RC Series CNC Router
Description
If you’re looking for an entry-level priced CNC router, your search is over. The ShopSabre RC Series is the most advanced entry-level solution on the market, designed specifically with budget-conscious users in mind. When comparing the RC model to its competitors, it offers far more than you’d expect from an entry-level machine. The RC Series allows users to purchase a truly American-made machine at a price point typically associated with imported equipment.
With its upgraded rack-and-pinion X and Y axes, this machine is perfect for hobbyists, lower-accuracy applications, and low-production shops. (For higher accuracy and production needs, see our ball screw machines.)
The RC Series boasts the heaviest steel construction in its class, paired with heavy-duty industrial closed-loop motors with encoders connected to direct-drive planetary drives. This American-built machine delivers the durability and reliability that Chinese imports and low-cost alternatives simply can’t match.
With the ShopSabre RC Series, you can finally own a machine that brings your ideas to life or helps you achieve your business dreams. Contact us today to learn how the RC Series can meet your needs.
Highlighted Features
- Variable RPM 3.5HP 110V Router with industrial mounting bracket and G-Code control for router on/off. (HSD Italian Spindle upgrades available)
- ShopSabre exclusive low-maintenance Floating Drive Technology, offering improved XY motion with inverted rack-and-pinion to reduce maintenance and increase torque.
- Heavy-duty industrial closed-loop motors with encoders and direct drive planetary gear technology for smoother motion, enhanced accuracy, and safer operation.
- Large precision-milled structural steel tube gantry bridge with steel gantry uprights for unmatched rigidity. Watch our steel vs aluminum video.
- Welded, one-piece structural steel frame with six-leg construction for increased lateral load support and rigidity.
- High-performance 25mm linear profile guide rails and bearings with quad rollers on all axes. Watch our Linear Guide Rails Video.
- ShopSabre State-of-the-Art Tool Measure Technology. Watch our tool measure video.
- Reinforced Z-Axis Technology with tool plate stiffeners for added durability.
- Quick Release Dust Skirt Technology for ease of use.
- Vectric VCarve PRO CAD/CAM Software, including nesting, 2D, 2.5D, and 3D CAM capabilities.
- Easy-to-learn software with point-and-click technology, including at-machine CAD/CAM abilities. Watch our control screen video.
- At-machine solid-state hard drive for easy job storage and a dedicated high-speed multi-axis controller.
- Included PC System with full networking and file management via USB and internet connectivity.
- Free SabreNation Lifetime Tech Support via phone, email, and remote diagnostics. Watch our support video.
- Free SabreNation Lifetime Training and SabreNation University access.
- Quick and effortless installation – machine ships fully assembled with no installation assistance required.
- ShopSabre CNC Controller Hardware and Software, featuring industrial-grade robotic wiring, wire carriers, and connectors.
- Machine-mounted control box for added convenience.
- MDF Tabletop fixed to the steel table frame (optional upgrades available).
- Dual-drive Y-axis with upgraded rack-and-pinion floating technology and planetary gear drives for precision.
- Made in the U.S.A. – American-manufactured and engineered using FEA software. Watch our engineering video.
Well Equipped
Includes:
- Welded Structural Steel Frame & Structural Steel Gantry Bridge & Uprights
- Ball Screw Drive Technology Z Axis with Planetary Drives & ShopSabre Floating Drive Technology Rack and Pinion XY Axis
- 25MM Linear Guide Rails & Bearings on All Axis
- Ethernet / Network Ready Machine Controller with at Machine PC & Windows OS
- Vectric VCarve PRO CAD/CAM Software License
- Closed Loop Hybrid Digital Motors with Encoder Technology & Individual Amplifiers with Alarm System. Automation Control of Spindle via G-Code & Control System
- Professional Wire management system
- Dust Boot with 4” Port
- Limit Switches and Boundary Sensing
- Emergency Stop
- Auto Tool Measuring Touch Pad
- Auto Z Height Measuring Touch Pad
- T-Slots for Material Clamping
- Surfaced MDF Table Top
- 4HP/5HP HSD Spindle with Electric Cooling Fan & VFD for 1Ph or 3Ph operation
- Machine Maintenance Kit
- ShopSabre SabreNation Support (Phone, email, remote connectivity) for Life of Original Owner
- SabreNation Training & University Access for life of Original Owner.
Some items may be able to be removed or modified depending on needs
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| Footprint | 79" x 68" x 69" (with Tool Changer 78") | 79" x 116" x 69" (with Tool Changer 78") |
| Cut Area | 51" x 49" | 51" x 97" |
| Z Clearance | 8" | 8" |
| Z Travel | 9" | 9" |
| Rapid Speed | 1500IPM Standard | 1500IPM Standard |
| Repeatability | +/-.002" | +/-.002" |
| Drive Motors | Closed Loop Motors with Planetary Gears | Closed Loop Motors with Planetary Gears |
| Well Equipped | $25,495.00 | $27,995.00 |
| Get a Quote | Get a Quote | |
Finance for as low as $461.46/month |
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RC Series CNC Router Features
Industrial Precision Frame
ShopSabre CNC frames are FEA-engineered and tested, constructed from massive 4x4 structural steel tubes that are welded for added rigidity. Each RC Series frame comes with six legs, providing more floor contact and better vibration control. Each leg is cross-braced and reinforced with a steel side panel, adding additional stiffness to increase rigidity.
RC Series CNC Router Features
Closed Loop Motors
ShopSabre RC machines come standard with heavy-duty industrial closed-loop motors with encoders, delivering higher speeds, greater accuracy, and reduced maintenance. Self-monitoring encoder technology provides extreme performance, as closed-loop motors eliminate missed steps, loss of accuracy, and loss of torque.
RC Series CNC Router Features
Inverted Advanced Drive Technology
ShopSabre RC Series machines are driven by XY-axis large rack-and-pinion systems with ShopSabre's exclusive inverted floating drive gear engagement technology. This technology reduces debris contamination while self-aligning for wear, improving gear performance, increasing gear life, and reducing maintenance.
RC Series CNC Router Features
Aerospace Milling Technology
ShopSabre CNC gantry systems undergo some of the world’s most advanced processes to ensure precision, including the precision milling of contact surfaces for bearing and rail placement. A machine can only be as accurate as its foundation, so the frame on a ShopSabre is built to a higher tolerance than the competition.
RC Series CNC Router Features
Vacuum Performance
The vacuum option on the ShopSabre RC Series offers quick and easy zone control with integrated hard pipe connections for increased airflow. The included vacuum manifold provides a reserve tank to ensure your vacuum stays consistent.
RC Series CNC Router Features
Industrial Precision Frame
ShopSabre CNC frames are FEA-engineered and tested, constructed from massive 4x4 structural steel tubes that are welded for added rigidity. Each RC Series frame comes with six legs, providing more floor contact and better vibration control. Each leg is cross-braced and reinforced with a steel side panel, adding additional stiffness to increase rigidity.
RC Series CNC Router Features
Closed Loop Motors
ShopSabre RC machines come standard with heavy-duty industrial closed-loop motors with encoders, delivering higher speeds, greater accuracy, and reduced maintenance. Self-monitoring encoder technology provides extreme performance, as closed-loop motors eliminate missed steps, loss of accuracy, and loss of torque.
RC Series CNC Router Features
Inverted Advanced Drive Technology
ShopSabre RC Series machines are driven by XY-axis large rack-and-pinion systems with ShopSabre's exclusive inverted floating drive gear engagement technology. This technology reduces debris contamination while self-aligning for wear, improving gear performance, increasing gear life, and reducing maintenance.
RC Series CNC Router Features
Aerospace Milling Technology
ShopSabre CNC gantry systems undergo some of the world’s most advanced processes to ensure precision, including the precision milling of contact surfaces for bearing and rail placement. A machine can only be as accurate as its foundation, so the frame on a ShopSabre is built to a higher tolerance than the competition.
RC Series CNC Router Features
Vacuum Performance
The vacuum option on the ShopSabre RC Series offers quick and easy zone control with integrated hard pipe connections for increased airflow. The included vacuum manifold provides a reserve tank to ensure your vacuum stays consistent.
RC Series CNC Router Details
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American Made
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