Paul Phillips
05-18-2010, 11:59 PM
Hi,
I posted about a month ago asking for a recommendation for a good Universal sales rep in Southern Cal. and several people recommended Mike Mackenzie so I ended up going through him. I just wanted everyone to know that I had a great experience going through Mike. Man he really knows his stuff. He was very professional and knowledgeable. He showed up promptly at 8am and we worked non stop training until after 5pm.
He was also very patient about waiting through some payment delays.
The machine I chose was a Universal PLS 6.150D 120watt. I'm really glad I chose to get the extra power because I can already see the advantage for the type of work my shop will throw at it. Don't be jealous but Mike tested one tube at 70watts and the other at 82 watts for a total of 152 watts! I know, he did say that they will "relax" a bit over time but i'm still pretty happy about those numbers. One of the first jobs I did was etching 1/16" into some corian plaques that we would have had to sandblast before and it worked great, I was very happy with the results and could see the benefit of being able to run it at full power and get it done in the time that i did vs. less wattage. (100% power, 40% speed, 2 passes)
The main thing we are running on it will be lots of Rowmark ADA material and we can definitely see a huge time savings for this process vs. rotary engraver.
Thanks to the great resource of information that is the Creek. I have been able to spend the time over the last couple of years and do the research and have a good understanding of what to expect and what I can do with it and as a result I have been able to hit the ground running with it. I though it would take a few weeks at least to get the hang of using it but I am surprised that I am already putting it into high gear producing signs. To all the newbies, it pays to do your homework! In fairness though I have a lot of experience running CNC machines and rotary engravers so I'm sure that gave me a good foundation to start.
Thanks to Mike Mackenzie for a great buying experience and to Scott Shepherd for offering to take my phone call to pick his brain before I pulled the trigger, and thanks to all those who post their valuable answers and information on this site to help those like me who find it invaluable.
Paul Phillips
I posted about a month ago asking for a recommendation for a good Universal sales rep in Southern Cal. and several people recommended Mike Mackenzie so I ended up going through him. I just wanted everyone to know that I had a great experience going through Mike. Man he really knows his stuff. He was very professional and knowledgeable. He showed up promptly at 8am and we worked non stop training until after 5pm.
He was also very patient about waiting through some payment delays.
The machine I chose was a Universal PLS 6.150D 120watt. I'm really glad I chose to get the extra power because I can already see the advantage for the type of work my shop will throw at it. Don't be jealous but Mike tested one tube at 70watts and the other at 82 watts for a total of 152 watts! I know, he did say that they will "relax" a bit over time but i'm still pretty happy about those numbers. One of the first jobs I did was etching 1/16" into some corian plaques that we would have had to sandblast before and it worked great, I was very happy with the results and could see the benefit of being able to run it at full power and get it done in the time that i did vs. less wattage. (100% power, 40% speed, 2 passes)
The main thing we are running on it will be lots of Rowmark ADA material and we can definitely see a huge time savings for this process vs. rotary engraver.
Thanks to the great resource of information that is the Creek. I have been able to spend the time over the last couple of years and do the research and have a good understanding of what to expect and what I can do with it and as a result I have been able to hit the ground running with it. I though it would take a few weeks at least to get the hang of using it but I am surprised that I am already putting it into high gear producing signs. To all the newbies, it pays to do your homework! In fairness though I have a lot of experience running CNC machines and rotary engravers so I'm sure that gave me a good foundation to start.
Thanks to Mike Mackenzie for a great buying experience and to Scott Shepherd for offering to take my phone call to pick his brain before I pulled the trigger, and thanks to all those who post their valuable answers and information on this site to help those like me who find it invaluable.
Paul Phillips