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Does anyone on here run a Fabking or use one? Is it worth the money over a basic router?

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A used 1 ? now there's a question

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A used 1 ? now there's a question

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I guess it depends on price. Anything has value at the right price. I know in a shop like mine I am not sure it would be a benefit, but I am sure it works for some people. I think I would rather have a radial arm I could top polish marble with.

Do you want it for sinks or edges?? IF edges I think your better off with a sector style router. If sinks, just man up and cut them

Nick wrote: I think I would rather have a radial arm I could top polish marble with.

Do you want it for sinks or edges?? IF edges I think your better off with a sector style router. If sinks, just man up and cut them

And I know someone who has a radial arm that will do all that and would sell!!!!

Hi Todd.

Who's selling the radial arm? Do you know what brand/year/condition and pricing for it?

Thanks

Nhi

IMO. their cool looking and prob built well and all. But a router for edges would be more versital. For cutting sinks.........get a sink machine or just do it by hand.

Or save your money up and get a used cnc. Because as you grow............the fabking will more than likly turn into a apron hanger or a template table or something else that you cant sell for .25 on the dollar.

Once again, only mu opinion

We bought a used Fabking about a year ago and in hindsight monies should've been appropriated elsewhere . We did get it cheap and for all intents and purposes it gets the job done. But it doesn't get used for all the reasons we purchased it. We never do straight runs so useless as a router. It gets used for sink cut outs, faucet holes and that's it. But will say our min. wage guy runs it and we get cnc quality every time. It takes no skill to operate. It's worth it to keep the skilled labor busy on other things. Will get good use out of it at least until we pick up a cnc.

A sector router would be imo the way to go.

Earth Stone wrote:We bought a used Fabking about a year ago and in hindsight monies should've been appropriated elsewhere . We did get it cheap and for all intents and purposes it gets the job done. But it doesn't get used for all the reasons we purchased it. We never do straight runs so useless as a router. It gets used for sink cut outs, faucet holes and that's it. But will say our min. wage guy runs it and we get cnc quality every time. It takes no skill to operate. It's worth it to keep the skilled labor busy on other things. Will get good use out of it at least until we pick up a cnc.

A sector router would be imo the way to go.

Do you guys want to sell it? Im about 5 hours away and can come pick it up. PM me

I figured I would also need a portable router as well to use along side it.

Hi Deepwater

I dont know your name so your deepwater

Are you starting out in business or ......? just looking for a router ?

Lets call it expanding a business. We are in the tile and stone business. We do a ton for tile and architectural stone work. We have been out sourcing ort fabrication business for the past several years. However, we lose a lot of smaller and basic fabrication jobs due to pricing. So my plan is to bring that business in house.

Here is my website. http://www.webstertileandbath.com

You will soon learn that it takes as much time to do the small stuff as it does to do full kitchens

ash20ash wrote:IMO. their cool looking and prob built well and all. But a router for edges would be more versital. For cutting sinks.........get a sink machine or just do it by hand.

What type of sink machine you're talking about?

If I had to guess he talking about something like a OMA Antarex - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V7ThoG9V ... re=related

http://www.braxton-bragg.com/index.cfm/ ... 9855,9903/

The best way to cut a sink sans CNC/WJ is with a $180 makita 2200 and a steady hand. Of course, no one wants to hear that or actually do it(Me especially as I hate cutting undermounts almost as much as I hate installing), but sinks by hand are the next fastest and best way considering the costs and setup of a smal and limited sink CNC, wiresaw or fabking, oma whatever, or whatever else is in between a makita and a NC controlled router/WJ. This is of course only my opinion.

Back in the day, I had an antarex. It was fine.

I know the inventor of the fabking. PM me if you want the number and have questions.

I'll tell you what I know, as will he.

Boyd, SFA

Nick wrote:The best way to cut a sink sans CNC/WJ is with a $180 makita 2200 and a steady hand. Of course, no one wants to hear that or actually do it(Me especially as I hate cutting undermounts almost as much as I hate installing), but sinks by hand are the next fastest and best way considering the costs and setup of a smal and limited sink CNC, wiresaw or fabking, oma whatever, or whatever else is in between a makita and a NC controlled router/WJ. This is of course only my opinion.

We still do them all by hand and use the Alpha saw... one setup with a contour blade, the other with a straight blade. We then go to the whiteout pin line with the zero tolerance wheel on a barranca and then polish away.