Hello everybody!
This forum with it's brilliant members has been a god-send for me. Decided to go for a Chinese laser and this forum has by far been the most informative resource on the internet. So before I press the button on this deal, I would very much like to seek the advice of the learned elders of this forum.
Initially I shortlisted the following companies:
- G.Weike: Rejected due to a huge amount of recent bad press regarding quality control and support.
- Shenhui: Contact person stopped responding after some time
- Thunder: A little too costly for me.
- Sinjoe: Slightly cagey about their parts with most of them being self-branded. Also their machine couldn't be opened up to get it through my front door.
- Longtai
- Ray-Fine
Yarde from Ray-Fine and Blanca from Ray-Fine were both great over emails, and it was a very close contest between the two with almost same configurations. In the end I am tilting more towards the Ray-Fine because of Hiwin linear guides (which I have heard are good, Longtai can only provide PMI) and also due to the fact that Ray-Fine machines look better (silly me!). It must be kept in mind here that Longtai's quotation is $200 cheaper.
The Ray-Fine RF-9060 config:
- EFR F2 80W laser tube
- 900X600mm working size;
- Hiwin linear guide rails;
- Ruida RDC-6442S DSP controller
- CW5000 chiller
- Leadshine 3 phase stepping motor with driver
- Honeycomb working table
- Motorized Up and down working table
- Red dot pointer
The FOB Qingdao price has been quoted at $3100. Shipping to Kolkata (India), my home port through them is $100 extra.
Spare parts I am keen on ordering:
- 1 63.5 mm lens - $35
- 1 38 mm (1.5") lens - $35
- 1 76mm (3") lens - USD35
- 1 spare nozzle for 38mm lens - $15
- 1 Spare nozzle for 76mm lens - $15
- 3-piece set of mirrors - $30
- Drive belt for the x-axis - $10
- Spare power supply unit - $130
I would really like your views on this config. Am I missing anything? Is there anything I can discard (Motorized Up and down working table / Red dot pointer)? Am I paying a fair price for all the items?
Regards
Animesh