Larger, more powerful upgrade from Nomad pro

[WillAdams (William Adams (Carbide 3D))]

The one upgrade which one former Nomad user has gone to has been a Datron, but it’s quite a bit more than $5K I believe.

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Brass Foil Stamping Dies

Indeed. Just one pass and I’m ready to make the die. Since I was the guy that was doing the firing, I think I was pretty safe LOL The “bigger” machine is faster for a few reasons: –Higher RPM means I can cut processing time by significant amounts. –Higher torque/ horsepower means I can use bigger tools, and take deeper cuts. My 400v 3 phase 30amp 40,000 rpm spindle does a wonderful job! My primary roughing tool can be seen here: Basically, the faster you can remove the chips, the f…

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It's been a while

I’ve had my two Nomads for a while now, and as I prepare to move on to bigger and better things, I feel I can do a great service to the community by giving a accurate and heartfelt review of the machines. I will keep it simple: buy one. buy two. I will have my heavily used machines for sale in the coming weeks, including hundreds of dollars in spare parts and tooling. I have been making brass foil stamping dies for over a year now, and these little machine have held up surprisingly well. I’m …