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I won!

The story.

This was auctioned off by the Canadian Space Agency. Starting bid $150Cad.

It is a Precision CNC Dicing / Cutting Saw made by MTI.
You can see it here....
https://www.mtixtl.com/diamondsaw-SYJ-400.aspx

What caught my attention to it was it looked like my Sherline CNC mill. Except it has a nice catch tray and water cooling setup.

There was two poor photos in the listing. I contacted the seller and was able to get better photos. From the photos I realized the controller was not present. After searching all the other auctions, I found the controller in a group of misc. equipment. The seller was nice enough to match the controller up to this auction.

So the dirt......winning bid $380Cad. Will need to add approx $200 to ship it from Eastern Canada to Western Canada. Not so bad when you look at the price of a Sherline CNC mill.

After watching videos on the MTI site I noticed in one where they had not removed the Sherline decal from the mill. So this is a Sherline mill that MTI modifies.

Fantastic! Sounds like you got a great deal. Any specific plans for it once you get it up and running?

Already have one of these, plus a larger CNC mill.

So I have been thinking. Maybe add a high power laser module, to make a CNC laser cutter.

or

I can have two totally different configurations setup on my smaller mill all the time. No switching back and forth between set ups. Sometimes I'll have the head configured for higher speeds other times, lower speed more torque. Not a killer, but it seems as soon as you have it set up one way you need the other setup.

This new one also comes with a water cooling set up and collection tray and splash guard. Cutting with coolant makes a nicer finish and adds life to the cutter. Have to see everything when it get here and make my plan.

Still pretty happy.

I'm learning the hard way.


So UPS will not accept the package. (also Fedex)

The reason - Package exceeds the maximum size total constraints of 165 inches (length + girth where girth is 2 x width plus 2 x height).

The people were nice enough to package and the final dimensions are 47"X26"X35". 100pounds.
Using these dimensions I come up with 169 inches. 4" over.

I sent an email off to ask them to reconfirm the package measurements. One inch shorter in height and one inch shorter in width would make it fall in at 165".
Even if the dimensions fall into line I run into problems. I will be charged by dimensional weight. Approx. 300 pounds.

"Shipments are priced either by weight or dimensional weight – a calculation based on package size.
To find dimensional weight, multiply the length, width and height of your package in inches OR centimetres, rounded up to the nearest whole number. This is your cubic size.

For measurements in INCHES, divide cubic size by 139 to find dimensional weight in POUNDS.*
For cubic size in CENTIMETRES, divide by 5,000 for dimensional weight in KILOGRAMS.

Compare dimensional weight to the actual weight of your package. The larger number determines your shipping charges, so if you have a lightweight item packed in an oversize container, consider using a smaller box if possible."


With the present dimensions I can still ship via Air Canada at a very reasonable cost. Do any of you know of a pick up and drop off service in Montreal?

Any quotes from Montreal members here that would like to take the task on?

Any other suggestions?