Might pull the plug on getting an Altmill this week. Unlike most everyone here, I donāt want it right away 'cause I have tons of projects to finish LOL.
I spend a lot of time at the cottage during the summer and the CNC might not get a lot of use if installed at home. So Iām thinking of installing it at the cottage during the summer and bringing back home in the fall. But that would depend on how much trouble it is in moving it. I know Iād likely have to do a new spoilboard every time it gets moved. Other than that, how easy is it to disassemble and reassemble? And no, Iām not getting two!
It all depends on how much you ha e to store the different parts. If you, like me, have a European musleycar, I would say: impossible, in my bestest italian accent, waving hand in the air.
If you have an american semi, you might have better chances.
The easiest way is to keep the machine in one part, if you can chuck that in the back of yer monstertruck.
Detaching the legs involves a bit more work, for the slb and estop are assembled on the left leg. If you can store the machine without the legs, itās still reasonable doable.
Thanks. Regardless of my ability to transport it, Iād still need to remove the legs to bring it down in the basement. And youāre right, āeasyā is a relative term. I guess Iāll try it once and find out.
Yeah, the 2x4 was another consideration. 24" might be a bit too small for me though. I do have a SUV but Iād rent a van from HD or Rona if I had to. Now if the legs were shorter or in two parts, that might work too to bring down in the basement without disassembling the bed.
Iām looking at the assembly instructions and it looks like the legs can be removed from the table without disassembling the table. Is that correct ? In that case, it might be just a question of removing the legs, the X-axis assembly, and the electronics, leaving the table and the Y-gantries intact.
I think that the idea @Spamming_Eddie was trying to get across was that removing the legs was relatively easy. I wouldnāt think that removing the X axis assembly is a good idea if done on a yearly (or twice yearly) basis. I would think that you would eventually get slop in a place that must positively be slopless.
Even if you take the legs off, there is substantial weight involved. No way can you move it by yourself. If you got a couple friends with āGuidoā anywhere in their name then you would be ok. No matter what you do, I would not say it is an easy thing to do.
Thanks for this. I hadnāt considered the Onefinity machines but just had a look at their web site. I priced the Pro series machine (which appears to use open stepper motors), along with the wasterboard and foldable legs and the price would come out to $5200 canadian. For that price, I would buy two Longmills (which also use open loop steppers). If I went for the Elite series (closed loop steppers), the price would be slightly less than one Longmill and one Altmill. Unfortunately, I canāt comment on the quality of one companyās machines over the other.
To be honest, thereās something about Sienci as a company that I find appealingā¦ Their product designs are open-source, they are quite open about their product development, and the owners and engineers appear quite involved with the user community. And of course, they are a Canadian company. Then again, Onefinity is headquartered in Canada as well but for some reason all their prices are in USD.
