Looking at getting a 1000x1000 one.
Has anyone here used or know of the XYZ Carve from 3DTek in Australia. Looks pretty much like an X-Carve but way cheaper to get to NZ.
Hey Angus. Yeah, it looks pretty much the same just with a bit of difference in propriety hardware. Iām trying to find some people who have used one but thereās not much online about the machineā¦
Sorry for the lack of updates. But Iām in the process of making my wasteboard from a sheet of MDF from Bunnings. Then Iāll be assembling my 1000mm x-carve from parts I sourced from Inventables and Aliexpress.
Iām based in Christchurch if anyone wants to connectā¦
Hey there Bros. Iām a Wellingtonian living in the west island (Melbourne). I got my 1000mm X-carve late last year when there was a free international shipping deal. Iāve since upgraded to 1500 x 1000 with height riser end plates, y axis stiffeners, 9mm belting and the bigger stepper motors. Iāve also added a relay to have the X-controlelr switch on the Dewalt router.
My suppliers are:
Adam's Bits | eBay Stores for bits and the 1500 rails
https://3dtek.xyz for steppers and lots of other parts. Ben is Canberra based and offers an x-carve variant which might cost less to ship to UnZud
https://tbdcnc.com for the 9mm belt and riser/stiffener
All are highly recommended.
Cheers Dean.
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Letās see a pic of the machine!
Hi Eddie,
I live in Palmerston North and am interested in X-Carve.
Would you be prepared to contact?
Ken
Text or phone 027 6832332
Hey guys I am thinking of buying myself a x carve but really want to see one going first. I live in Auckland, would anyone be willing to give me a demo and a few tips? Iāll bring the beer 
Cheers
Matt
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I wouldnāt mind you popping by to see my X-Carve
Itās an older machine, but youāll be able to get an idea of it before buying.
hi im in katikati and have had the machine for 3 months now .just getting into it and have started our bussiness when i can.sawdust and shavings is our bussiness name to be
cheers
John MacErlich
in partnership with my son
Hi there new to the forum, silly question did you all by through inventables or is there nz supplier? And how much land for the 1m table
Welcome to the forum. I believe most of us have purchased most of our machines from Inventables in the US and had them shipped to NZ. You can cut down on costs of shipping if you leave off the wasteboard kit and make one here. As for total cost of having the machine shipped, that will depend on how much of it is shipped and what import fees will beā¦ some of my packages just came to my door and others go held up with payment needed at the port.
Itās been a while since I had mine shipped, but when I was doing the mathā¦ even with the import fees, the X-carve was still cheaper than anything I could easily order here in NZ.
I know it wasnāt as detailed on the numbers as you were probably wanting, but I hope that helps some.
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Jeremy
Cheers Jeremy, thatās all handy info.
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Hi guys Iāve just joined up to this thread and Iām thinking of getting a xcarve maybe this time next year.
I realize this was not the right place but at age 64 Iām new to all this. I was also thinking of a secondhand unit.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Paul
First of all: welcome!
Second: If you have any questions regarding the xcarve I suggest reading the forum, there is a LOT of valuable information available. If you have any questions you canāt find an answer just create a new thread and ask your question, Iām sure youāll find someone who has an answer to your question 
If you have any other questions regarding the forum or the xcarve feel free to send me a private message, I would be glad to help.
Thank you I will do that and send you a message if I need to .
I have has a quick look at the forum and will look more instead of wasting so much time on Facebook.
Cheers
Welcome to the forum. I canāt come to New Zealand but I can help you learn and see the XCarve in action by watching my videos. They are designed to help the new folks to this wonderful world of CNC. Here is the link. www.youtube.com/c/pawpawsworkshop
Hi Phillip I already watch your videos and love them all. I will go back and look at some of your early videos so please keep the great work up.
Paul
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