I was checking out the latest community posts whilst warming up the spindle bearings for a job and realized it is almost 8 years of running my 883 Pro. Hundreds (Thousands?) of running hours and jobs, who knows how much plastic, aluminum, wood all milled away.
It is not the fastest or fanciest machine but it has stood the test of time like a champ. All original parts! (Though admittedly the backlash nuts could probably use replacement)
That being said I take care of this machine, obsessively checking the CAM to avoid crashes, always running a spindle warmup, carefully cleaning after every job, lubing the rods probably far too often.
Thx to the Carbide3D team (and the community!) for a great product and unstinting support.
I also have the original Nomad (Serial #102), so that’s now over 10 years ago and it still runs great. A lot of support calls that first year but Carbide has ALWAYS been there to support it.
Only time it felt “left behind” is when I discovered the StingRay is not compatible.
yes, too tall. It works for Nomad 3 (so I am told). And just to clarify, I meant that as an example how amazing my customer experience has been. Feel proud to be a long time customer, and looking forward to see what Carbide 3D has planned for 2025.
