2k once you add it all up.

@@ThisDesignedThat : is 400w spindle powerful enough to cut 5MM carbon fiber sheet? Also, i did not see the price of your machine with a 500w spindle on their website. thank you for your reply. a

@@nivasylstrongman4352 not sure. CF can kick up a lot of very harmful dust. It is usually cut with flood cooling to contain the dust.