Shaper Origin CNC

[CreatedDesigns]

Well mine is supposed to show up tomorrow. Going to try to cut .080” Aluminum and ACM. Anyone else jump and make the purchase last year?

Hoping to share results soon!

 

[SignMeUpGraphics]

Let us know how it goes. Videos looks good a while back.

 

[Christian @ 2CT Media]

Can it do carving? That's the one question I could never get answered.

 

[Christian @ 2CT Media]

Double post

 

[CreatedDesigns]

Can it do carving? That's the one question I could never get answered.

That's a great question. I would think it could do some carving but I'm thinking it would take a very long time to do. I would hate to move the tool back and forth so many times, And now that I'm typing this I am realizing the issues that would arise as the background was routed away your sliding surface was just eliminated so no way to keep reference to the substrate surface. I'm sure that someone will come up with a gantry system that you can seat the Origin unit into and help us lazy folks out .

 

[GAC05]

Very interested in how it works out in a shop environment - can I ask how much you ended paying?

wayne k
guam usa

 

[CreatedDesigns]

Very interested in how it works out in a shop environment - can I ask how much you ended paying?

wayne k
guam usa

$1600

 

[Cross Signs]

I got mine on Friday the 27th. I played with it for a few hours on Sunday. I still think this is one of the coolest machines ever made.

 

[Christian @ 2CT Media]

Is the tracking good? Would it work on a job site?

 

[CreatedDesigns]

I used it for .080” aluminum signs that were 36”x36” with 3” rounded corners. Now I will say it did work and do the job but was no means fast enough for production work.

The second project I did was a small Red Oak sign 7.75”x18.5” it did a great job at that but really slow going like a couple hours, Of course this was my first go around with the unit and I would think I could cut my time down a bit.

It take some getting used to placing tape I have found out.

If anyone is interested I can post some pictures. Of what I have done, but those that are on the shaper community board would already have seen them.

 

[AKwrapguy]

I'm guessing that if it did .080 than di-bond or sintra should be no problem.

 

[CreatedDesigns]

I'm guessing that if it did .080 than di-bond or sintra should be no problem.

I did do some small 1 1/2” letters out of some 3mm max metal and it did just fine. It cut through it just like wood.

 

[CreatedDesigns]

Is the tracking good? Would it work on a job site?

Tracking is only as good as the unit can see tape. I also had a problem scanning a whole 4’x8’ piece of .080” aluminum sheeting. The unit would just keep crashing and rebooting.

 

[bigben]

Did you guys had the time to play with it and make more test? I'm very interested to have more feedback.