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from the wiring at the base to the last bolt on top. We will
upgrade or retrofit your CNC machine with pleasure.
WHICH CUT DO YOU PREFER?
We have a wide range of cutters to suit any material.
We cut wood, plywood with a penchant for Russian
birchwood, perspex, carbon fibre, aluminium, brass, plastic,
titanium (never fingers!) sometimes on our laser unit, but
we enjoy using our own CNC machines quite a bit more.
From customised kitchen units and counters, cupboards,
yacht decking to lampshades, vehicle dashboards and even
cellphone holders.
ONSRUD CUTTERS (AND WE MEAN CUTTERS!)
Another proud delivery to a client.
and we often play music on our speakers during breaks and
always when ‘brainstorming’ late at night.
THE MACHINES ARE OUT TO GET YOU
Welsford and his team specialise in designing and
manufacturing high-end, hardworking, hi-tech CNC
machines, right down to ‘DIY’ units – designed specifically
for the hobbyist or the entrepreneur with specific focus on
retired folk (like us) who cannot afford the cost of
larger machines.
THE SPECS
As to the equipment we build, all our machines use closed-
loop stepper or servo motors depending on the speed or
torque requirements. Our CNC systems are all based on
Mach3, Mach4 with touch screens, and all our routers can do
handle 3D machining.
We use and are the local distributors of the well-known
CS-Labs CNC controller that was developed for use with
Mach3. It uses reliable Ethernet communication to its
miniature industrial PC, comes with the ability to connect
wirelessly to your network for file sharing and has good
fault-finding systems which can be interrogated by our
team over the internet should it be necessary.
All our dual driven gantries have automatic geometry
correction. The frames are solid steel welded with a variety
of tops (vacuum bed, T-slots, MDF or custom-made). All
components that we use on our machines can be bought
locally, which we keep stock of, except for the imported
Spindles range.
All our units are created in Montague Gardens in Cape
Town, South Africa and are supervised by our qualified staff,
We are more than a little proud to say that we are the
largest Distributors of LMT Onsrud (USA) cutting bits in
southern Africa.
LMT Onsrud produces first class cutters, from engineered
panel applications, carbon fibre, plastic and composite
machining right up to marine and aerospace designs. Our
latest end-mills are used to mill aluminium and exotic
metals within today’s aerospace, defence and medical
industries as well as a myriad of other technical applications.
Our woodworking range of high-end cutters is designed
to reduce the finishing time required while it rips its way
through hardwoods and plywoods with the bonus of cutting
down the time to meet your production deadlines by far.
For example, the latest gatsometer readings are more than
25m per minute for plywood applications!
Not only does LMT Onsrud offer cutters, it provides
serious technical assistance to cutting different materials
with its specialised cutters, helping you to optimise the life
of the cutter and the cutting speeds that can be achieved. If
you are having a problem with one of their cutters, you can
either speak to us or directly to their application engineers
(in the USA) who will give you up-to-date, speedy, relevant
information regarding chip loads, speeds or reasons for
failures. This is a huge added-value benefit to your
production and costs.
OUR 'HIGH 5' SERVICE LEVEL
AGREEMENT (SLA)
Our recently fully-revised SLA is a pleasure to behold and
more than likely a first in South Africa for its open-ended,
easy to understand and friendly offering of back-up services
rendered by us including supplier guarantees.
It’s all about partnering with the right people.
THERE'S MORE...
Made for Life Products (www.cnccuttingroom.co.za) is the
retail arm of the company that we recently signed a joint
venture with. Made for Life sells premium quality aluminium,
perspex, bamboo and birch plywood products.
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