Rizla Posted May 17, 2009 Report Share Posted May 17, 2009 We did not make the NEC this year so missed some vital demo's... The dilema is at present I am running a GEM RX4 and have found over the last two years I am turning a lot of requests away so now looking to purchase a new machine. I have contemplated the U-Marq new machines but now see the new EGX-360 Trouble is that as this is a new engraver there is not much feedback on it as yet... For those that did see the demo, what is your opinion. Please.... No Gravo suggestions as I am aware of their capabilaties. It's basically U-Marq OR Roland at the momeent. Work i'm turning down is many requests for glass engraving and other engraving requests due to object size. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig Gardner Posted May 17, 2009 Report Share Posted May 17, 2009 We did not make the NEC this year so missed some vital demo's... The dilema is at present I am running a GEM RX4 and have found over the last two years I am turning a lot of requests away so now looking to purchase a new machine. I have contemplated the U-Marq new machines but now see the new EGX-360 Trouble is that as this is a new engraver there is not much feedback on it as yet... For those that did see the demo, what is your opinion. Please.... No Gravo suggestions as I am aware of their capabilaties. It's basically U-Marq OR Roland at the momeent. Work i'm turning down is many requests for glass engraving and other engraving requests due to object i have a egx350 a great machine and with great back up from mastergrave. the egx360 is a massive upgrade and looked great ith the demo but with very large cups you might struggle due to the enclosed box design of the engraver.with its water cooling system it was producing great glass engraving.i am a roland fan and i know you said no gravo suggestions but the 360 will cost about the same as a volume so bear that in mind. craig Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rizla Posted May 17, 2009 Author Report Share Posted May 17, 2009 Thanks Craig for the quick reply... 360 does up to 8" ain't that enough? My request's have not really been more than that, but glass requests have been many. Also stuoid things like photo frames and christening scrolls Etc which are too large for the little GEM... Wish had had taken the time to go this year... Oh well Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gray Posted May 17, 2009 Report Share Posted May 17, 2009 I agree with Craig, Roland machines are great and the Vistool software is very user friendly, I have an EGX300 and it does everything I want flatbed wise, I also have a Suregrave GX320 pantograph machine and I wish when I bought that years ago I had gone for a machine that would take a bigger capacity. My advice would be to go for the largest capacity machine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rizla Posted May 17, 2009 Author Report Share Posted May 17, 2009 Thanks rlj So your suggesting looking more at the Gravo side?? OR have I got it wrong? I know from memory I have never been asked to do anything larger than 8" (which I couln't do) It's more the glass thing I have turned away and see this as a potential spinner... Also laminate plaques of a good size Etc. Maybe I just love the look of the 360 ??? I dunno! I am not an expert engraver (yet) but have managed to teach myself a few things in 3yrs and feel I need to move on and offer more. That's the playground I'm in at the mo. I can't see me being asked to too many "ships bells" it is only a small operation. Hmmm!!! It's doing my head in lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gray Posted May 17, 2009 Report Share Posted May 17, 2009 Rizla, I'm not sure of the price differential betwwen the EGX360 and say the IS400 but I think the Gravo has a bigger capacity. As for glass I sandblast all mine. Have a chat with Panet900UK Dean or Jay they use Gravo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gray Posted May 17, 2009 Report Share Posted May 17, 2009 Rizla, Take a look at this it may be what you need as a step up viewtopic.php?f=12&t=4558 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Posted May 17, 2009 Report Share Posted May 17, 2009 Why not ask the companies who's products you want to look at to come and give a demo? I would give a preference to those who use the software you are already familiar with, less of a learning curve. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StevenB Posted May 17, 2009 Report Share Posted May 17, 2009 I would absolutely recommend sticking with the software that you know. I've had my Universal machine (yes, the one that's for sale...) running visualtoolbox software for 7 years. It was the first computerised engraver I had & consequently using it is second nature to me. A couple of years ago, I decided I needed a machine with larger flat bed capabilities & bought a Gravo IS400. The software is so different, I still feel as though I'm only scratching the surface of the gravograph software. It's undoubtedly a great program, but there are jobs which are so simple for me to do on the universal which I don't know how I would do on the Gravo machine. In hindsight, i wish I'd bought a machine that was on the visualtoolbox software. This is why I'm replacing the universal with a newer version of exactly the same thing! Stick to what you know!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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