Hi everyone, we have been looking into purchasing a shop bot for some time now. We are a business that plans on machining mainly aluminum and copper plate. Thickness's ranging from .020 to possibly up to a half inch. Most of our work will be machining .125 or less. We have been looking into the buddy because we can use the power stick which we may use in the future. This is opposed to a fix table (PRSalpha 48) that limits our options. Our debate here is what is going to get the job done for us with the highest accuracy. The Buddy or the PRSalpha 48? We want to mainly stress that accuracy is a high priority and which ever table can best deliver that accuracy will be our favored choice. We want to use the 5HP single phase columbo spindle to machine our parts. Please let us know what will best fit out needs, the power stick is absolutely expendable if accuracy is compromised.
Thank you!